21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership : Follow Them and People Will Follow You

by Maxwell, John C.

• ISBN13: 9780785274315
• ISBN10: 0785274316
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-09-18
• Publisher: Harpercollins Christian Pub

Summary

What would happen if a top expert with more than thirty years of leadership experience were willing to distill everything he had learned about leadership into a handful of life-changing principles just for you? It would change your life.John C. Maxwell has done exactly that in The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. He has combined insights learned from his thirty-plus years of leadership successes and mistakes with observations from the worlds of business, politics, sports, religion, and military conflict. The result is a revealing study of leadership delivered as only a communicator like Maxwell can.

Author Biography

John C. Maxwell, called America's expert on leadership, is the founder of injoy, an organization dedicated to helping people maximize their personal and leadership potential. He is also founder of the nonprofit organization equip.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Introduction	p. xix
The Law of the Lid	p. 1
Leadership Ability Determines a Person's Level of Effectiveness
The Law of Influence	p. 11
The True Measure of Leadership Is Influence-- Nothing More, Nothing Less
The Law of Process	p. 21
Leadership Develops Daily, Not in a Day
The Law of Navigation	p. 33
Anyone Can Steer the Ship, But It Takes a Leader to Chart the Course
The Law of E. F. Hutton	p. 43
When the Real Leader Speaks, People Listen
The Law of Solid Ground	p. 55
Trust Is the Foundation of Leadership
The Law of Respect	p. 67
People Naturally Follow Leaders Stronger Than Themselves
The Law of Intuition	p. 77
Leaders Evaluate Everything with a Leadership Bias
The Law of Magnetism	p. 89
Who You Are Is Who You Attract
The Law of Connection	p. 99
Leaders Touch a Heart Before They Ask for a Hand
The Law of The Inner Circle	p. 109
A Leader's Potential Is Determined by Those Closest to Him
The Law of Empowerment	p. 121
Only Secure Leaders Give Power to Others
The Law of Erproduction	p. 133
It Takes a Leader to Raise Up a Leader
The Law of Buy-In	p. 143
People Buy Into the Leader, Then the Vision
The Law of Victory	p. 153
Leaders Find a Way for the Team to Win
The Law of The Big Mo	p. 165
Momentum Is a Leader's Best Friend
The Law of Priorities	p. 175
Leaders Understand That Activity Is Not Necessarily Accomplishment
The Law of Sacrifice	p. 183
A Leader Must Give Up to Go Up
The Law of Timing	p. 193
When to Lead Is As Important As What to Do and Where to Go
The Law of Explosive Growth	p. 205
To Add Growth, Lead Followers--To Multiply, Lead Leaders
The Law of Legacy	p. 215
A Leader's Lasting Value Is Measured by Succession
Conclusion	p. 225
Notes	p. 229
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