Book Reading Notes: Guidelines to Help Us Add Value to People

In my pursuit of personal growth, I was reading the book of John Maxwell about the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and found these great points to share

Guidelines to help us add value to people:

1. Truly value others
-"Effective leaders go beyond not harming others, they intentionally help others. They must value people and demonstrate that they care in such a way that their followers know it."

2. Make ourselves more valuable to others
- "Adding value to other people depends on the idea that you have something of value to add."
- "The more intentional you have been in growing personally, the more you have to offer."

3. Know and relate to what others value
- "Inexperienced leaders are quick to lead before knowing anything about the people they intend to lead. But mature leaders listen, learn and then lead."


In these guidelines, I learned how important for us leaders to give help and show genuine care to the people we lead. It is also important to impart something to them to help them to grow and be developed. Moreover, the most important way to lead them is to listen first on them and learn about what they value in life so that we can connect and lead them correctly. I learned that leading people is about helping others win.