“Inside-Out Leadership”
Speaker: John C. Maxwell
Categories: Maximum Impact Club
Date Added: August 2010
Run Time: (00:41:14)
In this month's lesson, John focuses on the internal attributes, character and spirit, that will always lead to better external leadership. Don't get caught up in the perceptions of others - focus on making yourself better on the inside, and you'll be able to better influence others to reach their potential as well!
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Leadership in Action: “Inside Out”
Lesson Application
Wow, this is an incredible lesson. My first application suggestion is that you listen to it at least twice. John's message will make you question how "inside‐out" you are as a leader. It may make you uncomfortable, it may reinforce what you are doing, or it may inspire change.
Being an Inside‐Out Leader is a personal decision that comes from the inside. It's the heart of leading and serving others. Therefore to apply this philosophy you will have to believe in people; at all levels; leaving perceived power and entitlement behind.
John uses Nelson Mandela as his Inside‐Out Leader example. What an incredible example for someone at such a level to daily perform uncommon acts of leading from the heart. While Nelson Mandela may seem like a distant leader to learn from, his actions are so close to our every day opportunities. Inviting the driver in for a meal... that's something each of us can execute. It isn't something that only high‐ powered leaders can strategically pull off. Yet, sometimes it seems that the higher a leader rises in command the less likely they are to be concerned with the small, non‐glamorous acts. This is caused by the temptations that having more power brings.
I like the way John presented this lesson because John himself is an Inside‐Out Leader. Yet, you'll notice, his lesson wasn't about him. He was exposing another Inside‐Out Leader. This begs the question... Do we have the right lens to determine whether we are an Inside‐Out Leader? Or is this something others determine?
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