7 Steps to Becoming an Adaptable Leader
**This article is inspired by chapter 1 of “Leadershift” by John C. Maxwell – “Why Every Leader Needs to Leadershift” *** Thomas Edgely once stated, “Change or die.” This statement seems extremely appropriate in the rapidly changing world that we live in today. Look around and see all the things that exist today that didn’t […]
5 Intentional Steps to Develop Next-Generation Leaders
**This article is inspired by chapter 10 of John C. Maxwell’s book “Developing the Leaders Around You” – “The Leader’s Lasting Contribution: Reproducing Generations of Leaders” *** A fatal flaw of many leaders is holding the assumption that next-generation leaders will simply show up without any developmental effort. The reality is that these new leaders […]
Understanding the Value That Experienced Leaders Add To and Receive From New Leaders
***This article is inspired by chapter 9 of John C. Maxwell’s book “Developing the Leaders Around You” – “The Leader’s Finest Hour: Realizing Value To and From Leaders” *** Author Alex Haley once said, “If you see a turtle on a fence post, you know he had some help.” The same can be said of […]
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 […]