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 […]

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 […]