Big Idea Daily | The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
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Follow Them and People Will Follow You (10th Anniversary Edition)by John C. Maxwell |
“The higher you want to climb, the more you need leadership. The greater the impact you want to make, the greater your influence needs to be.”JOHN C. MAXWELL |
BIG IDEA
Leaders Are Learners
FROM THE BOOK“In a study of ninety leaders from a variety of fields, leadership experts Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus made a discovery about the relationship between growth and leadership: ‘It is the capacity to develop and improve their skills that distinguishes leaders from their followers.’ Successful leaders are learners.
And the learning process is ongoing, a result of self-discipline and perseverance. The goal each day must be to get a little better, to build on the previous day’s progress.
The problem is that most people overestimate the importance of events and underestimate the power of process. We want quick fixes. We want the compounding effect that Anne Scheiber received over fifty years, but we want it in fifty minutes.
Don’t get me wrong. I appreciate events. They can be effective catalysts. But if you want lasting improvement, if you want power, then rely on process.
If I need to be inspired to take steps forward, then I’ll attend an event. If I want to improve, then I’ll engage in a process and stick with it.”
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Brian's Notes
That’s from the Law of Process.
The goal? Get a little better today—building on yesterday’s progress.
Note: Both aspects are super important. We must strive to get just a little bit better today (1%!!!) AND we want to make sure we secure the gains we’ve worked so hard to achieve.
Of course, in any path to mastery there will be days when we may slide back a bit, but we want to notice that tendency and do everything in our power to not let old habits sneak back in and reestablish themselves.
Remember: “Leadership is created daily, not in a day.”
We need to tap into the power of The Compound Effect. It’s those mundane, unsexy little things done every.single.day that give us The Slight Edge we’re after.
How’s your commitment to process?
What’s one little thing you can do more of that would have a positive impact in your life? And, what’s one little thing you’ll *stop* doing that will help you optimize your process?
P.S. Yes, of course, we talk about this all the time. Why? Because leaders are learners. We know we will never be exonerated from all future work/growth and, stated positively, we’re FIRED UP about making life one big +1% optimizing game—celebrating the awesome while having fun getting just a little better. Every day. :)
Big Ideas
01: THE 21 LAWS
02: LEADERS ARE LEARNERS
03: FOUNDATION OF LEADERSHIP
04: VISIONARY AND PRACTICAL
05: THE LAW OF VICTORY
“Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without strategy.”GENERAL H. NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF |
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