Leadership Chronicles: Liarship Vs. Leadership
The only time I’ve ever seen ‘follow the leader’ work out for everybody was in elementary school. What’s even better is that when the leader starts doing stuff that’s not fun, there is usually another kid who jumps in as leader. The ousted leader, though unhappy, will fall in line and follow the new leader. Oh how I wish adult life was that simple! Over the past week, I have witnessed some games of ‘follow the leader’ that, frankly, had me just speechless. There’s so much to share that one blog post will NOT cover it.
Liarship vs. Leadership
One of my colleagues shared this video with me. Roger Holmes made this video, and you can tell there is passion in his voice. The video called ‘Liarship vs. Leadership’ talks about top earners making promises to their downlines, with no regard for accountability.
Take a look:
When you choose to follow an industry leader, you MUST do it for the right reason. If you follow them, ONLY because they claim they can show you the ‘Promised Land’; CONGRATULATIONS… you just made a terrible decision. You have to believe in the person AND the business they are promoting. Because when something doesn’t go as planned, you STILL have a business to run.
Don’t follow someone because they make awesome promises. Take all the promises and bonuses away from the equation. If you would still join that person in business with all the extras removed, then do it. If not, then walk away.
Roger is right in stating that this is nothing new. Please, please, PLEASE… use your head. Make your own decision and for the right reasons.
Let me know what you think about Roger’s video!
Love and Faith,
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Great post LuSundra. Honesty is the way to go. If you make promises that you cannot live up to then you have lost the trust of that person.
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Great post. When choosing a leader, no matter how good they are, in the end you are ultimately responsible for your own results. So if you ended up with a crummy leader, then go find someone else. You don’t have to keep following the same person. There are TONS of great leaders and people out there so instead of blaming your upline, go find the leader you want to learn from and move on!
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Hey LuSundra,
That’s right..Do something from a state of clarity and rather than follow blindly a thing.In time we become more selective with the things/people we listen to
Thanks for sharing this tip and also for mentioning Roger’s video.
All the best,
Radu
I was in a situation like the one you are talking about about 2 weeks ago. I was on a team lead by a certain leader only for about a week before the leader decided to switch companies. I have much respect for him but I decided to stay with my company that I had just joined. I think the reason why is because I chose the company that I am with before I chose this certain team. Awesome post!
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That’s pretty deep Tracey. Most people do it the other way around. I like choosing the company before choosing the leader. Great advice!
Hey LuSundra, it is recommended to follow at least 3 leaders that have common threads, duplicate and excel. Great Post! Thanks for sharing.
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I’ve never heard that about 3 leaders… but I like it!
Great post LuSundra!!! I’ve definitely fallen prey to some of the “liarship” out there I must admit. It is great once you do find great leadership.
Thanks for sharing,
Julie
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I’m so glad you didn’t let that taint your view of the business!
LuSundra,
Unfortunately, this is a true and sad fact that you may follow someone who is not committed to leading in an ethical way. I used to tell my children “choose your friends wisely,”; the same can be said for your leaders. Great post for cautioning us to watch who we follow.
Choosing your leaders wisely is good advice. I think I’ll adopt that saying!
Hi LuSandra,
Honesty is always the best policy and lairs will always get found out. Something my mum always taught me a child. Great post as always.
Tristram Lodge
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So true! It is sad that people who choose to be dishonest make it so much harder for people who are doing the right thing.
Great post LuSundra. I was looking forward to checkin out Roger’s post but it took me to his blog and not a specific post? Whilst reading your post it brought a few people to mind. You are totally right we need to seive through all the promises and see whats left. People you have to make informed decision’s at the end of the day it will be your business and nobody else is going to care about it if you don’t.
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Like Michelle, I was also looking forward to watching the Roger’s video and was unfortunately taken to his business opportunity.
There are so many incidents I can mention here that would ring a bell with many people. However, I will keep my professional hat on and say that not everyone was meant to lead.
Unfortunately, many people interpret leadership as being about them when in fact leadership is about those PEOPLE who see your quality as a leader and choose to hang out with you.
Lie to them and it’s over …..be honest with them and they will follow always.
Love this post LuSundra
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Yes, you have to look into all the facts and history too. Learning if they signed up their dog, cats and horses is always fun to learn too.
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