Launching A Leadership Revolution #6

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Can you teach an old dog new tricks?
The answer is of course you can, it just may take a little longer. However, for most of us as we become older, our desire and inspiration to learn often dry up. This is specially true if you have experienced any type of success doing whatever you do. If we are not careful, we convince ourselves that learning if irrelevant to what do. The fact is leaders must work at being life long learners. Give up on learning and watch your leadership ability begin to dwindle and ultimate fade away into the abyss.

In a practical way, Chris Brady and Orrin Woodward do a great job at providing different ways we can learn. Here's a shortlist leaders can use to further their learning experience:

1. Leaders can learn from anyone
2. Leaders can learn best from those who have obtain results
3. Leaders should have some goals and objectives
4. Leaders learn about processes
5. Leaders learn about measurements of performance
6. Leaders learn about rewards
7. Leaders learn about history
8. Leaders learn about environment
9. Leaders learn about obstacle and oppositions
10. Leaders learn from books, videos, and conferences
11. Leaders learn from coaches and mentors

These incredible nuggets, if employed and made a part of you life, can lift you high in your leadership development. Select the ones you need to improve on the most and begin to grow and increase in your influence.

Above all we do have the best model of them all...Jesus. He believed in 12 men he chose to change the world, knowing that he was only here to start the revolution, but they had to continue it. He knew that ordinary men could become extraordinary through perseverance and the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

As Pastor Troy says often, what is keeping you from reaching your God-Potential? You have more assigned to you than you can imagine, and God wants to help you accomplish it. As a learner, what is the one thing you do to keep you sharp?