Episode 124 (Grow and Lead)

Welcome to this new episode where we talk about the (LEADER SHIFT) book written by John C. Maxwell. The book objective is to help leaders to adapt, grow and make intentional changes in their leadership approach to remain effective in a constantly changing world.

The first chapter of the book raise an important question before moving into the changes (Shifts) need from leaders. This question is: Why every leader need to perform leaders shift? The important points in this chapter are as follows:

- While management accepts stability, leadership offers principles that operate in the face of the unknown.

- Life moves much faster now. The speed at which we must cope with change and uncertainty can be frantic. 

- The more agile, adaptable, and flexible we are, the faster we can move and change.

- As the saying goes, coming in second is being the first to lose. That's why speed and agility are so important. 

- As leaders, we can't afford to procrastinate or take too long to evaluate. We must adapt, reassess our position, and continue to adapt. 

- Leader shift is the ability and willingness to make a leadership change that will positively enhance both organizational and personal growth.

- Good leaders adapt, transform, and never stand because they know the world around them is constantly changing.

- If you want to be successful as a leader, you need to learn to be comfortable with ambiguity and to constantly adapt. 

- Every improvement you make as a leader will require a leadership transformation that changes how you think, act, and lead.

- We need to use a mental cleansing tool to get rid of old thinking and improve the health of our leadership.

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Episode 123 (Grow and Lead)

I will start from this episode to talk about a new book written by John C. Maxwell. This book is very nice, useful and important book for leaders or who seek to be a leader in any field.

The book has nice title also (LEADER SHIFT). The main objective of the book is to help leaders adapt, grow, and make intentional changes in their leadership approach to remain effective in a constantly changing world.

The author mentions in the book 11 essential changes (Shifts) every leader must embrace. These 11 shifts are:

1) The Focus Shift.

2) The Self development Shift.

3) The Cost Shift.

4) The Relational Shift.

5) The Abundance Shift.

6) The Reproduction Shift.

7) The Communication Shift.

8) The Improvement Shift.

9) The Influence Shift.

10) The Impact Shift.

11) The Passion Shift.

The book is very interesting and has many useful and important concepts and lessons for leaders.

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Episode 122 (Grow and Lead)

Welcome to the final episode of this book (THE LEADERSHIP HANDBOOK) written by John C. Maxwell. The book provides important lesson for leaders to be successful and effective.

The twenty sixth and final lesson is (People will summarize your life in one sentence - choose it now). The important points under this lesson are the followings:

- Life is like skydiving; you have to do it right at the first time.

- No one will ever care as much about your legacy as you do. If you don't take responsibility for it and work to achieve it, no one else will.

- Most people don't lead their lives; they simply accept them. 

- People don't get to choose when or how they die. But they can decide how they live.

- The greatest thing this generation can do is lay some foundation for the next one.

- Your goal as a leader is not to make people you lead indispensable, but to leave them with something they can't do without.

- We must live and work in our time so that what we received as a seed may blossom into a flower for the next generation, and what we received as a flower may bear fruit for them. This is what we mean by progress.

- Knowing that one day people will summarize your life in a single sentence is a wake-up call.

- Information alone will not help you become a better leader. You need to apply information to your life.

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Episode 121 (Grow and Lead)

Welcome to this new episode where we talk about (THE LEADERSHIP HANDBOOK) book written by John C. Maxwell. The book provides important lessons for leaders to be successful and effective.

The twenty fifth lesson is (You will only get answers to the questions you ask). The important points under this lesson are the followings:

- Confidence is the positive, uplifting feeling that gives you energy before you truly understand your situation. 

- He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever. 

- When you know the right questions and go to the right people with them, eventually you will receive the right answers.

- Valuable questions create valuable lives. Successful people ask better questions and, as a result, receive better answers.

- Good leaders invest in themselves, not as an end in itself, but for the benefit of others.

- You can never fulfill your potential by doing things you hate. 

- Passion for what you do is the essence of success and achievement. Passion will fuel you and give you energy when others around you are tired.

