Winning With People: Let People Know You Need Them
Hey everyone, I am Dr. Tom Miller and I have a Winning With People tip I want to share.
Any dream that you have that doesn’t involve other people, is simple too small.
Here is what I mean.
As an Executive Director of the John Maxwell Team I have had the privilege of being taught and mentored by John over the past five years. John will take the time for us to ask him direct questions based on where we are in our leadership journey. One question that seems to dominate the Q and A sessions is, “What is the secret to getting people to buy in and be committed to the team?”
At some point in your life, maybe even as you read this, you have asked yourself this same question. How do I get my team fully on board?
John’s answer is very simple sentence. “I cannot do it without you.” He shared, “Leaders can become great, only when they realize that they are the ones that need people.”
To truly achieve something great you have to...
Winning With People Weekly Tip: It Starts With You
Hey, I am Tom and I have a big idea to share. If you want really win and build strong relationships with other people, you must first win with you!
Here is what I mean.
Some of you may know the story of Chuck Wepner, the “Bayonne Bleeder’ he was referred to. Wepner, was the struggling boxer who famously almost took Muhammad Ali (The Champ) the distance on March 24, 1975. Wepner is also is the motivation behind the Rocky stories written by struggling writer at the time, Sylvester Stallone. The story goes Stallone was offered over $400,000 for the rights to the screenplay, a great deal of money in the mid 70’s. He turned the money down for $20,000 and agreement that he would play the role of Rocky at actors minimum wages ($340 a week). For the rights to the story, Wepner was offered $70,000 or 1% of the overall movie’s gross profits. Wanting a guarantee payday, he took the $70,000 costing him over $8 million dollars. Stallone, as you know, became one of...
