Introduction Maxwell’s premise is that each person has influence over someone. The influence a person possess is not necessarily the same in potency or scope than other people. However, a person has the ability to cultivate and multiply their level of influence. Maxwell aptly describes the four stages of influence an individual navigates to widen their degree of influence. As a person steers through each stage, he or she must exhibit vital characteristics that underscore the importance of influence in leadership. Maxwell identifies modeling, motivating, mentoring, and multiplying as the four stages of influence
Modeling
Maxwell inaugurates his four levels of influence with the vital principle of modeling. Maxwell (1997) asserts, “People …show more content…
Maxwell (1997) describes this stage as “pouring your life into other people and helping them reach their potential” (p. 8). And so, the mentoring stage involves four important principles, enlarging people, navigate for others, connect with people, and empowers others. The first principle is the ability to enlarge people. Maxwell contends that mentoring is the best way to enlarge a person’s personal and professional life. Maxwell (1997) argues, “The mentoring process offers people the opportunity to turn their potential into reality, their dreams into destiny” (p. 123). In other words, mentoring brings out the best in other people. Further, it gives the mentee the means to see their dreams fulfilled. The second principle is the being able to navigate for others. Describing this principle, Maxwell (1997) asserts, “Help them identify attainable goals that will give them confidence, and they’ll make progress” (p. 148). Maxwell insists that a person of influence navigates people through obstacles on the way to achieving …show more content…
Maxwell (1997), contends, “Empowering is giving your influence to others for the purpose of personal and organizational growth” (p. 184). Maxwell insists that an influential leader will share his or her resources in an effort to see potential realized in others. In order to empower others, a leader must have a position that enables them to give authority, a relationship with the person, the respect of the person being empowered, and the commitment to follow through with the person.
Multiplying
Moreover, the final principle is the ability to multiply. Maxwell (1997) argues, “As a multiplying influencer, you help people you’re influencing become positive influencers in the lives of others and pass on not only what they have received from you, but also what hey have learned and gleaned on their own” (p. 8). The basis for Maxwell’s argument is that an influential leader will raise up leaders of influence. The core of an influential leader is to multiply their influence through other leaders.
Conclusion
Maxwell outlines the steps necessary to amplify a leader’s influence among people. There is no excuse for a leader to remain at their current influential level. Consequently, as leaders, it is imperative to move from one stage to the next. Churches, business, and people all benefit when influential leaders develop and expand their
Modeling
Maxwell inaugurates his four levels of influence with the vital principle of modeling. Maxwell (1997) asserts, “People …show more content…
Maxwell (1997) describes this stage as “pouring your life into other people and helping them reach their potential” (p. 8). And so, the mentoring stage involves four important principles, enlarging people, navigate for others, connect with people, and empowers others. The first principle is the ability to enlarge people. Maxwell contends that mentoring is the best way to enlarge a person’s personal and professional life. Maxwell (1997) argues, “The mentoring process offers people the opportunity to turn their potential into reality, their dreams into destiny” (p. 123). In other words, mentoring brings out the best in other people. Further, it gives the mentee the means to see their dreams fulfilled. The second principle is the being able to navigate for others. Describing this principle, Maxwell (1997) asserts, “Help them identify attainable goals that will give them confidence, and they’ll make progress” (p. 148). Maxwell insists that a person of influence navigates people through obstacles on the way to achieving …show more content…
Maxwell (1997), contends, “Empowering is giving your influence to others for the purpose of personal and organizational growth” (p. 184). Maxwell insists that an influential leader will share his or her resources in an effort to see potential realized in others. In order to empower others, a leader must have a position that enables them to give authority, a relationship with the person, the respect of the person being empowered, and the commitment to follow through with the person.
Multiplying
Moreover, the final principle is the ability to multiply. Maxwell (1997) argues, “As a multiplying influencer, you help people you’re influencing become positive influencers in the lives of others and pass on not only what they have received from you, but also what hey have learned and gleaned on their own” (p. 8). The basis for Maxwell’s argument is that an influential leader will raise up leaders of influence. The core of an influential leader is to multiply their influence through other leaders.
Conclusion
Maxwell outlines the steps necessary to amplify a leader’s influence among people. There is no excuse for a leader to remain at their current influential level. Consequently, as leaders, it is imperative to move from one stage to the next. Churches, business, and people all benefit when influential leaders develop and expand their