John Maxwell - Ultimate Leadership: Maximize Your Potential and Empower Your Team

ULTIMATE
LEADERSHIP

MAXIMIZE YOUR POTENTIAL
and EMPOWER YOUR TEAM

CLASSIC LEADERSHIP COLLECTION

THE 21 IRREFUTABLE LAWS of LEADERSHIP

DEVELOPING the LEADER WITHIN YOU

THE 17 INDISPUTABLE LAWS of TEAMWORK

JOHN C. MAXWELL

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership (ISBN 0-7852-7431-6) Copyright 1998 by Maxwell Motivation, Inc., a Georgia corporation. Scripture quotations noted CEV are from THE CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH VERSION. Copyright 1991 by the American Bible Society. Used by permission.

Developing the Leader Within You (ISBN 0-7852-6666-6) Copyright 1993 by Injoy Inc., a Georgia corporation. Scripture quotations are from the NEW KING JAMES VERSION of the Bible. Copyright 1982 Thomas Nelson, Inc.

The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork (ISBN 0-7852-7434-0) Copyright 2001 by Maxwell Motivation, Inc., a Georgia corporation. Scripture quotations noted KJV are from the KING JAMES VERSION.

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CONTENTS
THE 21 IRREFUTABLE LAWS of LEADERSHIP

1. THE LAW OF THE LID
Leadership Ability Determines a Persons Level of Effectiveness

2. THE LAW OF INFLUENCE
The True Measure of Leadership Is InfluenceNothing More, Nothing Less

3. THE LAW OF PROCESS
Leadership Develops Daily, Not in a Day

4. THE LAW OF NAVIGATION
Anyone Can Steer the Ship, But It Takes a Leader to Chart the Course

5. THE LAW OF E. F. HUTTON
When the Real Leader Speaks, People Listen

6. THE LAW OF SOLID GROUND
Trust Is the Foundation of Leadership

7. THE LAW OF RESPECT
People Naturally Follow Leaders Stronger Than Themselves

8. THE LAW OF INTUITION
Leaders Evaluate Everything with a Leadership Bias

9. THE LAW OF MAGNETISM
Who You Are Is Who You Attract

10. THE LAW OF CONNECTION
Leaders Touch a Heart Before They Ask for a Hand

11. THE LAW OF THE INNER CIRCLE
A Leaders Potential Is Determined by Those Closest to Him

12. THE LAW OF EMPOWERMENT
Only Secure Leaders Give Power to Others

13. THE LAW OF REPRODUCTION
It Takes a Leader to Raise Up a Leader

14. THE LAW OF BUY-IN
People Buy Into the Leader, Then the Vision

15. THE LAW OF VICTORY
Leaders Find a Way for the Team to Win

16. THE LAW OF THE BIG MO
Momentum Is a Leaders Best Friend

17. THE LAW OF PRIORITIES
Leaders Understand That Activity Is Not Necessarily Accomplishment

18. THE LAW OF SACRIFICE
A Leader Must Give Up to Go Up

19. THE LAW OF TIMING
When to Lead Is As Important As What to Do and Where to Go

20. THE LAW OF EXPLOSIVE GROWTH
To Add Growth, Lead FollowersTo Multiply, Lead Leaders

21. THE LAW OF LEGACY
A Leaders Lasting Value Is Measured by Succession

CONTENTS
DEVELOPING the LEADER WITHIN YOU

1. The Definition of Leadership:
Influence

2. The Key to Leadership:
Priorities

3. The Most Important Ingredient of Leadership:
Integrity

4. The Ultimate Test of Leadership:
Creating Positive Change

5. The Quickest Way to Gain Leadership:
Problem Solving

6. The Extra Plus in Leadership:
Attitude

7. Developing Your Most Appreciable Asset:
People

8. The Indispensable Quality of Leadership:
Vision

9. The Price Tag of Leadership:
Self- Discipline

10. The Most Important Lesson of Leadership:
Staff Development

CONTENTS
THE 17 INDISPUTABLE LAWS of TEAMWORK

1. THE LAW OF SIGNIFICANCE
One Is Too Small a Number to Achieve Greatness

2. THE LAW OF THE BIG PICTURE
The Goal Is More Important Than the Role

3. THE LAW OF THE NICHE
All Players Have a Place Where They Add the Most Value

4. THE LAW OF MOUNT EVEREST
As the Challenge Escalates, the Need for Teamwork Elevates

5. THE LAW OF THE CHAIN
The Strength of the Team Is Impacted by Its Weakest Link

6. THE LAW OF THE CATALYST
Winning Teams Have Players Who Make Things Happen

7. THE LAW OF THE COMPASS
Vision Gives Team Members Direction and Confidence

8. THE LAW OF THE BAD APPLE
Rotten Attitudes Ruin a Team

9. THE LAW OF COUNTABILITY
Teammates Must Be Able to Count on Each Other When It Counts

10. THE LAW OF THE PRICE TAG
The Team Fails to Reach Its Potential When It Fails to Pay the Price

11. THE LAW OF THE SCOREBOARD
The Team Can Make Adjustments When It Knows Where It Stands

12. THE LAW OF THE BENCH
Great Teams Have Great Depth

13. THE LAW OF IDENTITY
Shared Values Define the Team

14. THE LAW OF COMMUNICATION
Interaction Fuels Action

15. THE LAW OF THE EDGE
The Difference Between Two Equally Talented Teams Is Leadership

16. THE LAW OF HIGH MORALE
WhenYoure Winning, Nothing Hurts

17. THE LAW OF DIVIDENDS
Investing in the Team Compounds Over Time

THE 21 IRREFUTABLE
LAWS OF LEADERSHIP

Follow Them and People
Will Follow You

To the hundreds of thousands of people to whom Ive taught leadership over the years through conferences and books...

and
To you the person wanting to become a better leader, because everything rises and falls on leadership

Y OU ARE GOING TO LOVE this bookwhether it is the first leadership book in your collection or the fiftiethbecause you can immediately apply the life-changing principles and procedures in your personal, family, and business life. There is no ivory tower theory in this book. Instead, it is loaded with unchanging leadership principles confirmed by the real-world experiences of John Maxwell and the many people he writes about.

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership is a powerful, definitive statement of the timeless laws you simply must follow if you want to be a great leaderat home, on the job, in church, or wherever you are called on to lead.

In each chapter, John goes straight to the heart of a profound leadership law, showing you through the successes and failures of others how you can apply the law in your life. And you can apply each of the laws. If youre a willing student, you can learn the 21 laws and put them into practice.

What a priceless treasure leadership authority John Maxwell offers as he boils everything hes learned about leadership down into such usable form! Once you apply these leadership laws, youll notice leaders all around you putting into action (or breaking) the Law of E. F. Hutton, the Law of the Big Mo, and the rest.