Being a leader who develops other leaders demands focus and attitude which are totally different from those who develop followers. Check the differences in the following characteristics.
Leaders who develops followers
- Ask the attention
- Focus on other weaknesses’
- Develop 20% out of those in the lowest level
- Give equal treatment for the sake of ‘fairness’
- Building and maintain power
- Spend time with others
- Give impact only to certain people with personal touch
Leader who develops other leaders
- Desire for success
- Focus on power
- Develop 20% out of those in top level
- Treat others as individuals for the sake of ‘impact’
- Sharing power
- Create time for others
- Give impact to those beyond his/her personal touch
(Source : The 21 irrefutable Laws of Leadership, John C. Maxwell)