Activating Drive & Desire

I'm currently reading 'Developing the Leaders Around You' by John Maxwell.

Here's a great excerpt on activating the drive and desire in team members:

Great leaders know the desires of the people they lead. As much as potential leaders respect the knowledge and ability of their leaders, these are secondary matters to them. They don't care how much their leaders know until they how how much their leaders care...about their needs, their dreams, their desires.

Once a leader is genuinely interested in the well-being of those around him, the determination and drive of the people in that group are activated in a remarkable way. The starting point of all achievement is drive, determination, and desire.

Napoleon Bonaparte is known as one of history's greatest leaders. One of his leadership secrets was knowing the needs of his men. He first determined what his men wanted most. Then he did everything possible to help them get it. He knew this was a key to successful motivation. Most leaders do the opposite. They first decide what they want. Then they try to persuade others to want the same thing as much as they do.

Leaders & Teamwork

American college football coach Bear Bryant is legendary in his sport for his incredible winning record as a coach.

I like his view of leadership and teamwork:

'If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, then we did it. If anything goes real good, they did it.'

It's little wonder why he won people and games.