Recruitthebest Daily Digest- What Successful Leaders Know That Others Don’t

They know That:

Leadership begins with a need, not when someone wants to fill an empty leadership position.’

If you want to make an impact in the world, you must be able to influence people.’

If you focus your attention on a need that speaks to your heart, make the most of your abilities, tap into your passion, and develop influence, you can become a leader.’

You need to earn trust before people will buy-in, and you must earn it through character and competence.’

Crisis holds the opportunity to be reborn. Difficult times can discipline us to become stronger.’

People need to be reminded of why they are doing what they do, and of the benefits that awaits them as a reward for their hard work.’

If you go into leadership with the motive to serve others, the team, and the organization, it will be hard for you to go wrong.’

If you want to be the best leader you can possibly be, no matter how much or how little natural leadership talent you possess, you need to become a serving leader.’

Good leaders think outside the box and help the team break through barriers and cover new ground.’

If you want to become a better leader, become willing to make tough choices and uncomfortable decisions.’

‘There is no downside to adding value to people.’

Source:

John C. Maxwell (2014). Good Leaders Ask Great Questions: Your Foundation for Successful Leadership

Recruitthebest Daily Digest- How To Grow Your Organization

Leadership development is self-development. To develop other leaders, you must start with yourself.

If developing ourselves as leaders is a lifelong process, then we should also expect the development of others in leadership to be an ongoing process that never ends.’

Grow a leader- grow the organization. A company cannot grow throughout until its leaders grow within.’

The strengths of any organization is a direct result of the strength of its leaders. Weak leaders equal weak organizations. Strong leaders equal strong organizations.

Good leaders want more for the people they lead than they want from them.’

If you desire to attract and develop leaders, you need to have the wind blowing with you, not against you.’

Leaders who genuinely listen and keep confidences gain the trust of the people they work with.’

Listening draws people to you, which works much better than trying to push your leadership on them. Empathy builds trust.

You can never get the best out of people if you don’t know who they are, where they want to go, what they care about, how they think, and how they want to contribute.’

As a leader, one of the most important things you can do with anyone you want to develop is to understand and connect with him or her.’

‘No matter how busy you are or how demanding your leadership situation, you will only be able to equip potential leaders effectively if you take the time to gather them close to you and invest time in them.’

The way you expand your potential is to help others expand theirs.’

Source:

John C. Maxwell (2020). The Leader’s Greatest Return: Attracting, Developing, and Multiplying Leaders