The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Workbook 25th Anniversary Edition: Follow Them and People Will Follow You

by John C. Maxwell

Overview

Discover the life-changing principles of Influence, Empowerment, Intuition, Respect, and Legacy that will transform your leadership—and your life.

Leadership has become increasingly complex in recent years. The times are difficult, and it can be challenging to get people to work together. Businesses, government, families, communities, and teams are all crying out for good leaders to help them. This is where the principles outlined in The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership can help.

Based on the revised and updated 25th anniversary edition of the bestselling book, this workbook uses case studies, self-evaluation, and group discussion questions to help you boost your leadership skills. Included are stories and observations from the worlds of business, politics, sports, the military, and non-profits. Each law is like a tool, ready to be picked up and used to help you achieve your dreams and add value to other people.

Discover how these valuable principles can change your life—follow them and learn to lead—not just for yourself, but for the people who follow you.

Lessons:

1. The Law of the Lid
2. The Law of Influence
3. The Law of Process
4. The Law of Navigation
5. The Law of Addition
6. The Law of Solid Ground
7. The Law of Respect
8. The Law of Intuition
9. The Law of Magnetism
10. The Law of Connection
11. The Law of the Inner Circle
12. The Law of Empowerment
13. The Law of the Picture
14. The Law of Buy-In
15. The Law of Victory
16. The Law of the Big Mo
17. The Law of Priorities
18. The Law of Sacrifice
19. The Law of Timing
20. The Law of Explosive Growth
21. The Law of Legacy

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780310159490
Publisher:	HarperChristian Resources
Publication date:	08/16/2022
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

John C. Maxwell is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, coach, and speaker who has sold more than 33 million books in fifty languages. He has been identified as the #1 leader in business and the most influential leadership expert in the world. His organizations - the John Maxwell Company, The John Maxwell Team, EQUIP, and the John Maxwell Leadership Foundation - have translated his teachings into seventy languages and used them to train millions of leaders from every country of the world. A recipient of the Horatio Alger Award, as well as the Mother Teresa Prize for Global Peace and Leadership from the Luminary Leadership Network, Dr. Maxwell influences Fortune 500 CEOs, the presidents of nations, and entrepreneurs worldwide. For more information about him visit John Maxwell.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

21 Laws Leadership Evaluation xv

1 The Law of the Lid l

How Well You Lead Determines How Well You Succeed

Brothers Dick and Maurice came as close as they could to living the American Dream-without making it. Instead a guy named Ray did it with the company they had founded. It happened because they didn't know the Law of-the Lid.

2 The Law of Influence 13

The True Measure of Leadership Is Influence-Nothing More, Nothing Less

Abraham Lincoln started with the rank of captain, but by the time the war was over, he was a private. What happened? He was a casualty of the Law of Influence.

3 The Law of Process 23

Leadership Develops Daily, Not in a Day

Theodore Roosevelt helped create a world power, won a Nobel Peace Prize, and became president of the United States. But today you wouldn't even know his name if he hadn't known the Law of Process.

4 The Law of Navigation 33

Anyone Can Steer the Ship, but It Takes a Leader to Chart the Course

Using a fail-safe compass, Scott led his team of adventurers to the end of the earth-and to inglorious deaths. They would have lived if only he, their leader, had known the Law of Navigation.

5 The Law of Addition 43

Leaders Add Value by Serving Others

What kind of a Fortune 500 CEO works on a folding table, answers his own phone, visits hourly employees as often as possible, and is criticized by Wall Street for being too good to his employees? The kind of leader who understands the Law of Addition.

6 The Law of Solid Ground 53

Trust Is the Foundation of Leadership

If only Robert McNamara had known the Law of Solid Ground, the war in Vietnam-and everything that happened at home because of it-might have turned out differently.

7 The Law of Respect 65

People Naturally Follow Better Leaders Than Themselves

The odds were stacked against her in just about every possible way, but thousands and thousands of people called her their leader. Why? Because they could not escape the power of the Law of Respect.

8 The Law of Intuition 79

Leaders Evaluate Everything with a Leadership Bias

When Jamie Kern Lima created a makeup line that worked for women with skin conditions, no one would carry it. She was even told no one would buy beauty products from someone who looked like her. But because she followed the Law of Intuition, she became a billionaire.

9 The Law of Magnetism 91

Who You Are Is Who You Attract

How does the new young CEO resurrect a formerly respected one-hundred-year-old brand and make it successful again? She leverages her knowledge of the Law of Magnetism.

10 The Law of Connection 101

Leaders Touch a Heart Before They Ask for a Hand

Who would take out a full-page ad in a national newspaper on Boss's Day to thank their CEO? Employees who've been touched by a leader who lives the Law of Connection.

11 The Law of the Inner Circle 111

Those Closest to You Determine the Level of Your Success

No leaders-past, present, or future-are successful without this. It will either make or break them. What am I referring to? It's none other than the Law of the Inner Circle.

12 The Law of Empowerment 121

Only Secure Leaders Give Power to Others

Henry Ford is considered an icon of American business for revolutionizing the automobile industry. So what caused him to stumble so badly that his son feared Ford Motor Company would go out of business? He was held captive by the Law of Empowerment.

13 The Law of the Picture 133

People Do What People See

Easy Company withstood the German advance at the Battle of the Bulge and dashed Hitler's last hope for stopping the Allies' advance. They were able to do it because their leaders embraced the Law of the Picture.

14 The Law of Buy-In 145

People Buy into the Leader, Then the Vision

They freed their nation by passively protesting, even when it cost them their lives by the thousands. What would inspire them to do such a thing? The Law of Buy-In.

15 The Law of Victory 155

Leaders Find Ways for the Team to Win

What saved England from the Blitz, broke apartheid's back in South Africa, and won the Chicago Bulls multiple world championships? In all three cases the answer is the same. Their leaders lived by the Law of Victory.

16 The Law of the Big Mo 163

Momentum Is a Leaders Best Friend

Jaime Escalante has been called the best teacher in America. But his teaching ability is only half the story. His and Garfield High School's success came because of the Law of the Big Mo.

17 The Law of Priorities 175

Leaders Understand That Activity Is Not Necessarily Accomplishment

They called him the wizard. His priorities were so focused that if you gave him a date and time, he could have told you exactly what drill his players were performing and why! It won him ten championships. What can the Law of Priorities do for you?

18 The Law of Sacrifice 185

A Leader Must Give Up to Go Up

What would you give up for the people who followed you? This leader gave his life. Why? Because he understood the power of the Law of Sacrifice.

19 The Law of Timing 195

When to Lead Is As Important As What to Do and Where to Go

Leaders at every level dropped the ball: the mayor, the governor, the cabinet secretary, and the president. No: one of them understood the potential devastation that can come when a leader violates the Law of Timing.

20 The Law of Explosive Growth 205

To Add Growth, Lead Followers-To Multiply, Lead Leaders

Is it possible to train more than a million people around the globe? It is if you use leader's math. That's the secret of the Law of Explosive Growth.

21 The Law of Legacy 219

A Leader's Lasting Value Is Measured by Succession

What will people say at your funeral? The things they say tomorrow depend on how you live today using the Law of Legacy.

Conclusion 229

Suggestions for Leadership Growth 231

Notes 239