03/03/2023
Leadership Ideas
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THE TOUGHEST PERSON TO LEAD IS ALWAYS YOURSELF
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Discussion:
Have youexperienced instances of โWhat is their problem?
Why donโt they โget itโ and get on with it?โ What did you learn from that experience?
JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
โIf we are honest with ourselves, weโll admit that the toughest person to lead is ourselves.โ
John Maxwell
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1. We donโt see ourselves as we see others.
If you donโt look at yourself realistically, how will you understand where your personal difficulties lie?
2. We are harder on others than we are on ourselves.
Do you let yourself off the hook after a difficult time? How?
KEYS TO LEADING YOURSELF
Do you find it hard to get out of your own way?
Prerequisite to leading others:
1. Learn Followership.
Only a leader who has followed well knows how to lead others well.
Leaders who have not followed well, tend to be:
(1) Prideful;
(2) Unrealistic;
(3) Rigid
(4)Autocratic.
Discuss examples of followershipyou have experienced.
2. Develop Self-Discipline.
How have you developed self-discipline?
3. Practice Patience.
When we are foolish, we want to conquer the world. When we are wise,
we want to conquer ourselves.
Where are you in the area of patience?
4. Seek Accountability.
People who lead themselves well know a secret; they canโt trust themselves.
How do you define
accountability for yourself? For others?
What is some of the best advice you have recived .
