The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

This blog is about the book: “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Thomas Nelson, 1998” written by John Calvin Maxwell (born 1947) is an evangelical Christian author, speaker, and pastor who has written more than 60 books, primarily focusing on leadership.

The 21 Laws have been outlined for an overview.

The Law of the Lid "Leadership Ability Determines a Person's Level of Effectiveness"

n  "The higher you want to climb, the more you need leadership. The greater the impact you want to make, the greater your influence needs to be."

The Law of Influence "The True Meaning of Leadership is Influence - Nothing More, Nothing Less"

The Law of Process "Leadership Develops Daily, Not in a Day"

n  "Successful leaders are learners."

The Law of Navigation "Anyone Can Steer the Ship, But It Takes a Leader to Chart the Course"

n  "A leader is one who sees more than others see, who see farther than others see, and who sees before others do."

The Law of E.F. Hutton "When the Real Leader Speaks, People Listen"

n  The real leader holds the power, not just the position."

The Law of Solid Ground "Trust Is the Foundation of Leadership"

n  "When it comes to leadership, you can’t take shortcuts, no matter how long you've been leading your people."

The Law of Respect "People Naturally Follow Leaders Stronger Than Themselves"

n  The more leadership ability a person has, the more quickly he recognizes leadership - or its lack - in others."

The Law of Intuition "Leaders Evaluate Everything with a Leadership Bias"

n  “A leader has to read the situation and know instinctively what play to call."

The Law of Magnetism "Who You Are Is Who You Attract"

n  Who you get is not determined by what you want. It's determined by who you are."

The Law of Connection "Leaders Touch a Heart Before They Ask for a Hand"

n  You can't move people to action unless you first move them with emotion. The heart comes before the head."

The Law of the Inner Circle "A Leader's Potential Is Determined by Those Closest to Him"

n  "Every leader's potential is determined by the people closest to him."

The Law of Empowerment "Only Secure Leaders Give Power to Others"

n  "The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it."

The Law of Reproduction "It Takes a Leader to Raise Up a Leader"

n  "People cannot give to others what they do not possess. Followers simply cannot develop leaders."

The Law of Buy-In "People Buy Into the Leader, Then the Vision"

n  The leader finds the dream and then the people. The people find the leader and then the dream."

The Law of Victory "Leaders Find a Way for the Team to Win"

n  "Victorious leaders feel the alternative to winning is totally unacceptable, so they figure out what must be done to achieve victory, and then they go after it with everything at their disposal."

The Law of the Big Mo "Momentum Is a Leader's Best Friend"

n  "Just as you can't steer a ship that isn't moving forward, strong leaders understand that to change direction, you first have to create forward progress."

The Law of Priorities "Leaders Understand That Activity Is Not Necessarily Accomplishment"

n  "Leaders never grow to a point where they no longer need to prioritize."

The Law of Sacrifice "A Leader Must Give Up to Go Up"

n  "One sacrifice seldom brings success."

The Law of Timing "When to Lead Is As Important As What to Do and Where to Go"

n  If a leader repeatedly shows poor judgment, even in little things, people start to think that having him as the leader is the real mistake."

The Law of Explosive Growth "To Add Growth, Lead Followers - To Multiply, Lead Leaders"

n  "It's a leader's responsibility to build the people who are going to build the company."

The Law of Legacy "A Leader's Lasting Value Is Measured by Succession"

n  "Leadership is one of the things you cannot delegate. You either exercise it, or you abdicate it. “

John C Maxwell: “Follow them and people will follow you.”

Find out more at: http://www.johnmaxwellgroup.com/ ,  www.johnmaxwell.com/  and http://www.johnmaxwellgroup.com/

This blog is about the book: “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Thomas Nelson, 1998” written by John Calvin Maxwell (born 1947) is an evangelical Christian author, speaker, and pastor who has written more than 60 books, primarily focusing on leadership.

The 21 Laws have been outlined for an overview.

The Law of the Lid "Leadership Ability Determines a Person's Level of Effectiveness"

n  "The higher you want to climb, the more you need leadership. The greater the impact you want to make, the greater your influence needs to be."

The Law of Influence "The True Meaning of Leadership is Influence - Nothing More, Nothing Less"

The Law of Process "Leadership Develops Daily, Not in a Day"

n  "Successful leaders are learners."

The Law of Navigation "Anyone Can Steer the Ship, But It Takes a Leader to Chart the Course"

n  "A leader is one who sees more than others see, who see farther than others see, and who sees before others do."

The Law of E.F. Hutton "When the Real Leader Speaks, People Listen"

n  The real leader holds the power, not just the position."

