How to Become an Effective Leader

There are many improvements that I can do to become a more effective leader. For me to become a more effective reader, I should learn more. Learning is already something that I love doing daily. Information and knowledge are the most valuable things in the world. Maxwell does an excellent job at explaining the concepts behind being a successful leader. One of the concepts shared by Maxwell that William needs to work on the most is the concept of self-discipline. Maxwell uses an excellent example of explaining self-discipline in Jerry Rice, and how he had God-given talents, but that’s not what made him great. Jerry Rice would work harder than any other professional football player, he had a routine that made him the best player. “No matter how gifted a leader is, his gifts will never reach their maximum potential without the application of self-discipline” (316). The God-given talents and Jerry Rice metaphor is a great way of describing William and his ideas, he tends to always develop potentially great ideas, but is sometimes lacking self-discipline. Applying the concept of self-discipline would help William become a better overall leader in several different ways. As a business owner, William has dealt with several employees over the course of owning and operating my business, and he has come to realize that organizational discipline and culture starts with William, and if he can develop