The Potential Around You
October 1, 1996
Every pastor knows the feeling. You need to be at the hospital, in the study,
and at home-at the same time. If I could just clone myself, we think.
While that's not yet an option, it is possible to multiply our
effectiveness by finding and equipping others to take on leadership roles
that we currently shoulder alone.
As a pastor for twenty-six years, John Maxwell has felt the frustration and
joy of developing leaders. Last year, he resigned from Skyline Wesleyan Church
in Lemon Grove, California, to develop leaders full-time through his institute,
injoy, Inc. Maxwell's books include Developing the Leader within You
and Developing the Leaders around You; he also publishes a monthly
tape series called INJOYLife Club.
Leadership assistant editor Ed Rowell and photographer Bill Youngblood
spent an afternoon with Maxwell to learn more about the art of developing
leaders.
What makes developing leaders so hard?
Maxwell: It's tough from the start, because people willing to be developed
are pretty scarce. When you do find them, they're usually already overcommitted
in other arenas of life.
On top of that, it's tough to build a team with leaders. You can't herd cats,
and you can't herd leaders. They are strong-willed and usually have their
own agenda.
Then, if all this weren't enough, strong leaders are hard to keep. They will
be continually enticed with other opportunities that appear to be more exciting
and meaningful.
How do you handle the pain of losing good leaders?
Investing in people is like investing in stocks. High risk can bring a huge
return or a huge loss. The greatest leaders will help you the most but can
also hurt you the most.
The best leader on my staff once took a hundred people and started ...
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