- Leaders who consistently do work they don't love not only risk failing to excel, but also compromise their integrity. 

- Find the right people and ask the right questions if you want to continue growing as a leader.

- The secret to success lies in your daily plan. Successful people make the right decisions early and then manage those decisions daily. 

- You will never change your life if you did not change something you do every day. 

- A weakness of many leaders is having too little time for reflection. Leaders are naturally proactive. 

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Episode 120 (Grow and Lead)

Welcome to this new episode where we talk about (THE LEADERSHIP HANDBOOK) book written by John C. Maxwell. The book provides important lessons for leaders to be successful and effective.

The twenty fourth lesson is (Few leaders succeed unless many people want them to succeed). The important points under this lesson are:

- Without many people working together, there would be no successful leaders.

- If you want to be a successful leader, you will need the support of many people, and if you are wise, you will appreciate and acknowledge their contributions to your success. 

- Behind every capable man are always other capable men and women. 

- If leaders thought more about the contributions of others, they would be more grateful to them. 

- There's a misconception that great leaders, especially those we read about in history, are capable of achieving great things regardless of the kind of help they receive from others.

- Only a small percentage of people are consistently successful over the long term, and this few understand that all success comes through the help of many others.

- As a leader, you will never move forward until your followers are behind you.

- People appreciate working with someone who appreciates them.

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Episode 119 (Grow and Lead)

Welcome to this episode where we talk about (THE LEADERSHIP HANBOOK) book written by John C. Maxwell. The book provides important lessons for leaders to be successful and effective.

The twenty third lesson is (Those who start the journey with you rarely finish it with you). The important points under this lesson are the following:

- Just because you like people doesn't mean you need to have them on your team. 

- Any time you ignore reality for the sake of a relationship, you'll run into problems. 

- Just because people were good for the team at the beginning of the journey doesn't mean they'll always be able to go through the whole journey.

- If you keep and reward uncommitted or unproductive people, your team will eventually consist of uncommitted and unproductive individuals.

- If a leader keeps losing their best people, there's usually a problem with the leader.

 - You can't effectively lead people who would rather not be on your team.

- The more you develop yourself as a leader and invest in people, the more people you can choose from.

 - If you're still on the journey with some of the people who started with you, celebrate and reward them, and continue to enjoy the journey.

- When everyone on the team thinks that certain members are holding the team back, it reduces the organization's momentum, damages team chemistry, and undermines your leadership credibility.

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Episode 118 (Grow and Lead)

Welcome to this new episode where we talk about (THE LEADERSHIP HANBOOK) book written by John C. Maxwell. The book provides important lessons for leaders to be successful and effective.

The twenty second lesson is (For everything you gain, there is something you give up). The important points under this lesson are:

- The biggest obstacle leaders face can be their own personal achievements. The greatest harm to tomorrow's success is today's success.

- By avoiding risk, we actually jeopardize what is most important in life: growth, reaching our full potential, and making a genuine contribution to a common goal. 

- The great leaders of history were great not for what they possessed or acquired, but for what they dedicated their lives to achieving. They made a difference.

- If you study the lives of great men and women, you will find that they were all determined toward one very important goal. 

- Leaders cannot soar on the wings of mediocrity. If something is worth doing, give it your all or don't do it at all. 

- Leaders who build followers add to what they can accomplish. Leaders who develop leaders multiply their own capabilities.

- A leader's first responsibility is to define the truth, and their last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.

- One of the greatest values ​​of guidance is the ability to foresee what others cannot see and help them navigate the path to their destination.

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Episode 117 (Grow and Lead)

Welcome to this new episode where we talk about (THE LEADERSHIP HANDBOOK) book written by John C. Maxwell. The book provides important lessons for the leaders to be effective and successful.

The twenty first lesson is (The influence should be borrowed but never given away). The important points under this lesson are the following:

- When good people manage things, everyone is happy, but when the leader is bad, everyone is resentful.

- If you want to make an impact, then work on your own impact. If you want to add value to others, help them work on theirs. 