The Law of Solid Ground "Trust Is the Foundation of Leadership"

n  "When it comes to leadership, you can’t take shortcuts, no matter how long you've been leading your people."

The Law of Respect "People Naturally Follow Leaders Stronger Than Themselves"

n  The more leadership ability a person has, the more quickly he recognizes leadership - or its lack - in others."

The Law of Intuition "Leaders Evaluate Everything with a Leadership Bias"

n  “A leader has to read the situation and know instinctively what play to call."

The Law of Magnetism "Who You Are Is Who You Attract"

n  Who you get is not determined by what you want. It's determined by who you are."

The Law of Connection "Leaders Touch a Heart Before They Ask for a Hand"

n  You can't move people to action unless you first move them with emotion. The heart comes before the head."

The Law of the Inner Circle "A Leader's Potential Is Determined by Those Closest to Him"

n  "Every leader's potential is determined by the people closest to him."

The Law of Empowerment "Only Secure Leaders Give Power to Others"

n  "The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it."

The Law of Reproduction "It Takes a Leader to Raise Up a Leader"

n  "People cannot give to others what they do not possess. Followers simply cannot develop leaders."

The Law of Buy-In "People Buy Into the Leader, Then the Vision"

n  The leader finds the dream and then the people. The people find the leader and then the dream."

The Law of Victory "Leaders Find a Way for the Team to Win"

n  "Victorious leaders feel the alternative to winning is totally unacceptable, so they figure out what must be done to achieve victory, and then they go after it with everything at their disposal."

The Law of the Big Mo "Momentum Is a Leader's Best Friend"

n  "Just as you can't steer a ship that isn't moving forward, strong leaders understand that to change direction, you first have to create forward progress."

The Law of Priorities "Leaders Understand That Activity Is Not Necessarily Accomplishment"

n  "Leaders never grow to a point where they no longer need to prioritize."

The Law of Sacrifice "A Leader Must Give Up to Go Up"

n  "One sacrifice seldom brings success."

The Law of Timing "When to Lead Is As Important As What to Do and Where to Go"

n  If a leader repeatedly shows poor judgment, even in little things, people start to think that having him as the leader is the real mistake."

The Law of Explosive Growth "To Add Growth, Lead Followers - To Multiply, Lead Leaders"

n  "It's a leader's responsibility to build the people who are going to build the company."

The Law of Legacy "A Leader's Lasting Value Is Measured by Succession"

n  "Leadership is one of the things you cannot delegate. You either exercise it, or you abdicate it. “

John C Maxwell: “Follow them and people will follow you.”

Find out more at: http://www.johnmaxwellgroup.com/ ,  www.johnmaxwell.com/  and http://www.johnmaxwellgroup.com/

Courageous Leadership

God has men in reserve, prepared to meet the demand, that His plan for His People may be preserved from all contaminating influences. God will be honored and glorified. When the divine Spirit impresses the mind of the man appointed by God as fit for the work, he responds, saying, "Here am I; send me." . . .

Nehemiah, The Re-Builder of the Walls of Jerusalem, showed himself to be a man whom God could use to put down false principles and to restore heaven-born principles; and God honored him. The Lord will use men who are as true as steel to principle, who will not be swayed by the sophistries of those who have lost their vision.

When you see wrong principles being acted upon, do not stand by as an onlooker, and by your silence give consent. Do not leave the people to conclude that you are standing on the wrong side. Take a firm, unyielding stand for the right. Do not lend one jot of influence to the perversion of the principles and values that you believe in. Be a Man with a Mission that could be slowed down, but not stopped ^[1]. Say;

“I am only one, but I am one.

I cannot do everything, but I can do something.

And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do.” ^[2]

“When Nehemiah moved out as a reformer and deliverer in Israel, he was actuated by love to God and anxiety for the prosperity of his people. His heart was in the work he had undertaken; and his hope, his energy, his enthusiasm, his determination of character, were contagious, and inspired others with the same courage and lofty purpose that animated him. Each man became a Nehemiah in his own sphere, and helped to make stronger the hand and heart of his neighbor; and soon feebleness was succeeded by strength and courage.”^[3]

Become anxious of the prosperity of the people; give all of yourself into the work you undertake as a leader.  Let others be inspired with the same courage and lofty purpose that animates you. Be moved by the intense desire to lead the people into prosperity. In all circumstances, let love and vision for the people drive you to stand as a brand in the burning. Let the most bitter opposition, the boldest threats of the adversaries, seem only to inspire you with firmer determination, and arouse you to greater watchfulness. Stand on values and principles though the Heavens fall.

