From Experience To Wisdom...John Maxwell

Reflective thinking turns experience into insight.
                                                                      
-- John Maxwell 

Leadership Tuesdays: Using Our Influence To Effect Change...John Maxwell

“Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.” 

--John C. Maxwell, Best-selling Author and Leadership Expert

Every other Tuesday, WOMEN AT LIBERTY presents Leadership Tuesdays, a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. At this very moment, I am moved by John Maxwell's quote listed above and another one of his quotes that states, 'everything rises and falls on leadership'. In a few short days, August 24, the United States will mark the anniversary of one of the most powerful Civil Rights demonstrations in its history.  On August 28, 1963, 50 years ago, an estimated 250,000 people of all races conducted a peaceful demonstration in Washington, D.C. that began at the Washington Monument and ended at the Lincoln Memorial. The March was organized by Civil Rights leaders to bring attention to injustices and discrimination that the African American community was suffering. "The organizers of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom also demanded decent housing, adequate and integrated education, a federal jobs program for full employment, and a national minimum wage of over $13.001 an hour in today’s dollars."(1)

Tomorrow I will publish the first of a two-part blog series that talks about my experience in attending the 20th Anniversary of the March on Washington in 1983 as a young college student.  I will also share some of the subsequent civil rights experiences I have had.  In the second part of the blog, I will provide some key statistics that characterize African American life then and now. Although we have made major and significant advances that we should well be proud of, as the statistics and our current news headlines show, we still have work to do.

Going back to John Maxwell's quote, I will leave you with this: Martin Luther King's dream was one of a world where there would be equality for all and people would be judged by the content of their character and not the color of their skin.  If everything rises and falls on leadership and as Myles Munroe asserts, we are all called to be leaders, do we have a leadership problem?  Are we doing enough to effect change through our influence and actions.  Could "we" be both the problem and solution for what needs fixing in "our" community?

For more information on the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, go to:
http://50thanniversarymarchonwashington.com

To read past features on leaders like Laurel Richie-WNBA President, Ruth J. Simmons-former President of Brown University, Toni Blackman-2012 Dove Role Model, and others, click here.

Note:
(1) Algernon Austin, The Unfinished March: An Overview, Economic Policy Institute, June 18, 2013 http://www.epi.org/publication/unfinished-march-overview/

The Leadership Multiplication Effect...John Maxwell

“A leader who produces other leaders multiplies their influences.”

-- John C. Maxwell

Every other Tuesday, WOMEN AT LIBERTY presents Leadership Tuesdays, a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. This week we are sharing an article by John Maxwell, a best-selling author and highly regarded leadership expert. John has posted an article that will speak to most of us. "LEADING FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE PACK" is the situation that most workers face on a daily basis. In this article, he shares helpful insights on how one can be a successful leader even if their title is not CEO.

To read the story, click here. For more on Leadership Tuesdays, click here.

Leadership Is A Choice...John Maxwell

Leadership is a choice you make rather than a place you sit. In other words, leadership comes from influence and not from your position.

--John Maxwell, Author and Leadership Expert

Every other Tuesday, WOMEN AT LIBERTY presents Leadership Tuesdays, a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. This week we are sharing an article by John Maxwell, a best-selling author and highly regarded leadership expert.  John has posted an article that will speak to most of us.  "LEADING FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE PACK" is the situation that most workers face on a daily basis.  In this article, he shares helpful insights on how one can be a success even if their title is not CEO.

To read the story, click here. For more on Leadership Tuesdays, click here.

Bringing Out The Best...John Maxwell

Bringing out the best in a person is often a catalyst for bringing out the best in the team.

--John Maxwell, Author and Leadership Expert

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How To Increase Your Attractiveness...John C. Maxwell

Openness, humility, and transparency are always very attractive.  

--John C. Maxwell, Author and Leadership Expert, "The 5 Levels of Leadership"

The Courage of Great Leaders...John Maxwell

“A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.”  --John Maxwell, Author and Motivational Speaker

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