- Any leader who doesn't uplift the lives of others isn't fulfilling the highest purpose of leadership. 

- If leaders can't ultimately lead on their own, then they aren't of much value to the organization.

- People who lack influence of their own cannot pass that influence on to others.

- Giving influence to people who cannot or will not use it appropriately is a waste of the leader's time, effort, and resources.

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Episode 116 (Grow and Lead)

Welcome to this new episode where we talk about (THE LEADERSHIP HANDBOOK) book written by John C. Maxwell. The book provides important lessons for leaders to be successful and effective.

The twentieth lesson is (The choice you make, makes you). The important points under this lesson are the following:

- Perhaps our greatest power in life is the power to choose. Without a doubt, choices are the most determining factor in how our lives unfold. 

- There is a choice you must make in everything you do, so remember that ultimately, the choice you make makes you. 

- It is our choices that show who we truly are, far more than our abilities.

- Great leaders are never satisfied with their current performance levels. They not only demand the best from those around them, but they also continuously push themselves to reach their full potential.

- Excellence is the gradual result of constantly striving to do better.

 - Never try to be better than others, but be the best you can be.

- Opportunities may come in many forms and go in any direction, but one thing is certain: they can only be seen and seized in the present.

- The choices we make truly shape us. With every choice, we change for better or for worse.

- The key choices you make regarding how you manage yourself and lead others not only indicate what kind of leader you are, but also determine what kind of leader you will become.

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Episode 115 (Grow and Lead)

Welcome to this new episode where we talk about (THE LEADERSHIP HANDBOOK) book written by American author and leader John C. Maxwell. The book provides important lessons for leaders to be successful and effective.

The nineteenth lesson is (Be a communicator, not just a climber). The important points under this lesson are the the following:

- Reaching the top without connecting with our followers, at best, allows us to lead people without their loyalty. 

- Connective people focus on moving where other people are. They think more about who is on the journey with them and how they can be alongside them. 

- Relationship-oriented people focus more on building bridges.

- Communication-oriented individuals are more concerned with getting everyone on the same page so they can work together.

- The biggest problems professionals face aren't related to their competence, but rather to their interpersonal skills.

- The most influential leaders are always able to balance communication and advancement.

- Success is fleeting, but relationships endure. If you adopt a communication-oriented approach to leadership, you'll have a greater chance of success.

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Episode 114 (Grow and Lead)

Welcome to this new episode where we provide some insights about the (THE LEADERSHIP HANDBOOK) book written by the American Author and Leader John C. Maxwell. The book provides important lessons for leaders to be successful and effective in their work and life.

The eighteenth lesson of the book is (The secret to a good meeting is meeting before the meeting). The important points under this lesson is the following:

- Meetings typically fail for two main reasons: the leader lacks a clear agenda, and others in the meeting have their own agendas. 

- Meetings are meant to get things done. To do this, you should often hold a pre-meeting to prepare people. 

- As a leader, you need to help followers see things the way you do. This requires time and commitment.

- Give influencers the right perspective before the meeting, and they will help you spread this perspective.

- Making change happen requires the trust of your followers. Holding a pre-meeting provides an opportunity to cultivate that trust. 

- Good leaders are usually very good at understanding what's going on. They have strong leadership instincts. They are connected to their followers.

- Holding good and productive meetings is really a matter of preparation and planning. 

- The more you prepare for a meeting beforehand, the less time you'll spend mitigating the damage afterward. 

- Many leaders don't use a structured meeting format, and as a result, their meetings often spiral out of control.

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Episode 113 (Grow and Lead)

Welcome to this new episode where we talk about (THE LEADERSHIP HANDBOOK) book written by John C. Maxwell. The book provides important lessons for leaders to be successful and effective.

The seventeenth lesson is (Experience is not the best teacher). The important points under this lesson are the following:

- Experience isn't the best teacher; some people learn and grow from their experiences, while others don't.

- Everyone has some kind of experience; what matters is what they do with that experience.

- Our experiences often overshadow our understanding, and no matter how intelligent we are, our understanding will never fully match our experience.

