Product Description

This text offers 21 laws of leadership for those in or seeking positions of authority. Suitable for all types of leadership be it in business, sport or the Church, the book suggest laws from influence to timing, and from sacrifice to legacy.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #345627 in Books
• Published on: 1999-01-27
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 231 pages

Zig Ziglar, Author and Motivational Teacher
'"The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership" is helpful easy to read, yet profound in its depth and clarity. It is loaded with hope, direction, encouragement, and specific procedures.'

Tom Landry, Former Head Coach, Dallas Cowboys
'John Maxwell understands what it takes to be a leader, and he, and he puts it within reach with 'The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership'. I recommend this to anyone who desires success at the highest level, whether on the ball field, in the boardroom, or from the pulpit.'

About the Author
John C Maxwell is an expert on leadership development and the founder of Injoy, an organisation dedicated to helping people maximise their personal and leadership potential. He has authored many books, which include, 'Becoming a Person of Influence', 'The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader', 'The 21 Most Powerful Minutes in a Leader's Day', 'Failing Forward', 'Developing the Leader Within You' and 'Developing the Leaders Around You'.

Customer Reviews

Regard yourself a leader? How well do you measure up?
Wow what a book.Ever wondered why some people can take groups to incredible heights and other seemingly as capable individuals can,t? Ever thought howcome a team performs completely differently when a new leader is installed? Most leadership books I have previously read dealt really with management. Maxwell has an absolute understanding of the qualities a leader must display. In the 21 Laws.... Maxwell breaks down leadership into 21 chapters each dealing with a specfic 'Law of Leadership'. With insights into how famous leaders performed and with ideas on how to develop yourself as a leader. This book is a must for all budding and fully bloomed leaders alike. Anyone who can take a church congregation from hundreds to over 30,000, who can be instrumental in the success of companies such as Chick Fila must understand true leadership! John Maxwell understands leadership. If you want to understand leadership, if you want to be regarded as a leader, this book is a must.

your personal leadership inventory
Socrates advised, "Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for."

Whether you like him or not, there's no denying that John Maxwell has a handle on leadership principles. This book boils down more than 30 years of Maxwell's life of learned and applied leadership to 21 laws. If you could condense 30 years of a man's life into one book of basic principles that you could learn and apply to your own life, what would it be worth to you?

Although they all combine to form the foundation for leadership, each of the 21 laws stands alone. As you read through each law, take a personal inventory to determine which areas are working for you and which need to be improved.

This book is not particularly good at showing how to apply each law to your own situation, but it does give excellent real-life examples of what happens when these laws are (and aren't) applied. Maxwell likes blowing his own horn to illustrate the laws in some cases, but he also uses many other "big name" examples from the world of business, politics, the military, sports and the church.

Each chapter will enable you to understand a key facet of your leadership ability, assess it for yourself, and begin the next step of filling in the gaps that have held you back from being the leader you could be.

Larry Hehn, author of Get the Prize: Nine Keys for a Life of Victory

Short and sweet: 21 principles of leadership
Frequent motivational author John C. Maxwell, a former pastor, squarely based these 21 laws of leadership on enduring values. These guidelines are meant to inspire, not innovate, as they offer techniques to make leading by principle a practical reality. Maxwell's straightforward, insightful rules are well worth the time you will spend reading them. We recommend this gem of simplicity as a game book for building stronger teams and becoming a better leader.