Beyond Sunday with Pastor Nic
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Beyond Sunday with Pastor Nic
Empowering Leadership: Unlocking Potential Through the Law of Empowerment
Drawing inspiration from biblical figures like Moses and Joshua, we emphasize the necessity of entrusting others with responsibility for mission success. Gain actionable insights to assess your confidence, believe in your team, delegate effectively, and provide the necessary resources and support. Learn to build a stronger, more capable team while freeing yourself to focus on strategic growth. Tune in to explore how embracing the law of empowerment can elevate both your leadership and your organization's achievements.
Welcome back to Beyond Sunday, where, in this mini-series in July, we're exploring the principles of leadership and personal growth through John Maxwell's 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. Today, we're diving into the 12th law, the law of empowerment. This law states that only secure leaders give power to others. Let's unpack what this means and how you and I can apply it to our own leadership journeys. In my leadership journey, this is an area that I struggled with early on in my life, but I've learned the value of empowering others. Early in my career, I often hesitated to delegate important tasks, fearing they wouldn't be done correctly, or at least how I felt them to be correctly. However, I realized that this approach is limiting my team's potential and hindering our overall success. Now I would like to say that I've moved on from this and I delegate everything, but there are still things in your organization. You're going to hold on to, some things that just mean more, or that you want them done a certain way. That's okay, but at some point they are going to hinder you from doing the more important things that you should be doing. So you've got to learn this law of empowering others. Only secure leaders, john said, give power to others. This means that secure leaders spend their time identifying leaders, building them up, giving them resources and authority and responsibility, and then turning them loose to achieve. In contrast, insecure leaders spend their time suspicious of those around them and do everything they can to undermine people's potential and their growth. Maxwell emphasizes that empowerment is powerful not only for the person being developed, but also for the mentor. Enlarging others makes you larger. To keep others down, you have to go down with them, and when you do that, you lose any power to lift others up. As former US President Theodore Roosevelt said, the best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done and the self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it. Maxwell explains that great leaders are unafraid to help others reach their full potential and achieve success.
Speaker 1:2 Timothy 2 says and the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses, entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others. This verse highlights the importance of empowering others to carry on the mission and work effectively. Consider the relationship between Moses and Joshua in the Bible. Moses empowered Joshua by giving him responsibility and authority, preparing him to lead the Israelites into the promised land. Moses' empowerment of Joshua ensured that there would be continued leadership and success of their mission.
Speaker 1:Steve Jobs once said it doesn't make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to do. We hire smart people so that they can tell us what to do. This highlights the importance of empowering talented individuals to utilize their full potential. Consider the example of John D Rockefeller. As the founder of Standard Oil, rockefeller understood the importance of empowering his managers. He delegated significant responsibility and authority to his leaders, enabling them to make decisions and drive the company's success. This empowerment was crucial to the growth and the dominance that existed for that legacy of Standard Oil. Maxwell shares a story about a business leader who was initially reluctant to delegate critical tasks. However, after recognizing the potential in his team, he began to empower them with great responsibilities. This shift not only enhanced the team's capabilities, but also allowed the leader to focus on strategic growth, resulting in substantial organizational success. Now, as always, let's spend just a moment talking about how you and I can actually apply the law of empowerment to our own leadership journey.
Speaker 1:Five quick points. First, assess your confidence. Are you confident in your abilities and secure in your role? If you lack self-worth, your ability to empower others will be weak. Learn to value your worth and build your self-confidence. Number two believe in others. List the people who work for you On a scale of one to 10, rate the potential of each person.
Speaker 1:If your ratings are low, this may indicate you do not believe in others' abilities. Reflect on each person's potential and actively seek ways to empower each one to achieve their potential. Number three delegate responsibility. Are you willing to give responsibility to others and help them succeed, even when they are failing? Empowering others means trusting them to learn from their mistakes and grow.
Speaker 1:Number four provide resources and support. Ensure that those that you empower have the necessary resources, authority and support to succeed. This includes providing training, mentorship and access to information. And finally, number five celebrate success. Recognize and celebrate the achievements of those you empower. Publicly acknowledging their success reinforces their value and encourages further growth and empowerment. Remember, only secure leaders give power to others. By focusing on empowering those around you, you can enhance your leadership effectiveness and create a more dynamic and successful organization. Today, we explored the law of empowerment and how only secure leaders give power to others. By focusing on identifying and building up leaders, providing resources and authority and the benefits of empowering others. You can transform the way you lead and impact those around you. Join us next time as we dive into the 13th law, the law of the picture. Thanks for listening today. Hope that your leadership is growing. We'll see you tomorrow.