The document discusses key principles of leadership based on Maxwell's teachings, including that leadership is about developing people rather than just managing tasks. It emphasizes the importance of integrity, creating positive change through problem solving, having the right attitude, developing vision, and focusing on people rather than just the work. An effective leader also travels farther themselves, wins through others' success, and ensures their leadership continues beyond their tenure through reproducing themselves in the people they develop.

1. MIND MAP Developing the Leader Within You -Maxwell Introduction Influence Priorities Integrity Creating Positive Change Problem Solving Attitude People Vision Self Discipline Staff Development Leader DOES NOT EQUAL Manager “ If you want to manage somebody, manage yourself. Do that well and you’ll be ready to stop managing and start leading” –Richard Kerr, UT When leading a group, you will not be at the same level with everyone Success = progressive realization of a predetermined goal You cannot overestimate the unimportance of practically everything Too many priorities paralyze us Most important ingredient Everything rises and falls on leadership Integrity is the secret to rising and not falling Start with self Then become a change agent Resistance typically to being changed, not to change itself Why resistance Change creates fear Purpose must be clear Won’t happen with negative thinking Personal loss Additional time reqd’ Narrow minds Tradition Right attitude A problem is something I can do something about Right action plan Develop problem solvers Leadership has less to do with position than it does with disposition We see what we are prepared to see Expectations determine attitudes We are responsible for our attitudes The greatest day in your life is when you take total responsibility for your attitude That’s the day when you truly grow up The more people you develop, the greater the extent of your dreams Follower Works better with people Manager Helps people work better Leader Develops better people A leader’s attitude helps determine the attitude of the followers Make right assumptions Ask right questions Give right assistance People buy into the leader before the leader’s vision Never see Wanders See, but doesn’t pursue Followers See & pursue Achievers See, pursue & help others see Leaders What do others see? Why? How do I change their perception? Leaders can never take their people farther than they have traveled Highest calling Winning teams Great leaders Good people Play to win Make others on team more successful Keep improving Keep control of: Planning Personnel Finance #1 Failure Mode = Inner issues Organize your life Accept accountability Develop integrity Pay now, play later Character driven vs. emotion driven Experience based Respect Personhood Success w/o a successor is a failure Reproduction People Development Things begin to happen Results Production Interrelationships Relationships Permission Levels Rights Position Observable About Category Calendar request Calendar prioritization Spend time Invest time React Anticipate Wait 4 call Pick-up phone React Initiate Follow Lead Lives Leads Listens Observable Futurist Eyes of vision Possibility Forecaster Eyes of discernment Probability Follower Eyes of reality Perception Category Descriptor P

2. Don’t Look – You Might See Don’t Listen – You Might Hear Don’t Think – You Might Learn Don’t Make A Decision – You Might Be Wrong Don’t Walk – You Might Stumble Don’t Run – You Might Fall Don’t Live – You Might Die Don’t Change – You Might Grow STONE READS: “ I expected this”