10 Qualities of a Dream Team Coach
***This article is inspired by chapter 8 of John C. Maxwell’s book “Developing the Leaders Around You” – “The Leader’s Greatest Joy: Coaching a Dream Team of Leaders” *** In my last article, I shared about 10 qualities of Dream Teams. While these qualities of your team members are critically important, a Dream Team must […]
10 Critical Qualities of Dream Teams
***This article is inspired by chapter 7 of John C. Maxwell’s book “Developing the Leaders Around You” – “The Leader’s Highest Return: Forming a Dream Team of Leaders” *** In 1992, the USA sent its first-ever basketball team made up of active professional NBA players to compete for the Summer Olympics gold medal in Barcelona, […]
10 Critical Actions Required to Develop Your People
***This article is inspired by chapter 6 of John C. Maxwell’s book “Developing the Leaders Around You” – “The Leader’s Lifelong Commitment: Developing Potential Leaders” *** In the previous article, we looked at the 3 keys of modeling, mentoring, and empowering to effectively equip potential leaders. Today we’re going to look at John Maxwell’s 10 […]
3 Keys to Effectively Equipping Potential Leaders
***This article is inspired by chapter 5 of John C. Maxwell’s book “Developing the Leaders Around You” – “The Leader’s Daily Requirement: Equipping Potential Leaders” *** In order to develop a leadership culture, you must develop your followers to reach their full potential. While they have a personal responsibility to do what they can do, […]
4 Significant Ways to Nurture Potential Leaders
***This article is inspired by chapter 4 of John C. Maxwell’s book “Developing the Leaders Around You” – “The Leader’s Crucial Task: Nurturing Potential Leaders” *** In our hard-driving world, nurturing followers may seem “soft” or a waste of time for many leaders. However, if you want to be a leader who is able to […]
10 Key Qualities to Look for in Potential Leaders
***This article is inspired by chapter 3 of John C. Maxwell’s book “Developing the Leaders Around You” – “The Leader’s Primary Responsibility: Identifying Potential Leaders” *** Leaders at the Ogilvy and Mather advertising agency had the practice to give each new manager a Russian doll set with the following message inside the smallest doll: “If […]
5 Ways to Help Potential Leaders Grow
***This article is inspired by chapter 2 of John C. Maxwell’s book “Developing the Leaders Around You” – “The Leader’s Toughest Challenge: Creating a Climate for Potential Leaders” *** Leadership is much like gardening or farming. You must prepare and fertilize the soil, plant good seeds, continually water for growth, and pull the weeds that […]
SPECIAL EDITION: 5 POSITIVE, PRODUCTIVE ACTIONS TO TAKE AMIDST THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Who would’ve thought we would see a virus disrupt the world like it has. It’s 2020 after all, right?! I’m sure a lot has been going through your mind over the past several days. There is much uncertainty right now regarding the impact of this virus and the timeline until we regain our “freedom” and […]
Developing Potential Leaders is Vital to Your Future Success
***This article is inspired by chapter 1 of John C. Maxwell’s book “Developing the Leaders Around You” – “The Leader’s Key Question: Am I Raising Up Potential Leaders?” *** Management expert Peter Drucker once stated, “No executive has ever suffered because his people were strong and effective.” Developing the people on your team must be […]
4 Key Elements to Expand Your Leadership Capacity
***This article is inspired by chapter 10 of John C. Maxwell’s book “Developing the Leader Within You 2.0” – “The Expansion of Leadership: Personal Growth.” *** If you desire to be a leader who makes a long-term impact, personal growth is non-negotiable. John Maxwell states, “The development, expansion, and the future of your leadership depend […]