LAWS OF LEADERSHIP
• According to John Maxwell, one of the greatest leadership lecturer and author, there are twenty one laws of leadership.
• These laws have four characteristics:
1. It is not based on culture, gender, or age. They would work in another country regardless of your culture.
2. They relate and apply to all communities. They relate to the business community, the government community, academic community, and religious community. Whichever job or occupation you have these laws will apply.
3. They are recognized by other leaders as leadership laws.
4. They stand the test of time; this means that they can’t be outdated. These laws will still apply twenty years down the line.
OBSERVATIONS ABOUT THE TWENTY ONE LAWS
• Laws can be learnt. They are teachable and
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LAW OF THE LID- LEADERSHIP ABILITY DETERMINES A PERSON’S LEVEL OF EFFECTIVENESS.
• Our leadership level determines our organization size. Your organization will always stay underneath your level of leadership, it acts as a lid.
• Therefore when you grow as a leader, your organization starts to grow as well. The growing organization is a reflection of a growing leader and your leadership will determine your success.
• So when you don’t learn how to lead effectively, there will be a limit on your success.
2. THE LAW OF INFLUENCE- THE TRUE MEASURE OF LEADRSHIP IS INFLUENCE, NOTHING MORE, NOTHING LESS.
• It is not the title or position one holds that influence people, rather it is the relationship that effectively influence others.
• Some of the greatest leaders in the world did not have a high title yet they were highly influential.
3. THE LAW OF PROCESS- LEADERSHIP DEVELOPS DAILY, NOT IN A DAY.
• It is a process that takes time to develop through learning, assimilation, listening and experience.
• We often want to develop too quickly and reach at the top so fast. We don’t take time to develop ourselves and others but instead we tend to “micro-wave