The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

I recently finished the book The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You by John Maxwell.

This book gives great insight into being  a complete and well-rounded leader. There are great examples and something for everyone to learn from. I found it a good book to review and it gave me a lot to think about. I did my own self assesment from this book, but maybe more importantly, I had several key persons give me feedback in a survey I made up to see how I am doing in regards to each of these "laws."

1. The law of the lid - Leadership ability determines a persons level of effectiveness
2. The law of influence - The true measure of leadership is influence
3. The law of process - Leadership develops daily, not in a day
4. The law of navigation - Anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course
5. The law of addition - Leaders add value by serving others
6. The law of solid ground - Trust is the foundation of leadership
7. The law of respect - People naturally follow leaders stronger than themselves
8. The law of intuition - Leaders evaluate everything with a leadership bias
9. The law of magnetism - Who you are is who you attract
10. The law of connection - Leaders touch a heart before they ask for a hand
11. The law of the inner circle - A leader's potential is determined by those closest to him
12. The law of empowerment - Only secure leaders give power to others
13. The law of the picture - People do what people see
14. The law of buy-in - People buy into the leader, then the vision
15. The law of victory - Leaders find a way for the team to win
16. The law of the big mo - Momentum is a leader's best friend
17. The law of priorities - Leaders understand that activity is not necessarily accomplishment
18. The law of sacrifice - A leader must give up to go up
19. The law of timing - When to lead is as important as what to do and where to go
20. The law of explosive growth - To add growth, lead followers - to multiply, lead leaders
21. The law of legacy - A leader's lasting value is measured by succession

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