(Developing future leaders is one of the most important tasks for those of us currently in leadership positions. The below excerpt from John Maxwell’s book, Good Leaders Ask Great Questions, gives good insight on helping people develop.)
Find Evidence They Want To Grow
You cannot get someone who does not want to grow to embrace personal growth. People must ultimately make that decision for themselves. How can you tell who wants to grow? Attitude and effort.
Identify Their Strengths
The number one problem of people who want to grow but aren’t reaching their potential is that they major in their weaknesses. If you want to be successful, you need to build on your strengths, not shore up your weaknesses. As a leader you need to help people figure out where they have potential and should grow.
Increase Their Confidence
I help people have confidence by seeing the potential in them, expecting the best out of them, and expressing my belief in them. When you express belief in people, it goes right to their souls. It gives them hope. It stirs their sense of purpose.
Give Them A Place To Practice
You need to provide a place for them to practice what they’re learning. Leadership is so complex that you can’t learn it just from a book. People need to make mistakes and learn from them. They need to find out what works for them.
Coach Them To Improvement
As people try practicing new skills, you need to allow them to fail safely. People always learn more from their failures than they do from their successes. Walk alongside them to give them security and to help them through the most difficult problems.
Keep Increasing Their Responsibilities
If you continue to work with new leaders and keep increasing their level of responsibility, they will continue to grow and improve. Keep giving your leaders more and more weight to carry. Allow them to benefit from your experience until they are capable of doing your job. That takes security on your part.
~Evolution of Self
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