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- The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. “What is a leader and how does leadership work?” The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership answers these two important questions.
- The 5 Levels of Leadership. Leaders can’t accomplish their vision alone. They must have followers who believe in the company’s mission and want to be part of achieving it.
- Developing the Leader Within You. Developing the Leader Within You, released in 1993, was John Maxwell’s first published book on leadership. It became a bestseller, selling more than one million copies.
- The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth. One common theme in all of John Maxwell’s books is that great leaders constantly pursue personal growth on behalf of those they serve.
Aug 21, 2024 · 5 Reasons Why You Should Read John Maxwell Books. Leadership Fundamentals: Maxwell’s books provide a strong foundation in core leadership principles. You’ll learn about communication, influence, teamwork, and as well as other essential skills for leading effectively.
- The Law of The Lid
- The Law of Influence
- The Law of Process
- The Law of Navigation
- The Law of Addition
- The Law of Solid Ground
- The Law of Respect
- The Law of Intuition
- The Law of Magnetism
- The Law of Connection
A person’s leadership ability determines where their success gets capped. In other words, leadership and effectiveness are interconnected.Maxwell uses Dick and Maurice McDonald, the brothers who started McDonald’s Hamburgers, as an example. While these brothers were mildly successful due to their leadership skills, they didn’t turn the company into...
Would your employees follow you if they didn’t have to? With this law, Maxwell says real leaders develop followers, not because of their title but because they positively influence others’ lives, making people wantto follow them. He uses Mother Teresaas an example. Even in front of an audience of dissenters, she discussed her views on abortion with...
In this law, Maxwell refers to Anne Schieber, who gifted 22 million to Yeshiva University, despite only making $3,150 a year. She did this by developing a process where she picked stocks listed in the newspaper each day and reinvested the money she made back into the market. Maxwell uses her example to demonstrate how important good habits and dail...
People follow leaders due to their confidence, positivity, and ability to communicate a greater portrait of the future. Additionally, they give followers purpose by letting them know how they can change the world for the better. Then, they call them to do so.
Being a great leader means adding value to others’ lives by serving them.Maxwell uses Jim Sinegal, the co-founder and former CEO of Costco, as an example. During his time, he walked humbly alongside his employees. Sinegal wore the same name tags they did, visited each store once a year, and took meetings with anyone who requested one. Although he d...
In The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Maxwell says trust is the most crucial aspect of leadership.It is the foundation which all relationships are built upon. When you continuously break a person’s trust, your relationship with them will dissolve. Organizations that lack trust in leadership are full of dissent, unrest, and high turnover. Howeve...
Maxwell says when it comes to leadership, there is a natural order. For example, if you threw a group of ten random professionals together, a pecking order would emerge. The best leader would be at the top (CEO). Below them, two good managers would fall below this person (COO and president). Another tier of people might develop under these executiv...
One of the indispensable qualities all great leaders have is the intuition to make the right decisions. They do this through the gift of foresight, or the ability to think about how certain actions will affect the future. Other factors in decision-making include being aware of their environment, asking good questions, and being flexible in their be...
Take a look at your employees, friends, and business associates. Are they high-quality people with huge dreams they’re actively accomplishing, or are they low-quality people who struggle with self-motivation, discipline, and follow through? The Law of Magnetism says who you surround yourself with is a mirror to who you are.
Out of all the 21 laws of leadership, the Law of Connection is one of the most important. Followers won’t move into action if they don’t feel emotionally connected to their leader. Maxwell uses Frederick Douglass as an example. As a great leader and orator, he could make audiences feel(or vividly imagine) what it was like to be enslaved, which drov...
Oct 7, 2014 · John Maxwell, America's #1 leadership authority, has mastered the art of asking questions, using them to learn and grow, connect with people, challenge himself, improve his team, and develop better ideas. Questions have literally changed Maxwell's life.
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Apr 6, 2021 · Through humor, in-depth insight, and examples, internationally recognized leadership expert John C. Maxwell describes each of these stages of leadership. He shows you how to master each level and rise up to the next to become a more influential, respected, and successful leader. Read more.
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Sep 2, 2014 · A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Business Week best-selling author, Maxwell has written three books which have each sold more than one million copies: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Developing the Leader Within You, and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader.