7 Myths of Leadership

John Maxwell is one of the current times leadership gurus. He has written countless books on the subject of leadership that has helped shape many leaders. Below I wanted to list the 7 Myths of Leadership that come out of his book “Developing the Leader Within You”.  Many people that feel like they are leadership material often fall into one or multiple myths. We must be careful not to allow ourselves to be carried away from the truth.

1. Position Myth – I can’t from the top.
2. Destination Myth – When I get to the top, then I will learn to lead.
3. Influence Myth – If I were on top, then people would follow me.
4. Inexperience Myth – When I get to the top, I will be in control.
5. Freedom Myth – When I get to the top, I will no longer be limited.
6. Potential Myth – I can’t reach my potential if I am not the top leader.
7. All-or-Nothing Myth – If I can’t get to the top, then I won’t try to lead.

Take a look at your leadership. Do you fall into one of these myths of thinking? If so, you may want to pick up John’s book and begin to develop you leadership style.

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A Learning Expeirence

Over the past 3 days I have had the privilege of leading a team of volunteers during our District Conference. I was placed in charge of the hospitality piece of the event as my first official duties of pastoralship. Not knowing how or what to do gave me the feeling of being lost in the woods without a compass. The great thing about it all was the people that made themselves available to me for information. In thinking about this I really saw the value of how “team” is supposed to work. We are all there to make the project run efficiently no matter our role. So from the beginning many of our staff came to my aid. I was able to identify key leaders to help with the design and set-up of the hospitality event.

Once the conference was in full swing I was amazed at the volunteers that stepped up and gave their time sacrificially. Many of them pulled two or more shifts to get us through. I was overwhelmed that they would step up and serve with me when many of them didn’t even know me. Talk about feeling humbled.

Lastly, there were some valuable lessons learned through this experience.

1. Never do anything alone. You always need a good team to back you up.
2. Always find a point person. You should always have a great key person on your team.
3. Staff your weaknesses. Find what you are not good at and find those that are.
4. Let your people work in there strengths.

Overall it was a great time and very exhausting. The team of volunteers made all it happen without a hitch.

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