Nehemiah was God's chosen instrument to effect a reformation among his people, and to deliver them from the oppression that they’ve been going through. The circumstances were discouraging; but Nehemiah was a man of courage and fidelity. He caused the people to be instructed in the way everything should be. And you can be like him.

Don’t let your zeal and energy abate, in anything you do or plan to. Do not fold your hands, feeling that you might let fall the burden. Constantly superintend the work with tireless vigilance, directing the people, noting every hindrance, and providing for every emergency. Let your influence be constantly felt along the whole extent of the duty. With timely words encourage the fearful, approve the diligent, or arouse the laggard. And again watch with eagle eye the movements of your adversaries, who at times may collect at a distance and engage in earnest conversation as if plotting mischief and make sure to short-circuit attempts to divert people’s attention and hindrances to the work.

The eye of every member is often directed to you, ready to heed the slightest signal, uplift your eye and heart to God, the great overseer of the whole work, the one who put it into the heart of his servant to lead. Let faith and courage strengthen in your own heart, and exclaim, and your words, repeated and re-echoed, will thrill the hearts of the workers all along the line, "The God of Heaven, he will prosper us."

The most bitter opposition, the boldest threats of the enemy, seemed only to inspire Nehemiah with firmer determination, and to arouse him to greater watchfulness. Stand as a brand in the burning. What a position you are in! The world around you is in darkness. Deception is prevalent everywhere; and here is the remnant person taking his/her stand on an important truth shouting that, ‘Truth shall Prevail!’

“The greatest want of the world is the want of men, men who will not be bought or sold; men who in their inmost souls are true and honest; men who do not fear to call sin by its right name; men whose conscience is as true to duty as the needle to the pole; men who will stand for the right though the heavens fall.” ^[4]

                                                                                                                by Zechariah Inconel YAKAP

Quotations:

[1] Michael Anthony

[2] ~Edward Everett Hale~

[3] {ST, May 20, 1886 par. 13}

[4] EGW- {Sons and Daughters, 214.4}  215

FIRST STEPS

FIRST STEPS is an extract from the Ellen G White writings. When we talk about realizing dreams, it comes down to Habits. A person's development depends on his/her habits. One of the Dynamic things that contribute to habit and character building is the level of spirituality of a person and thus I have pleasure to share this.

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UPWARD

The first step in the path of obedience is to surrender to the will to God.

This may seem a difficult thing to do; for Satan will present every possible objection, and will manufacture difficulties, and magnify perplexities before the mind; but take the first step, and the next step on the ladder of progress will be easier. This ladder must be climbed round by round; but God is above the ladder, and His glory will illuminate every step of advancement.

“His  glory  will illuminate  every  step  of advancement.”

The path of faith and self-denial is an upward path; its way is heavenward, and as you advance, the misleading clouds of doubt and evil will be left behind. 

{BEcho, April 6, 1903 par. 1}

  Downward

When there has been a departure from the right path it is difficult to return.

Barriers have been broken down, safeguards have been removed. One step in the wrong direction prepares the way for another. The least deviation from right principles will lead to separation from God, and may end in destruction. What we do once we more readily do again; and to go forward in a certain path, be it right or wrong, is easier than to start.

“One step in the wrong direction prepares the way for another.”

To corrupt our ways before God requires no effort; but to engraft habits of righteousness and truth upon our characters takes time and patient endeavor. 

{BEcho, April 6, 1903 par. 2}

…Inspiration 4 Today…

Spark of Genius

Don't you admire CEOs, Entrepreneurs, Millionaires, Scientists, Gifted People, Genuises, Inventors, Mind Puzzlers, Great Leaders, Reputable People, Physicists, Mathematicians, Philosophers, etc...and wish you were one.

See, they are ordinary human beings just like us having the same body organs. They eat the same food, drink the same drinks and breath the same air just like us. What makes them oustanding is how they "arranged" the 'same old things' in a way that made up their part of the story. We all are God's Creation having equally applicable potentials. Why don't we "arrange" the 'same things' in life that will form our master-piece story. 

All books contain the same words like; the, are, is, because, a, here, there, etc... But each book is a unique Master-piece of the particular author because of the way s/he "arranges" the "Same Words". 

What's required is a little 'rearrangement' of the same things in our same old life. A 'Spark of Genius' just like a Gallon of Petrol that requires a minute spark to burst into something unexpected.

Ask yourself. How are you arranging the building blocks of a Potentially transformable Life?

Introductory Equation: Habits + God =___________(?)
God Bless You!


*[To be developed]
*credit: Dr.Ken & "Spark of Genius" movie.