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70 PCB007 MAGAZINE I JUNE 2021 cessful, and they recognize the obstacles long before they appear over the horizon. e key to a leader becoming a great naviga- tor is to plan ahead: 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 Addition The law of addition focuses on advancing others, not ourselves—remember "Ser vant Leadership" from the Law of Influence? Lead- ership is an act of service to others and the true leader focuses on creating value for oth- ers. e best place to serve is where we can add the most value to others. Leaders add value to others by valuing others and relating to what others value. True leaders ask, "How can I help you?" instead of "How can you help me?" If we think back on the successes we have achieved, more times than not there was some- one who influenced and inspired us in some way. Great leaders play an important role in the lives of those they lead, and this relation- ship is another exam- ple of what separates a manager from a leader. John Maxwell teaches us three simple truths on how to add value to others: 1. Truly value others. I have had many men- tors in my career who have believed in me even through my many mistakes in my journey from being a manager to a leader. ese mentors had, and continue to have, a profound influence on the person I am today. 2. Make ourselves more valuable to others. It took me a long time to learn that develop- ing a strong bench strength is not only the path to success for my followers, but also for me. Until a manager learns to not be threatened by the talent in their team, they will never prog- ress to being a leader. 3. Knowing and relating to what others value. Early in my career I valued experience over education but eventually realized that to get the jobs I wanted and to eventually start my own company, my undergrad degree would not be enough, so I went back to university and earned my MBA. Years later, when I hired one the most talented "engineers" in the plas- tics industry, we had a career path discussion. He had very little advancement opportunity at his prior company because he did not have a college degree. Being able to relate to his as- pirations, we developed a plan for him to get into an engineering program. He earned his BS, which led to a promotion about a year aer graduating.