Maxwell vs Greene
After reading both Robert Greene’s book called The 48 Laws of Power and John Maxwell’s Developing the Leader Within You I have came
to the conclusion that I am about 75% Maxwell and about 25% Greene type of leader. I came to this conclusion depending on
different situations in different kinds of business there are times when I
would consider myself a Greene type of leader compared to a Maxwell type of
leader. A leadership role that this
would come into play would have to be a job such as a manager or supervisor of
a restaurant. My employees mean everything to the business and they would come
first in this type of situation. This
business relies on the attitude as well as the impression the employees leave
on the customers time after time and each time must be a positive outcome for
both parties.
On the other hand if I were an
owner of a record label or a sports agent, or something in that nature where I
had to be tough and a little more self- centered in order to get anywhere. This
would also be the same issue switched to the other side of the table as well. Being
the artist or athlete and wanting the best possible agent or team for
myself. I would have to do whatever I
needed in order to excel and make a name for myself. I would only want the best of the best
artists and athletes to be under my name or my reputation so I would need to do
whatever I had to do in order to make this happen. In this type of business
it’s either do what you need to do to be on the top or you’re always going to
be on the bottom.
I would have to say that out of the
majority of businesses I would have been a part of I would definitely be a
Maxwell type of leader. As I get older I
do realize that my leadership roles to fluctuate back and forth between the
Maxwell and Greene styles of leadership.
Sometimes things change as you get older and you are more a “cutthroat”
type of leader such as Greene in comparison to someone who is all about making his
or her employees happy and making it more about them. Once you have worked in a certain place for a
while sometimes you realize that you need to be a “cutthroat” type of employer
or a Greene. I try to sway toward the
Maxwell side most of the time but in reality sometimes you need to have a
Greene side to you as well.
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