RUNNING RIGHT
YOU GET THE LEVEL OF SAFETY YOU DEMONSTRATE YOU WANT! AKA…LEAD BY EXAMPLE…WALK THE TALK…PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH
PRINCIPLES ABOUT THE LAW OF THE PICTURE (JOHN C. MAXWELL 21 LAWS OF LEADERSHIP)
MOST PEOPLE ARE VISUAL LEARNERS, NOT VERBAL LEARNERS.
Educators tell us that 89 percent of learning is visual. Most people need to see an example or a model before they really understand. What we see is what we will be. A picture really is worth a thousand words. Followers beg for leaders to “show me, don’t just tell me.”
GOOD COMMUNICATION MAKES A VISION CLEAR; GOOD MODELING MAKES IT COME ALIVE.
There’s no doubt that a leader’s words are important. They clarify the vision we want to see come to pass. However, providing an example is so much more powerful and rare. It makes any vision come alive. People can see what is possible if they buy in to the vision.
IT’S EASIER TO TEACH WHAT IS RIGHT THAN TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT.
Any parent will tell you this. We always seem to find the right lectures on how our children should act. Sadly, they imitate our actions faster than they listen to our words. As leaders, we must do the difficult thing and practice what we preach.
LEADERS MUST WORK ON THEMSELVES BEFORE THEY WORK ON OTHERS.
This is exactly what Josiah did. First he bought in to the need for change in his own life, then he proclaimed the need for his citizens to change. The leader had to lead himself first.
THE MOST VALUABLE GIFT I CAN GIVE TO OTHERS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE.
Leadership is more caught than taught. While every leader should become the best communicator they can be, communication is much more than words. Transforming communication combines clear speech and consistent modeling. There is nothing more confusing than a person who gives good advice but sets a bad example.