Chapter 11. Develop Your Leadership
There is nothing more important to your success than building leadership. If
your team does not have a large number of leaders it will turn upside down
and the weight of trying to help so many people will crush your business. So
many let their ego get in the way as they want to be the “Big Leader” and
they do all they can to build followers rather than leaders. While it is true that
you have to be a good follower before you can be a good leader, if you don’t
take the next step and allow or even push your team to become leaders, you
are in trouble.
Now leading leaders is very rewarding and very difficult at the same time. I
have heard it compared to herding cats, as they all tend to go their own
direction. It’s ok! Let leaders learn to lead. If you lead from the front, do
more, work harder and thus have more success, they will follow. However,
there are two kinds of leaders.
Many leaders are really commanders. They lead like a general or a coach
giving orders to their troops or players and rendering punishment when they
don’t do as commanded. While I have seen leaders build big teams and make
a lot of money doing just that, it is a very stressful, angry and resentful
existence that is usually short term as well. If you find yourself always telling
people what to do, you should examine your motives and make sure your
team really does come first.
Then there are true leaders. They lead from the front more like the lieutenant
or quarterback rather than the general or coach. They never ask people to do
what they haven’t and usually lead the way. People tend to follow them out
of choice rather than fear. They truly love others and usually get that love in
return.
True leaders are frequently surprised by their own success as they were so
focused on the success of others that they did not even see it coming.
When you understand the difference and choose true leadership your life will
be greatly improved, your stress and aggravation lessoned, and you will
exceed even your goals.
It is often said that Network Marketing is a Personal Development Program