Leadership

Its been a rather quiet weekend for me. I didn’t go out, well I rarely do unless I have a function to attend or I have to go to the hairdresser. There aren’t too many places one can go to so most times I stay in watching movies, listening to music and reading books. Sounds boring huh? Well it isn’t, it's actually been rewarding for me.

This weekend I started reading "The 21 Indispensable Qualities of Leadership" by John Maxwell and I found it pretty insightful. Well, here's an extract, hope you find it useful!!


FLESHING IT OUT

How a leader deals with the circumstances of life tells you many things about his character. Crisis doesn’t necessarily make character, but it certainly does reveal it. Adversity is a crossroads that makes a person choose one or two paths: charcter or compromise. Every time he chooses character, he becomes stronger, even if that choice brings negative consequences. The development of character is at the heart of our development not just as leaders, but as human beings.

What must every person know about character?

1. Character is more than talk

Anyone can say he has integrity, but action is the real indicator of character. Your character determines who you are. Who you are determines what you see. What you see determines what you do. That is why you can never separate a leader's character from his actions.

2.Talent is a gift, but character is a choice

We have no control over a lot of things in life. We don't get to get to pick our talents or IQ. But we do choose our character. In fact we create it, every time we make choices-to cop out or dig out of a hard situation, to bend the truth or stand under the weight if it, to take the easy money or pay the price. As you live your life and make choices today, you are continuing to create your character.

3. Character brings lasting success with people

As the leadership proverb says, if you think you're leading and no one is following you, then you're only taking a walk. Followers do not trust leaders whose character they know to be flawed, and they will not continue following them.

4. Leaders cannot rise above the limitations of their character

Have you ever seen highly talented people suddenly fall apart when they achieved a certain level of success? The key to that phenomenon is character.


I guess that's enough, I hope you didnt sleep as you read this, well if you did then you've got to work on yoooooooour character!!

Have a great week!!!