What? Leadership lessons from Stephen King? He’s not a leader ….

I grew up playing softball – a lot. I remember, as a young girl, sleeping with my new glove under my pillow to soften it up. Night after night you could find me throwing the ball around with my older brother, focusing on getting both accuracy and power into my game.

Last week, as I played backyard cricket with my two sons, I noticed exactly why my elder son’s accuracy and power were lacking as he threw the ball to the keeper (the catcher in softball.)

But when I made a gentle suggestion about moving his elbow further back before the throw, he immediately dismissed me as a non-expert.

Because I had never played cricket.

The value of cross-contextual learning

Stephen King is a mega-huge, mega-successful, mega-prolific author. He’s a master of communication and a devotee of persistence. I don’t know about you, but I, for one, think that if the guy’s going to share how he succeeded, as he did in his book “On Writing,” there might be some valuable lessons for those of us who aim to be successful in other realms, such as in leading people.

So here are 5 nuggets of gold from Stephen King that wise leaders would do well to consider.