LEADERSHIP CLASS-LAW OF CONNECTION(10)

21 IRREFUTABLE LAWS OF LEADERSHIP (John Maxwell)

10 – THE LAW OF CONNECTION

Leaders Touch a Heart Before They Ask for a Hand

 

 

You can’t move people to action unless you first move them with emotion. The heart comes before the head.

The stronger the relationship and connection between individuals, the more likely the follower will want to help the leader.

To connect with people in a group, relate to them as individuals.It’s the leader’s job to initiate connection with the people.

The tougher the challenge, the greater the connection. (106)

 It may sound corny, but it’s really true: People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.

On Boss’s Day in 1994 a full-age ad appeared in USA Today. It was contracted and paid for by the employees of Southwest Airlines, and it was addressed to Herb Kelleher, the company’s CEO:

Thanks, Herb

For remembering everyone one of our names.

For supporting the Ronald McDonald House.

For helping load baggage on Thanksgiving.

For giving everyone a kiss (and we mean everyone).

For listening.

For running the only profitable major airline.

For singing at our holiday party.

For singing only once a year.

For letting us wear shorts and sneakers to work.

For golfing at The LUV Classic with only only one club.

For outtalking Sam Donaldson.

For riding your Harley Davidson into Southwest Headquarters.

For being a friend, not just a boss.

Happy Boss’s Day from Each One of Your 16,000 Employees

Don’t ever underestimate the importance of building relational bridges between yourself and the people you lead.

There’s an old saying:To lead yourself, use your head; to lead others, use your heart.