The Law of Solid Ground

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On our last show we were discussing “The Law of E. F. Hutton” which is the fifth law in John C. Maxwell’s great book “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership.”

This morning I want to talk about “The Law of Solid Ground” the simple interpretation being.
Trust Is the Foundation of Leadership!

Over the years of being a leader I have learned that Leadership cannot survive without Trust. When your people know that you’re a person of integrity they will tolerate mistakes but if your integrity ever comes into question your Leadership is at risk.

Here’s a statement right out of John Maxwell’s book “To build trust, a leader must exemplify competence, connection, and character.”

One of the worst things that I have ever seen a leader do to jeopardize their position in relation to “The Law of Solid Ground” is to over promise and then under deliver whit their people. The reason this one factor can be so devastating is because it is seen and felt by more than just the parties involved in the promise.

I try to live by the motto—Its better to under promise and over deliver than to risk the opposite!

We all have the ability to earn respect and increase our leadership by making sound decisions, admitting our mistakes, and putting what’s best for our followers, and our team ahead of our own personal agendas.

Before I forget, let me drive this point home—A leader that does not know haw to admit when they have made a mistake is NO Leader at all.

In my personal opinion the ability to admit making a mistake and learn from it is one of the strongest assets that any leader can posses to instill trust in their followers.

Today I’m going to leave you with this parting thought

This past week I had a conversation whit a good friend about a young man that we both know and he made the following comment—he said that smart people learn from their mistakes, and very smart people learn from the mistakes of others. This is so true because life is to short for anyone to make all of the mistakes themselves.

Find yourself a good mentor, be willing to submit your ego to that person, and become a student of leadership and watch your life change for the better.

Success Is A Choice—Here’s To Yours!!!

Back to you Tom

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Thank You Gery DiMarco

I would like to extend my appreciation to Mr. Gery DiMarco for letting me know that multiple posts were missing form the Blog. After investigating the problem I discovered that the problem was due to technical difficulties caused by switching from the old Blogger to the New Blogger.

I have resolved the problem—Thanks to Gery’s notification.

Gery I appreciate your feedback and your continued support.

Success Is A Choice—Here’s To Yours!

Warm Regards,

Jim

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The Law of E. F. Hutton

Please feel free to post your comments and provide us with some feedback.

On our last show we were discussing “The Law of Navigation” which is the sixth law in John C. Maxwell’s great book “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership.”

This morning I want to talk about “The Law of E. F. Hutton” the simple interpretation being.
When the Real Leader Speaks, People Listen!

Some of you may remember the old TV commercials about E. F. Hutton financial consulting and how people would get real quiet and try to listen in on the conversations about anything that was being said on behalf of the legendary E. F. Hutton.

This exemplifies how much influence real leaders have within an organization. The following list will help you to differentiate between a positional leader and a real leader.

Positional Leader
· Speak first
· Need the influence of the real leader to get things done
· Influence only the other positional leaders
Real Leader
· Speak later
· Need only their own influence to get things done
· Influence everyone in the audience

The real test of leadership isn’t where you start out. It’s where you end up that counts.

With that in mind, let’s examine the process of becoming the kind of person that people will go out of their way to listen to. The making of an E. F. Hutton if you will and the personal qualities necessary to

1. Character—Who they are.
2. Relationships—Who they know.
3. Knowledge—What they know.
4. Intuition—What they feel.
5. Experience—Where they’ve been.
6. Past Success—What they’ve done.
7. Ability—What they can do.

As the prime minister of England—Margaret Thatcher once said “Being in power is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.”

Today I’m going to leave you with this parting thought

The proof of leadership is found in the followers.

With that being said—Remember to tune in and catch the show next Saturday morning.

Have a great weekend, help someone without any strings attached, become a “Pay It Forward” practitioner, become a student of leadership and watch your life change for the better.

Success Is A Choice—Here’s To Yours!!!

Back to you Tom

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