Network Marketers Irrefutable Law #4 - The Law of Navigation

Anyone Can Steer the Ship, But it Takes a Leader to Chart the Course

If You Don’t Live By The Law of Navigation …

Followers need leaders able to effectively navigate for them. When they
are facing life-and-death situations, the necessity is painfully obvious.
But, when consequences aren’t as serious, the need is just as great.
The truth is that nearly anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader
to chart the course. That is the Law of Navigation.

Navigators See the Trip Ahead

A good leader remains focused…controlling the direction is better than
being controlled by it. Leaders who navigate do even more than control
the direction in which they and their people travel. They see the whole
trip in their minds before they leave the dock. They have a vision for their
destination, they understand what it will take to get there, they know who
they’ll need on the team to be successful, and they recognize the obstacles
long before they appear on the horizon.

“A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than other
see, and who sees before others do.” – Leroy Eims

The larger the organization, the more clearly the leader has to be able to see
ahead. That’s true because sheer size makes midcourse corrections more
difficult. And if there are errors, many more people are affected than when
you’re traveling alone or with only a few people.

Where the Leader Goes …

First-rate navigators always have in mind that other people are depending
on them and their ability to chart a good course.

Before leaders take their people on a journey, they go through a process
in order to give the trip the best chance of being a success:

Navigators Draw on Past Experience

Every past success and failure can be a source of information and
wisdom – if you allow it to be. Successes teach you about yourself
and what you are capable of doing with your particular gifts and talents.
Failures show what kinds of wrong assumptions you’ve made and where
your methods are flawed. If you fail to learn from your mistakes, you’re
going to fail again and again. That’s why effective navigator’s start with
experience. But they certainly don’t end there.

Navigators Listen to What Others Have to Say

No matter how much you learn from the past, it will never tell you all you
need to know for the present. That’s why top-notch navigators gather
information from many sources. They get ideas from members of their
leadership team. They talk to the people in their organization to find out
what’s happening on the grassroots level. And they spend time with leaders
from outside the organization who can mentor them.

Navigators Examine the Conditions Before Making Commitments

Good navigators count the cost before making commitments for themselves and others.

Navigators Make Sure Their Conclusions Represent Both Faith and Fact

Being able to navigate for others requires a leader to possess a positive
attitude. You’ve got to have faith that you can take your people all the
way. If you can’t confidently make the trip in your mind, you’re not going
to be able to take it in real life. On the other hand, you also have to be
able to see the facts realistically. You can’t minimize obstacles or rationalize
your challenges. If you don’t go in with your eyes wide open, you’re going
to get blindsided.

Sometimes it’s difficult balancing optimism and realism, intuition and planning,
faith and fact. But that’s what it takes to be effective as a navigating leader.

Charting the Course with a Navigation Strategy

P.L.A.N.A.H.E.A.D.

Predetermine a Course of Action.
Lay out your goals.
Adjust your priorities.
Notify key personnel.

Allow time for acceptance.
Head into action.
Expect problems.
Always point to the successes.
Daily review your plan.

Major barriers to successful planning are fear of change, ignorance,
uncertainty about the future, and lack of imagination.

The secret to the Law of Navigation is preparation.

It’s not the size of the project that determines its acceptance,
support, and success. It’s the size of the leader.

When you prepare well, you convey confidence and trust to the
people. Lack of preparation has the opposite effect.

Kevin McNabb
http://tinyurl.com/yrxbct

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