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

by John C. Maxwell

1. THE LAW OF THE LID: Leadership Ability Determines a Person’s Level of Effectiveness 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Trust Is the Foundation of Leadership If o...