- Lack of experience can be costly, but so can experience. It's a fact that you can't gain experience without paying a price. 

- Experience gives you the test first and the lesson later. Gaining experience can be expensive, but it's not as costly as not gaining it. 

- Rare are the people who make it a regular practice to reflect on their experiences, evaluate what went wrong and what went well, and learn from them. 

- The school of life offers many challenging courses. Some we choose to take willingly, while others we find ourselves taking unexpectedly.

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Episode 112 (Grow and Lead)

Welcome to this new episode where we talk about (THE LEADERSHIP HANDBOOK) book written by John C. Maxwell. The book provides important lessons for leaders to be effective and successful.

The sixteenth lesson is (People will leave people, not companies). The important points under this lesson are the following:

- Some bring happiness wherever they go, and some bring happiness only when they leave.

- If one partner treats the other with contempt, the relationship is usually doomed.

- When leaders cause their followers to lose trust, it's like breaking a mirror. The damage done to a relationship when trust is lost becomes very difficult to repair. 

- Building and maintaining trust as a leader is a matter of integrity and communication. If you don't want people to abandon you, you must be consistent, open, and honest with them.

- Leaders need to inspire trust, and they do so not because of their public presence but because of their competence.

- Exceptional leaders do two things: they develop other leaders and make their own positions redundant.

- One of the worst things that can happen to an organization is losing its best employees. When that happens, blame the leaders.

- It's not enough to simply praise your followers. You need to express your belief in them and show your appreciation.

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Episode 111 (Grow and Lead)

Welcome to this episode where we talk about (THE LEADERSHIP HANDBOOK) book written by John C. Maxwell. The book provides important lessons for leader to be successful and effective.

The fifteenth lesson is (Leaders distinguish themselves in difficult times). The important points under this lesson are the following:

- There are times when a leader must step forward, take a courageous step, and not wait for others' approval.

- Every leader faces difficult times, and it is during these moments that leaders distinguish themselves and show their true character. 

- If you are unwilling to take risks, then you are not truly suited to be a leader.

- You must be prepared to do the small things, the difficult things, and the unseen things. They prepare you for the big challenges. 

- No matter how difficult things get, a true leader will keep leading and never give up. No matter what storm blows.

- If you keep doing the right thing, you will keep gaining more responsibility, and the more responsibility you have, the more difficult decisions you will have to make.

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Episode 110 (Grow and Lead)

Welcome to this episode where we talk about (THE LEADERSHIP HANBOOK) book written by John C. Maxwell. The book provides important lessons for leaders to be successful and effective.

The fourteenth lesson is (Keep learning to keep leading). The important points under this lesson are the following:

- Investing in yourself first might seem selfish to some around you, and they might even criticize you for it, but if they do, they don't truly understand how growth happens. 

- You can't lead others until you lead yourself first; you can only do this if you invest in yourself first. 

- The moment you stop learning is the moment you stop leading. 

- If you create a growth environment, not only the people in your organization will grow and improve, but talented individuals will also come knocking, eager to join your team. 

- The secret to success lies in those around you; people's attitudes and actions influence one another.

- Surrounding yourself with those who are better than us allows us to expand and improve ourselves, and while this isn't always comfortable, it's always beneficial.

- Great people seek to draw out the greatness in others. Small people will try to hold you back with the same limitations they have imposed on themselves.

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Episode 109 (Grow and Lead)

Welcome to this episode where we talk about (THE LEADERSHIP HANDBOOK) book written by John C. Maxwell. The book provides important lessons for leaders to be effective and successful.

The thirteenth lesson of the book is (Do not manage your time, manage your life). The important points under this lesson are the following:

- Nothing distinguishes effective managers more than their caring and loving time. 

- People waste their time when they do things that bring them little or no positive return. 

- Time is the most precious currency in your life. You alone decide how to spend it. Beware of letting others spend it for you.

- Leaders must look further ahead than others in the organization. If leaders wait for a crisis to happen before reacting, the organization and its employees will suffer.

