21 Qualities of a Leader
The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader
Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow
John C. Maxwell
Chapter 1:
Be a Piece of the Rock
“Leadership is the capacity and will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence.”
-Bernard Montgomery-
“Never “for the sake of peace and quiet” deny your own experience or convictions.”
-Dag Hammarskjold-
Putting it all on the Line
Bill Lear
Inventor, aviator, and business leader
Held more than 150 patents (including the automatic pilot, car radio, and eight-track tapes)
1963 – Lear invented the Lear Jet
Lear was willing to risk his success, his fortune, and even his life to solve the mystery of the jet crashes
But not his integrity, which took character
Fleshing it Out
How a leader deals with the circumstances of life tells you many things about his character.
Crisis certainly doesn't make character, but it certainly does reveal it.
What must every person know about character?
Character is more than talk
Anyone can say that he has integrity, but action is the indicator of character.
Talent is a gift, but character is a choice
We choose our character; in fact we create it every time we make choices (to cop out or dig out of a hard situation to bend the truth or stand under the weight of it, to take the easy money or pay the price).
Character brings lasting success with people
True leadership always involves other people.
Followers do not trust leaders whose character they know to be flawed, and they will not continue following them
Leaders cannot rise above the limitations of their character
Steven Berglas
Says that people who achieve great heights but lack bedrock character to sustain them through the stress are headed for disaster (Arrogance, Aloneness, Destructive Adventure-Seeking, or Adultery) each a terrible price to pay for a weak character.
Leadership Proverb
“If you think you’re leading and no one is following you, then
Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow
John C. Maxwell
Chapter 1:
Be a Piece of the Rock
“Leadership is the capacity and will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence.”
-Bernard Montgomery-
“Never “for the sake of peace and quiet” deny your own experience or convictions.”
-Dag Hammarskjold-
Putting it all on the Line
Bill Lear
Inventor, aviator, and business leader
Held more than 150 patents (including the automatic pilot, car radio, and eight-track tapes)
1963 – Lear invented the Lear Jet
Lear was willing to risk his success, his fortune, and even his life to solve the mystery of the jet crashes
But not his integrity, which took character
Fleshing it Out
How a leader deals with the circumstances of life tells you many things about his character.
Crisis certainly doesn't make character, but it certainly does reveal it.
What must every person know about character?
Character is more than talk
Anyone can say that he has integrity, but action is the indicator of character.
Talent is a gift, but character is a choice
We choose our character; in fact we create it every time we make choices (to cop out or dig out of a hard situation to bend the truth or stand under the weight of it, to take the easy money or pay the price).
Character brings lasting success with people
True leadership always involves other people.
Followers do not trust leaders whose character they know to be flawed, and they will not continue following them
Leaders cannot rise above the limitations of their character
Steven Berglas
Says that people who achieve great heights but lack bedrock character to sustain them through the stress are headed for disaster (Arrogance, Aloneness, Destructive Adventure-Seeking, or Adultery) each a terrible price to pay for a weak character.
Leadership Proverb
“If you think you’re leading and no one is following you, then