Summary: 21 irrefutable laws of leadership- John C Maxwell

1. THE 21 IRREFUTABLE LAWS
OF LEADERSHIP
Author
JOHN C. MAXWELL
Presented by: Group 6
Hetvi | Mwblib | Namita | Soumya | Sushant

2. Law of the Lid
Leadership is
like a lid or a
ceiling on your
organization.
To reach the highest
level of effectiveness,
you have to raise your
leadership lid.
Business growth
depends on the
extent the leadership
allows it to grow.
Leadership has
a multiplying
effect.

3. Law of Influence
Positional leadership
especially does not
work in voluntary
organizations.
Leadership is simply
about influencing
people. Cannot be
mandated. It must be
earned.
The very essence
of all power to
influence lies in
getting the other
person to
participate.
As soon as they
no longer believe
you can deliver,
they will stop
following.

4. Law of Process
I Don’t Know What I
Don’t Know.
I Know That I Need to
Know.
I Know and Grow and
It Starts to Show.
Leaders should
be constant
learners.
Leadership
Develops Daily,
Not in a Day.
It’s the capacity to
develop and improve
one’s skills that
distinguishes leaders
from their followers.
The process of
learning is
ongoing, a result
of self-discipline
and
perseverance.

5. Law of Navigation
Anyone Can
Steer the Ship,
but It Takes a
Leader to
Chart the
Course.
Charting A Course with A
Navigation Strategy
Predetermine course of action
Lay out your goals
Adjust your priorities
Notify key personnel
Allow time for acceptance
Head into action
Expect problems
Always point to the successes
Daily review your plan
Secret to the Law of
Navigation is
preparation. When you
prepare well, you convey
confidence and trust.
Leaders who are good
navigators are capable
of taking their people just
about anywhere.

6. Law of E. F. Hutton/Addition
Leaders add
value by
serving others
along with
serving
themselves.
Adding Value, Changing
Lives – four guidelines for
adding value to others.
Truly Value Others
Make Yourself More Valuable
To Others
Know and Relate to What
Others Value
Do Things That Others Value
Leadership isn’t
about how far we
advance ourselves
but how far we
advance others.
Are you
making things
better for the
people who
follow you?

7. Law of Solid Ground
The
foundation
of
leadership is
TRUST.
Character Communicates
A PERSON’S CHARACTER
QUICKLY COMMUNICATES MANY
THINGS TO OTHERS
Character Communicates
Consistency
Character Communicates Potential
Character Communicates Respect
A leader build trust
by consistently
exemplifying
competence,
connection and
character.

8. Law of Respect
Greatest
potential
pitfall-
relying on
talent alone
“PEOPLE NATURALLY FOLLOW
LEADERS STRONGER THAN
THEMSELVES”
Good leaders rely on respect
Good leaders understand that
l leadership is voluntary
As soon as respect is lost,
influence over people will
be lost
“When people
respect you as a
leader, the follow
you”

9. Law of Intuition
“every
person
possess
intuition” It is based on facts and
instincts as well as other changing
factors like employee morale,
organizational momentum.
It is the ability to “smell things”.
It is either natural or must be
nurtured.
“people are intuitive
in their area of
strength”

10. Law of Magnetism
“who you
are is who
you attract”
It is also a call to action to know
weakness and seek
to grow out of them.
The things you don’t like about your
organization is what you don’t like
about yourself.“If you want to grow
an organization grow
the leader”

11. Law of Connection
“ leaders
touch a
heart before
they ask for
a hand”
To truly connect with people you
have to value them learn about
them and then adapt to who they
are.
Change yourself in order to invite
them.
“you develop
credibility with people
when you connect
with them and show
that you genuinely
care and want to
help them”

12. Law of the Inner Circle
“ a leader’s
connection is
determined by
those closest
to him”
We must surround ourselves
continually with people we admire
and respect
Potential for growth is stunted when
we keep weaker people than
ourselves with us“ you show me your
friends and I’ll show
you your future.”