- Training, mentoring, and guidance can make a huge difference in people productivity during their time. 

- The only thing worse than training employees and losing them is not training them and retaining them. 

- When you have a strong sense of purpose, enjoy life and be aware of how short it is.

- Improving your abilities in your top priority areas is always a good investment in yourself that will pay off in the long run.

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Episode 108 (Grow and Lead)

Welcome to this episode where we talk about (THE LEADERSHIP HANDBOOK) book written by John C. Maxwell. The book provides important lessons for leader to be successful and effective.

The twelfth lesson is (Your biggest mistake is not asking what you're doing wrong). The important points under this lesson are the following: 

- The biggest mistake you can make is not asking what you're doing wrong.

- When it comes to success, it's not the number of mistakes you make, but the number of times you repeat the same mistake.

- The first step toward anticipating mistakes and learning from the ones you do make is to take a realistic look at yourself and acknowledge your weaknesses.

- Those who try to avoid failure at all situations never learn and end up making the same mistakes over and over again.

- Asking tough questions makes people think differently.

- Fear of telling leaders with potential problems that a course of action might lead to harming many work teams.

- Several good minds working together are always better than one mind working alone.

- If you're going to lead people, you need to give them permission to ask tough questions and challenge your ideas. 

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Episode 107 (Grow and Lead)

Welcome to this episode where we talk about (THE LEADERSHIP HANDBOOK) book written by John C. Maxwell. The book provides important lessons for leaders to be successful and effective.

The eleventh lesson of the book is (Keep your focus on the main things). The important points under this lesson are the following:

- Successful leaders don't know everything, but they know who does them.

- For leaders, knowing the most important things is better than knowing everything.

- If you have the right person in the right place, you can keep your mind focused on the important things while your assistant thinks about everything else.

- Good leaders can't afford to be privy to every little detail of an organization. If they do, they lose their perspective and ability to lead.

- If someone misrepresents you, doesn't follow your approach, or does something unethical in your name, it will reflect badly on you personally and may tarnish your reputation.

- Keeping your mind focused on the essentials requires simplification. If you can simplify your life, you'll become more focused.

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Episode 106 (Grow and Lead)

Welcome to this episode where we talk about (THE LEADERSHIP HANDBOOK) book written by John C. Maxwell. The book provides important lessons for leaders to be successful and effective.

The tenth lesson of the book is (Do not send Ducks to Eagle school). The important points under this lesson are the following:

- Leadership is essentially putting people in the right place so they can succeed.

- As a leader, you should always challenge people to step out of their comfort zone, but never push them out of their power zone.

- Those who are used to move quickly and soaring are easily discouraged by those who want to hold them back. 

- As a leader, your job is to help ducks become better ducks and eagles become better eagles, put people in the right place and help them reach their potential.

- One of the most difficult transitions for any leader is going from being the leader of a group of followers to the leader of a group of leaders.

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Episode 105 (Grow and Lead)

Welcome to this episode where we talk about (THE LEADERSHIP HANDBOOK) book written by John C. Maxwell. The books provides important lessons and concepts for leaders to be successful and effective.

The ninth lesson of the book is (To see how a leader is doing, observe his followers). The important points under this lesson are the following:

- The more you understand leadership, the more you'll see how leaders impact those around them.

- If you want to know if a leader is successful and effective, don't look at or listen to the leader. Look at their followers.

- Every time a good leader makes the right move for the right reasons, the relationship strengthens and the team improves.

- As a leader, you should never expect the loyalty of others before you built a relationship with them and earned their trust.

- People will only become best through change, and they are unlikely to change unless there is an effective leader facilitating the process.

- The best leaders help people beyond their jobs; they help them in their lives.

- If a team, department, or organization isn't successful, the responsibility falls on the leader.

- Leaders think differently. They realize that they have a role in the achievements of their followers. Their personal success as leaders is measured by the performance of their followers.

-Leadership is about elevating a person's vision to higher aspirations, raising human performance to higher standards, and building a person's character beyond its natural limits.

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