Thoughts
From time to time I post articles here with new ideas, insights, or information around how to build and grow a business that matters – using your expertise.
I accidentally stumbled upon a pattern some time back. It really surprised me at first.
But it makes so much sense!
Love is at the centre of leadership.
I saw this idea expressed time and time again, from top leadership authorities.
Here are a few examples:
“… you can love people without leading them, but you cannot lead people without loving them.” – John Maxwell, Developing The Leader Within You.
There are many approaches to leadership, such as:
Authentic Leadership
Servant Leadership
Transformational Leadership
Path-Goal Leadership
… and many more.
Each of these approaches goes into detail to describe what leadership is, and how to be a leader.
But amongst all this complexity, is there is a common set of leadership activities at the centre of all these leadership models? Is there a simple set of tasks that demarcate what it is that leaders do, and how to be a leader?
It turns out that there are 8 core leadership activities.