Subscribe RSS FeedHave you heard of the 5 Love Languages? Do you know the love languages of the most important people in your life? Your kids? Your Spouse? Your friends?
What I believe is the most important principle of leadership is love. I believe that showing love for those you lead is the most powerful thing you can do for long term results. If short term immediate results is what you are looking for then just tell them how they need to change, but if you want lasting results and real change love is the answer. In the words of Ender Wiggin “The easiest way to make someone do something is to make them want to do it.”
Do you know how to tell the important people around you that they are loved? Or, do you know the most effective way to tell the people around you that you love them? I don’t believe that most people do. We all speak our own love language and we just assume that everyone else speaks the same language. For some a simple reassuring hand on the back is more powerful than a million dollar gift. While for others, a simple act of service means more than all the hugs, kisses, and other intimate behaviors could ever mean.
Do you want the people around you to know that you love them? Then find out their love languages and learn to speak them.