How To Mentor And Develop Future Leaders

The world needs more leaders. As leaders retire, the leaders being raised up today will be the leaders leading the organizations you work for and love.

What does this mean to you? It means that you have a huge responsibility. You have to be willing to step up to mentor and develop future leaders.

John Maxwell said that leadership is influence. This means you have the influence to change the lives of those you lead. Why not use your influence to mentor and develop the leaders of tomorrow?

How To Mentor And Develop Future Leaders

Bob Proctor, author and successful businessman, once said

A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you.

Why You Should Welcome Millennials Onto Your Team

Leading Millennials

You may be thinking you don’t want to welcome millennials onto your team. They’re lazy. They have no work ethic. And they’re going to leave anyway.

I have to say, your thinking would be wrong to think millennials won’t benefit your team. They won’t destroy your organization. They won’t make you less productive.

Millennials sitting around a table discussing business

Photo by Annie Spratt

What they will do is amaze you. All you have to do is give them a chance.

Millennials are a great bunch of people. They’re passionate and excited to make a difference in the world. They desire to use their passion to help organizations succeed. All of this and more will help your organization, not hurt it.

Why You Should Welcome Millennials Onto Your Team

I’ve mentioned a few things already on why millennials will help your organization. We’re going to dive in deeper and see how millennials help organizations like yours.

How Are You Investing In The Next Generation Of Leaders?

The vision of a leader is important. Our vision guides us and creates a sense of direction. Once we’ve established this, we’ve got to move on.

Move on to investing in the next generation of leaders. They’re the ones coming up behind you. Ready to take your place.

Don’t worry though. This is normal in leadership. There’s always going to be a replacement for you. Your job is to invest in them.

Puzzle pieces saying Invest In Me

Image by Darcy McMarcy

Why Invest In The Next Generation Of Leaders?

This may sound crazy to you if you’ve been raised in the old-school of leadership. Where everyone is out for themselves or the company only.

Leadership is changing. Leadership is moving towards creating new leaders and giving them the tools to take the reigns. Get ready to pass the leadership baton.