‘Magnet Man’
LEADERS worthy of emulation make any working environment a happy place to the extent that outsiders are “magnetized” to join him. Recruitment experts say the best talent magnet is not your Human Resources Manager or a skilled headhunter but the head of the organization. In US sports, most athletes join teams due to the financial package, while others, especially those who stay longer in their teams, join because of their attraction to the leader, who is either the owner, the manager, or the coach. In his leadership book, author and inspirational speaker John Maxwell believes that once the leader develops trust in terms of competence, connection and character, his admirers will follow him. Maxwell cited the example of prophets Elijah and Elisha, wherein both were magnetized to each other by mutual attraction and mutual commitment.