R.E.B.H

~The distance between the leaders and the average is a constant. by Peter Drucker.~

*pacesetting
noun
a runner or competitor who sets the pace at the beginning of a race or competition, sometimes in order to help another runner break a record.
• a person or organization viewed as taking the lead or setting standards of achievement for others : Alaska is the pacesetter when it comes to salaries for teachers.
DERIVATIVES
pacesetting adjective & noun

*hamper
noun
a large basket with a lid used for laundry : a laundry hamper.
• a basket with a carrying handle and a hinged lid, used for food, cutlery, and plates on a picnic : a picnic hamper.
verb [ trans. ] (often be hampered)
hinder or impede the movement or progress of : their work is hampered by lack of funds. See note at hinder .
noun Nautical
necessary but cumbersome equipment on a ship.

*deploy
verb [ trans. ]
move (troops) into position for military action : forces were deployed at strategic locations.
• [ intrans. ] (of troops) move into position for such action : the air force began to deploy forward.
• bring into effective action; utilize : they are not always able to deploy this skill.
DERIVATIVES
deployment noun

*parable
noun
a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.

*helm
noun ( the helm)
a tiller or wheel and any associated equipment for steering a ship or boat : she stayed at the helm, alert for tankers.
• figurative a position of leadership : they are family-run empires whose founders remain at the helm.
• Nautical a helmsman.
verb [ trans. ]
steer (a boat or ship).
• figurative manage the running of : the magazine he helmed in the late eighties.
noun archaic
a helmet.
DERIVATIVES
helmed adjective