Wednesday, June 4, 2008

To See How the Leader is Doing, Look at the People

In his book Leadership Gold, John Maxwell deals with a very important topic, LEADERSHIP!  He says, “Leaders inevitably make things better or worse for the people who follow them.  Wherever you have a good leader, the team gets better, the organization gets better, the department or division gets better.  And wherever you have a bad leader, everyone that leader impacts has a tougher time.”

“The best leaders are highly intentional about developing their people.”

 

“…If you want to know whether a leader is successful and effective, don’t look at – or listen to – the leader.  Simply look at the people.”

 

ANALYZING LEADERSHIP

 

1.  Question #1.  Are the people following?  If someone with a leadership position has no followers, then that person has a position but isn’t really a leader.  There is no such thing as a leader without followers!.  Every time a good leader makes the right moves with the right motives, the relationship strengthens and the team gets better.”

 

Take a moment and consider this question….be honest with yourself, it will only help you.

 

Question #2 tomorrow.