Leadership The key to Your Effectiveness
John Maxwell, in his book “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership “, reminds us that leadership determines the level of effectiveness of a person. Let me tell you that this is serious. If you think that efficiency is the same thing as effectiveness, you would be wrong. Because efficiency means doing things right, but effectiveness is doing the right thing and get results.
Imagine a new business owner who has a check list in order to have everything ready for opening day. He purchases the merchandise, puts them in their proper place, arranges the shelves, trains his work team, advertises and finally everything is ready for the opening day, except that there are no customers!
In this case the employer was efficient but not effective. All his efforts were in vain, because in the end he did not get the result he wanted.
Of course efficiency is needed, but in order to achieve our goals, we should also be getting the desired results.
John Maxwell tells us that the level of our leadership determines the level of our effectiveness. The reason for this is simple: there is very little that we can do by ourselves. There are people who boast of their individual achievements, as though they were the Lone Ranger (who was, in reality, always accompanied by his friend Tonto), without considering that as individuals we are limited by three elements:
1. Time: We all have 24 hours a day, of which we have only around 14 hours to be really effective, because remember we have to sleep, eat, etc. . Even if you did your best to work all the hours you possibly can, you would still be limited by the hours you have in each day.
2. Space: You cannot be in two places at the same time. If your presence is required to get results, you will be extremely limited in what you can achieve.
3. The capacity to work: We only have two hands, and despite what we hope to do, we cannot do more than what our own human limitations permits.
However, if we examine this sentence more closely there is a deeper meaning within: Your leadership level determines your effectiveness. This means that if you want to be more effective, you must raise your level of leadership.
Is it possible to raise your level of leadership? I certainly did. Anyone can grow as a leader. Leadership is the sum of natural talent plus a set of learned skills and experiences, but believe me, natural talent is the smallest part of the equation.
In his book “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership “John Maxwell takes us on an Adventure of Learning that gradually helps us to know and live the laws that can help us become great leaders. I invite you to begin this journey today.
About the Author
Jessica works as a Trainer, Speaker and Coach and specializes in Personal Development and Leadership.
She has trained at Universities, Banks and has conducted several workshops and Masterminds.
She has written for several prominent newspapers and contributed to many blogs in Honduras.
To contact Jessica, go to : http://www.johncmaxwellgroup.com/jessicacalderon
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