People don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care

A powerful statement from one of my role models, leadership educator John Maxwell.

I was one of the approximately 1,000 people who attended his leadership

seminar in Bucharest last Wednesday, 23 March. A rare opportunity to

see (and shake hands with!) the author of many of my favourite books on

personal development.

I

hear often in my conversations that “we (Romanians) have the leaders we

deserve”. A depressing statement as if we have resigned from the hope

that good leadership is a realistic deliverable. And a sign that some

have chosen to remain in their comfort zones and let others shape up

their future.

If

there is one thing I take with me from last week’s leadership seminar,

it’s the process by which one can become a successful R.E.A.L. leader

• Build good Relationships (get along well with others);
• Equip/train/develop other
• Have the right Attitude, in order to overcome adversities and deal with problems. “Your attitude determines your altitude”.
• Lead.

I hope I can apply these lessons to my workplace and my personal life.

Do you know people who are strong leaders and who live up to the R.E.A.L. leadership principles?