ONLY SECURE LEADERS GIVE POWER TO OTHERS
?? Ruth Dorsainville ??
Best-Selling Author | Strategic Inclusive & People, Culture Leadership | Engaging Work Cultures | Board Member
Summary of the 21 irrefutable laws by John C. Maxwell:
12. THE LAW OF EMPOWERMENT: ONLY SECURE LEADERS GIVE POWER TO OTHERS
To lead others well, you have to help them to reach their potential. That means encouraging them, giving them power, and helping them to succeed. Leadership is about making others win.
There are three main barriers to empowerment:
- The first is the desire for job security. Weak leaders worry that if they help their subordinates, they will become dispensable. But the truth is that if you truly empower others, you will become so valuable that you'll be indispensable.
- The second barrier is resistance to change. Empowerment brings constant change because it encourages people to grow and innovate. Change is the price of progress, so good leaders embrace it.
- The third barrier is a lack of self-worth. Insecure people worry about what others think of them. They can't give power to others, because they don't feel that they really have it themselves. By contrast, the best leaders believe in themselves and are secure in giving power to others.
To apply the Law of Empowerment, take three steps:
1. Rate yourself in terms of your own self-worth. Ask:
- Are you confident?
- Do you believe you have value?
- Do you assume that you have positive things to offer people?
- Are you willing to take risks?
If you rate yourself low, take steps to add value to yourself and explore why your self-worth is low.
2. Make a list of the people who work for you. Then rate each person's potential on a scale of 1 to 10. If the numbers are low, then your belief in people is not very high. Until you change that, you will have difficulty granting them power. Imagine what they could become if they made the most of their gifts and opportunities. Then help them do so.
3. Select your best people and set them up for success. Train them, give them resources, and then help them accomplish goals that will help both you and your organization.
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Remember,
Success is in Your DNA,
Ruth Dorsainville