It's a fact

I've been reading some highlights from a John Maxwell book titled Developing The Leader Within You. John Maxwell has written several books on leadership and is viewed as one of the best teachers about  leadership.  The following is from his book:

One fact is true:  Leaders who effectively communicate goals to their followers achieve far more than those who don't.

This excerpt is talking about communicating about goals, which comes after a leader has set their own personal goals, worked to achieve them, and learned as they went. Then they teach and/or talk about goal setting to people in their organization.   

Goal setting is a subject most people are somewhat familiar with. But I have learned that while most people have some knowledge about setting goals, research by John Maxwell and others indicate that most people never put their goals on paper. Do you have your goals on paper? Just think about this for a minute or two, a major step towards achievement is just to take time to put your goals on paper.

It is easier to communicate about a subject once a person has taken the time to learn by doing. By setting goals and then teaching what you've learned means you and your downline will achieve more than if you don't do it.    Want to grow and be a more effective leader? Get your goals on paper, work hard to achieve them, then teach your followers what you've learned.

Enthusiastically,

Gary Burke