A LEADER'S LASTING VALUE IS MEASURED BY SUCCESSION
?? Ruth Dorsainville ??
Best-Selling Author | Strategic DEI & People, Culture Leadership | Engaging Work Cultures | Board Member
Summary of the 21 irrefutable laws by John C. Maxwell :
21. THE LAW OF LEGACY: A LEADER'S LASTING VALUE Is MEASURED BY SUCCESSION
If you desire to make an impact on a future generation, then start thinking about your legacy.
· First, know the legacy you want to leave. Some day people will summarize your life in a single sentence. Write it now.
· Second, live the legacy you want to leave. Become what you desire to see in others and what you wish others to see in you.
· Third, choose who will carry on your legacy. Your legacy can only truly be carried on by a person, not by a building or an organization.
· Fourth, make sure you pass the baton. Invest in leaders who can carry your legacy forward and then give them the power to do it.
To apply the Law of Legacy, take three steps:
1. Take time to consider the big picture of why you lead. The idea of legacy is closely related to your sense of purpose in life. Ask yourself what you want your legacy to be.
2. Based on your ideas of legacy, write a list of what things must change in the way you conduct yourself so that you truly live that legacy. Only by changing the way you live will you be able to create the legacy you want to leave.
3. Choose people in whom you'll invest to carry on your legacy. Pick people with greater potential than your own; ones who will be able to "stand on your shoulders" and do more than you did. Then begin investing in them today.
Now that you've learned the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, you must take them to heart, and apply them to your life. If you follow them, people will follow you. Everything rises and falls on leadership. The more you try to do in life, the more you will find that leadership makes the difference.
As you work to build your organization, remember these five points:
1. Personnel determines the potential of the organization.
2. Relationships determine the morale of the organization.
3. Structure determines the size of the organization.
4. Vision determines the direction of the organization.
5. Leadership determines the success of the organization.
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Remember,
Success is in Your DNA,
Ruth Dorsainville