The Law of Respect
Good morning Tom and Hello to our listening audience
Please feel free to post your comments and provide us with some feedback.
On our last show we were discussing “The Law of Solid Ground” 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 Respect” the simple interpretation being.
People Naturally Follow Leaders Stronger Than Themselves!
Not counting my athletic and Scouting background I’ve been working in some form of a leadership position for well over thirty years now and in all of that time I’ve have seen this law manifest it’s self over and over again.
“The Law of Respect” is a very simple law to understand—in every demographic structure there is a formal and an informal chain of command. Within the formal chain of command the authority figure is given their authority from their company. Within the informal chain of command the authority figure (The Leader) is empowered by their followers. These followers if you will are drawn to the “Leader” out of “Respect” for the competence, connection, and character they exemplify.
Think about this as a numeric qualifier. Let’s use a scale of 1 – 10 to address a person’s leadership ability. Let’s use the number 1 to represent a very weak leader and the number 10 to represent a very strong leader.
Now, let’s take that a step further because the more leadership ability a person has, the more quickly they recognize leadership—or it’s lack—in others. Consequently, while a person that is a 6 on our scale will naturally follow an 8, 9 or 10—they will not follow a 4, 3 or 2—at least not for long.
The beauty of “The Law of Respect” in the “Home Based Business World” is that Leadership is proven by stepping up and assuming it—we also have the ability to find mentors and build friendships with some really great people that are motivated solely by helping others to grow.
Think about this statement right out of John Maxwell’s book “When people respect someone as a person, they admire her. When they respect her as a friend they love her. When they respect her as a leader, they follow her.”
Today I’m going to leave you with this parting thought
The greatest test of respect comes when a leader creates major change within an organization. Ask yourself this question—“If I were to attempt to make a major change within my team, organization or even family—how would it be received?”
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
To learn more about the company that we have chosen to partner with visit our website at:
Bazi World Wide
Next time you need to make some travel arrangements visit our travel partner—Enterprise Travel Partners at the website below:
Wiregrass Travel Partners
Please feel free to post your comments and provide us with some feedback.
On our last show we were discussing “The Law of Solid Ground” 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 Respect” the simple interpretation being.
People Naturally Follow Leaders Stronger Than Themselves!
Not counting my athletic and Scouting background I’ve been working in some form of a leadership position for well over thirty years now and in all of that time I’ve have seen this law manifest it’s self over and over again.
“The Law of Respect” is a very simple law to understand—in every demographic structure there is a formal and an informal chain of command. Within the formal chain of command the authority figure is given their authority from their company. Within the informal chain of command the authority figure (The Leader) is empowered by their followers. These followers if you will are drawn to the “Leader” out of “Respect” for the competence, connection, and character they exemplify.
Think about this as a numeric qualifier. Let’s use a scale of 1 – 10 to address a person’s leadership ability. Let’s use the number 1 to represent a very weak leader and the number 10 to represent a very strong leader.
Now, let’s take that a step further because the more leadership ability a person has, the more quickly they recognize leadership—or it’s lack—in others. Consequently, while a person that is a 6 on our scale will naturally follow an 8, 9 or 10—they will not follow a 4, 3 or 2—at least not for long.
The beauty of “The Law of Respect” in the “Home Based Business World” is that Leadership is proven by stepping up and assuming it—we also have the ability to find mentors and build friendships with some really great people that are motivated solely by helping others to grow.
Think about this statement right out of John Maxwell’s book “When people respect someone as a person, they admire her. When they respect her as a friend they love her. When they respect her as a leader, they follow her.”
Today I’m going to leave you with this parting thought
The greatest test of respect comes when a leader creates major change within an organization. Ask yourself this question—“If I were to attempt to make a major change within my team, organization or even family—how would it be received?”
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
To learn more about the company that we have chosen to partner with visit our website at:
Bazi World Wide
Next time you need to make some travel arrangements visit our travel partner—Enterprise Travel Partners at the website below:
Wiregrass Travel Partners
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posted by Jim Gillhouse at Sunday, January 21, 2007
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