TEAM COACH's CORNER 6-29-19

One of John Maxwell’s 100 plus books is entitled JumpStart Your Leadership in 90 days. Some of you may be new in a leadership role while others may want to fine-tune your existing leadership style and results. No matter where you are in your leadership journey, learning to lead better will help you make a difference and a positive impact on the world. Leadership doesn’t have to be confusing; after all, leadership is influence – nothing more / nothing less. The sign of good leadership isn’t personal advancement, it’s the advancement of your team. Take your focus off of your job title and focus on earning the respect and trust of your team. Jack Welch, the amazing leader of GE, said “that before you are a leader, success if about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.” 

Getting a leadership position does not make you a leader, it is merely an invitation to grow yourself and your influence with others. The key is to be a life-time learner. List out your strengths and weaknesses. Focus on enhancing your strengths and partner with other like-minded and like-valued team members whose strengths cover your weaknesses and visa versa. No one is a superstar in all areas of leadership but creating leadership teams that have all of the bases covered by covering each other creates winning teams and winning organizations.

Please email me with your suggestions for blog posts or questions at: john.gardner@yourleadershipTEAMCOACH or call me at:      800-295-1750