Birds of a feather really do flock together. I believe that it takes a leader to know a leader, grow a leader, and show a leader. I have also found that it takes a leader to attract a leader.
Attraction is the obvious first step, yet I find many people in leadership positions who are unable to accomplish this task. True leaders are able to attract potential leaders because:
- Leaders think like them.
- Leaders express feelings that other leaders sense.
- Leaders create an environment that attracts potential leaders.
- Leaders are not threatened by people with great potential.
For example, a person in a leadership position who is a "5" on a scale of 1 to 10 will not attract a leader who is a "9." Why? Because leaders naturally size up any crowd and migrate to other leaders who are at the same or higher level.
Any leader who has only followers around him will be called upon to continually draw on his own resources to get things done. Without other leader to carry the load, he will become fatigued and burnt out. Have you asked yourself lately, "Am I tired?" If the answer is yes, you may have a good reason for it. Unless you want to carry the whole load yourself, you need to be developing leaders.
SOURCE: Developing the Leaders Around You.
Leadership Challenge:
WHO ARE YOU DEVELOPING TO HELP YOU CARRY THE LOAD?
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