CHOOSE A LEADERSHIP MODEL

Give careful thought to which leaders you will follow because they will determine your course. I have developed six questions to ask myself before picking a model to follow:

Does my model’s life deserve the following? This question relates to the quality of character. I will become like the people I follow, and I don’t want models with flawed characters.

Does my model’s life have the following? This question looks at credibility. If the person has no following, he or she may not be worth following.

What is the main strength that influences others to follow my model? What does the model have to offer me? What is the best? Also, not those strong leaders have weaknesses as well as strengths. I don’t want to inadvertently emulate the weaknesses.

Does my model produce other leaders? The answer to this question will tell me whether the model’s leadership priorities match mine in regard to developing new leaders.

Is my model’s strength reproducible in my life? If I can’t reproduce his strength in my life, his modelling will not benefit me. But don’t be too quick to say that strength is not reproducible. Most are.

If my model’s strength is reproducible in my life, what steps must I take to develop and demonstrate that strength? If you only answer the question and never implement a plan to develop those strengths in yourself, you are only performing an intellectual exercise.

BE SURE YOU HAVE A MENTOR WORTHY OF YOUR FOLLOWING