History proves that leadership is an essential factor for positive or negative change among countries and organizations. We need to focus on effective leadership in order to get the desired positive results. (The 21 IRREFUTABLE LAWS OF LEADERSHIP) book written by John C. Maxwell provides essential rules to achieve this effective leadership.
The seventh law is called (The law of Respect) and it states that people naturally follow leaders stronger than themselves.
The important points under this law are the following:
- People do not follow others by chance. They follow those who respect their abilities to lead.
- The greater the ability of a person to lead, the faster he will recognize the ability or inability of others to lead.
- Effective leaders depend on respect. They recognize that leadership depends on freedom and choice. When leaders show respect to others, they gain others respect.
- Effective leaders do what is right even if it has a risk of failure or in the face of terrible danger.
- People respect others' achievements and it is hard to argue when there is a good achievement record.
- When leaders stick to the team until the task is achieved, keep their loyalty to their organization when things go tough, and care about their followers even if this could harm them, their followers will respect them and their actions.
- The biggest source of respect for leaders is their commitment to add values for others.
Leaders need respect since it will support them in many aspects. This respect will not come by default, but with many factors that the leader should apply.
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