Archive for July 21st, 2009
If your cause is good enough, will people automatically follow? (79-2)
A common mistake leaders make is they think if a cause (their vision) is good enough people will automatically follow. People generally buy into the leader first and then if that leader has a worthy cause, they buy into the leader’s vision. If people initially jump on board because of a worthy cause, unless the leader is worthy there is no loyalty to the leader’s vision. It is never an either or proposition; the leader and the cause always go together. Read Judges 6:11-8:35.
When the Lord called Gideon he asked “how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.” Despite Gideon’s doubts, God used him. The people rallied around Gideon, and he led Israel to the most lopsided victory in the nation’s history. In The Maxwell Leadership Bible, Maxwell writes about Gideon and the Law of Buy-in.
Tags: Buy-in, Character, Charisma, Credibility