Mentorship: The Ultimate Leadership Legacy
If you have been following my writings, trainings and keynote speaking on leadership over the years, you know already that I am not only passionate about leadership (which was why I have spent years researching and understanding it) but also, that I am particularly passionate of about leadership legacy.
It is the ultimate leadership accomplishment.
I often say that relationships are the single most potent currency in leadership and the most impactful leaders are those who invest in the growth of others.
As a leader (in all forms and in all sectors of life), I would say that if you failed to grow others, you failed fundamentally.
While accomplishments and accolades can define a career, the true measure of leadership is the legacy left behind—and there is no greater legacy than mentorship.
One mistake that is commonly made by a lot of people, is to think that leadership legacy is only for CEO’s who ran big corporations and organizations, for Prime Ministers and Presidents of nations.
Legacy is for anyone who has lived and is living purposefully.
Every individual has a mission and when you think of it in that sense, we were entrusted with leading something… that something that was uniquely given to us.
Leadership legacy applies to us all.
Successful leaders are intentional about this process and so this should be something we consciously and intentionally focus on every day.
According to Steven Spielberg …
“The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves.”
Join me each week through this series for the next four weeks to explore and discuss the subject of mentorship and why it presents an unparalleled avenue to and for leadership legacy.
We will explore:
- The Enduring Power of Mentorship
- Mentorship as a Leadership Multiplier
- Building a Lasting Legacy Through Mentorship
- Mentorship as a Lifelong Commitment
#EmpowerTheNextGen, #MentorshipMatters, #VolunteerMentor.
#EmpowertheFuture, #LeadershipLegacy, #LeadingfromthecoreofExcellence
