Leadership in Business – Law of The Lid

Leadership in Business – Law of The Lid. John Maxwell wrote the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, and in that book, the first law, the very first law, is the law of the lid. I really love this law of the lid and when you understand its impact, you just may start to focus on your business/career from a completely different perspective.

So, what is the law of the lid?

Leadership in Business – Law of The Lid

If you were asked to qualify yourself, honestly, as to what level you currently are operating as a leader, what score would you give yourself? Let’s develop a scale of 1 to 10. Number 1, you have just entered the field of leadership and have a lot to learn. Number 10, you’re an awesome leader and have spent decades growing effectively in leadership positions and achieving outstanding results.

On this scale of 1 to 10, what number are you right now in terms of leadership capabilities?

Give yourself a true and fair appraisal before you take it to the next step.

Ok great, let’s say you are a number 5 in leadership capabilities. Your level of leadership has a lid of number 5. Everything you’ve learned and applied has got you to a number 5.

Understand this, listen up.

As a business owner and a No 5 leader, my company can only grow and develop as a No 4 company and no higher. If I’m a No 5 leader, I’ve capped my company’s growth with my leadership lid. My company can not rise above my leadership capabilities.

It’s the same with attracting other leaders. I will only attract level 1,2,3,4 leaders as my leadership capabilities are No 5, and that’s my leadership lid, it can’t be exceeded.

How do I grow and expand my business?

Very simply or not, I need to raise my leadership lid. I need to increase my capabilities in leadership and take it to a 6,7,8 or even a 9 or 10.

Once I raise my own leadership lid, and in this case, for example, take it to a No 7, it will create a vacuum that will need to be filled.

• I will attract Leaders at a 5 and 6 capabilities level.
• My business now will be able to expand and grow to a 5 or 6-size company.

It’s a fact, that higher levels of leadership and the expansion of our company, can’t exceed our own leadership lid.

The focus now needs to be on what will I do to increase my own leadership lid, so I can lead my staff and company in an upward, expanding direction.

One of the key messages I teach in my Leadership Communication Training is that WHEN WE CHANGE OUR WORLD CHANGES.

Paul Simos is an accomplished Executive Life Coach, Health Coach & Certified Trainer.

He has a fundamental belief about his clients which frames how they work together i.e. they already have everything they need to achieve success. His role as a coach is to stimulate and challenge his clients to unlock their successful beliefs, skills, and behavior patterns.

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