LAW OF THE LID, LAW OF THE PROCESS

PAULA MENESES

Look around you. Seae if you notice a difference between these two kinds of leaders: Positional Leaders and Real Leaders

Speak first

Speak later

Need the influence of the real leader to get things done Need only their own influence to get things done Influence only the other positional leaders Influence everyone in the room

When I have read this book of John Maxwell, I was really amazed and every time I apply it, it really my life. I thought, I knew everything about handling people especially Youth leaders. But when I have ready the law of the lid, I realized I know nothing.

Leadership ability determines a person’s level of effectiveness. Personal success without leadership ability brings only limited effectiveness. A person’s impact is only a fraction of what it could be with good leadership. The higher you want to climb, the more you need leadership. The greater the impact you want to make, the greater your influence needs to be. Whatever you will accomplish is restricted by your ability to lead others.

To change the direction of the organization, change the leader Leadership ability is always the lid on personal and organizational effectiveness. If the leadership is strong, the lid is high. But if it’s not, then the organization is limited. That’s why in times of trouble, organizations naturally look for new leadership. When the country is experiencing hard times, it elects a new president. When a company is losing money, it hires a new CEO. When a church is floundering, it searches for a new senior pastor. When a sports team keeps losing, it looks for a new head coach.

The relationship between leadership and effectiveness is evident in sports. For example, if you look at professional sports organizations, the talent on the team is rarely the issue. Just about every team has highly talented players. The leadership provided by the coach— and several key players— makes the difference. To change the effectiveness of the team, lift up the leadership of the coach. That’s the Law of the Lid.

Leadership Develops Daily, Not In A Day Leadership is like investing— it compounds

Becoming a leader is a lot like investing successfully in the stock market. If your hope is to make a fortune in a day, you’re not going to be successful. What matters most is what you do day by day over the long haul. My friend tag short maintains that, “the secret of our success is found in our daily agenda.” If you continually invest in your leadership development, letting your “assets” compound, the inevitable result is growth over time.

Leaders are Learners

In a study of ninety top leaders from a variety of fields, leadership experts Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus made a discovery about the relationship between growth and leadership: “it is the capacity to develop and improve their skills that distinguishes leaders from their followers.” Successful leaders are learners. And the learning process is ongoing, a result of self-discipline and perseverance. The goal each day must be to get a little better, to build on the previous day’s progress. — oOo—

The author is Volunteer Youth Coordinator at Masantol High School