02/07/2021
Good day lovely ones, today we are continuing with the definitions of leadership and we are going to look at how John C. Maxwell defines Leadership. According to him;
“LEADERSHIP IS INFLUENCE – NOTHING MORE, NOTHING LESS.”
John Maxwell did away with the need for leaders to hold positions of authority. Instead, he focused on a particular skill or ability—influence. If you have influence, you don’t need fancy position titles, you don’t need coercion, and you definitely don’t need to force people to follow you. Instead, with your influence, you could convince people to follow you.
Perhaps, this is especially true for charismatic leaders. They enjoy the popular support of the people they lead. For one reason or another, it is enough for a charismatic leader to show up and rally his followers toward a particular cause.
A leader without influence wouldn’t last long. If a leader relied only on authority or position to move people, then he would not be able to lead well. The good news is, aspiring leaders can learn the art of influencing people.
