| articletext">There can be any many qualities of a | | | | continued. When her funeral was broadcast on TV |
| good leader: | | | | and radio the entire watching/listening audience was |
| I am only going to focus on influence in this | | | | estimated at in the order of 2.5 billion
well greater |
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principally because the genuine measure of | | | | than double the number who tuned in to her |
| leadership is INFLUENCE, no more and no less | | | | wedding. A classic manifestation of the law of |
| A leader is someone that will do everything they can | | | | influence. |
| conceivably do to influence their down-lines to | | | | Diana is probably rarely referred to as a leader
yet |
| do what ever they need to do to reach their | | | | that is exactly what she was. She made things |
| network marketing success. Now, absolutely there | | | | happen for the reason that she was an influencer, |
| will always be those who just will not be willing to do | | | | and leadership is influence
nothing more, nothing |
| anything it takes, probably because they tell | | | | less. |
| themselves that it is too hard, they just can’t | | | | Leadership is NOT: |
| do that, or whatever. But a talented leader will be | | | | Management
management generally comes with |
| able to persuade, enthuse and stimulate more people | | | | some kind of title, but a title isn't needed to be |
| to transform, mature and develop skills etc. than will | | | | influential. A manager can sustain direction, but they |
| the person with less significant influencing capacity. | | | | can’t alter it unless they are also a leader. To |
| If you don’t have influence, you will never be | | | | move people in a new direction you need influence. |
| able to lead others. That statement begs the | | | | Knowledge
there are countless exceptionally |
| question
How then do you measure | | | | educated and experienced people with capacity to |
| influence? | | | | think so high it is difficult for an "average" person to |
| In answer to that question I’ll give you a | | | | comprehend
but whose ability to lead is so minimal |
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| | | | it hardly even registers on the charts. |
| In 1997, the the whole world was taken aback by | | | | Entrepreneur
one can very well be extraordinarily |
| two events that occurred less than a week apart: | | | | inventive, innovating, successful, outstanding |
| the deaths of Princess Diana and Mother Teresa. On | | | | salesperson etc
but have no long term influence |
| the face of things these two ladies could not possibly | | | | with people. So all leaders are not necessarily |
| have been more dissimilar. Diana was a tall, young | | | | entrepreneurial, and not all entrepreneurs are leaders. |
| attractive princess from England who mixed in the | | | | Pioneer
it is a misconception to assume that |
| highest society. Mother Teresa, a Nobel Peace Prize | | | | anybody out the front is necessarily a leader. |
| receiver was a small aged Catholic nun born in Albania | | | | Being first and being a leader are not necessarily |
| who served the poorest of the poor in Calcutta, | | | | related. To be a leader one not only needs to be out |
| India. Nevertheless the remarkable thing was that | | | | front, but also have people gladly coming behind & |
| their impact was surprisingly similar. In a 1996 poll, | | | | following the lead, acting on the leaders vision. |
| published by the London Daily Mail, Princess Diana and | | | | Position
rank and leadership have nothing to do |
| Mother Teresa were voted in 1st & 2nd places as | | | | with each other. There are a lot of people with |
| the world’s most caring people. Now, without | | | | position but who have not a lot or absolutely |
| being extremely influential, that doesn't just happen. | | | | no influence and many people who have no status |
| How could two people as extrordinarily different as | | | | but who are exceptionally influential. It’s |
| Princess Diana and Mother Teresa ever be thought | | | | not the position that makes the leader; it’s |
| of in any way similar? In simple terms
she | | | | the leader that makes the position. Stanley |
| demonstrated the results of influence. | | | | Huffty. |
| When she married Prince Charles practically 1 billion | | | | A leadership proverb: He who thinks he leads, but |
| people around the world tuned in to the televised | | | | has no followers, is only taking a walk. If you are |
| marriage ceremony. After taking a little time to get | | | | unable to influence others, they won’t follow |
| accustomized to her new position, she began | | | | you. And if they won’t follow, you’re |
| travelling & representing the royal family in an official | | | | not a leader. That’s the Law of |
| capacity around the world, she promptly made it her | | | | Influence. |
| objective to serve others, raising funds for numerous | | | | It doesn't matter how you imagine and talk of |
| charitable causes. All through the process she built | | | | yourself, a genuinely successful leader is someone |
| numerous vital relationships
politicians, leaders of | | | | that motivates their down-lines to realize their |
| charitable causes, entertainers and heads of state | | | | network marketing success. You ought to teach your |
| etc. At the commencement she was basically a | | | | down-lines how to generate their own leads and find |
| catalyst for fund-raising, but over time her influence | | | | their own prospects
offline and online. |
| increased
as did her ability to make things happen. | | | | As a leader you ought to empower others. A |
| She rallied people to causes like AIDS research, caring | | | | first-class leader is not someone who does it all |
| for people with leprosy and a ban on land mines. That | | | | themselves but who teaches others to be |
| final issue she successfully brought to the notice of | | | | independent and to be fully capable of completely |
| world leaders, even compelling the Clinton | | | | making you redundant. The greatest position you can |
| administration to support a world conference banning | | | | be in is when you are no longer needed. |
| the devices. Such was her influence that she put the | | | | You will furthermore appreciate that you are not |
| issue on the world agenda, influencing even the US | | | | their supervisor. People do not join network |
| President. | | | | marketing to be bossed around by their up-lines, but |
| Initially, Diana’s title had merely supplied her a | | | | to be independent business people. You can learn to |
| platform to speak to others, but she quickly became | | | | be firm when you want your down-lines to do |
| a person of influence in her own right. When she was | | | | something for their own good, but be firm in |
| divorced from Charles in 1996, she may have lost her | | | | inspiring
not firm in bossing. |
| title, but her impact (read influence) on others | | | | Finally, a good network marketing success leader is |
| actually continued to intensify
while
despite | | | | someone who is eager to work for the betterment |
| titles and position, that of ex-husband Charles wained. | | | | of their people and make sacrifices. |
| Amazingly, even with her passing her influence | | | | |