Tag Archives: 21 Laws

“A leader’s lasting value is measured by succession.” The accurate measure of your legacy lies in how well you influence the people you leave behind. Your aim should always be to leave an intentional impact on future generations of leaders at your company. Maxwell said Just about anybody can make an organization look good forContinue reading “Law 21 – Law of Legacy”

If you want growth, develop your leaders! If you develop yourself – you can experience personal success If you develop a team – your organization can experience growth If you develop leaders – your organization can achieve explosive growth According to John Maxwell, you can grow by leading followers. But if you want to maximizeContinue reading “Law 20 – Law of Explosive Growth”

Timing is everything.  Good leaders not only need to make good decisions, they need to make these decisions at an appropriate time. In his chapter on the Law of Timing, Maxwell writes, “Reading a situation and knowing what to do are not enough to make you succeed in leadership. If you want your organization, department,Continue reading “Law 19 – Law of Timing”

There is no success without “sacrifice”. Maxwell The Law of Sacrifice gives us a glimpse into the heart of a leader: “a leader must give up to go up.” Maxwell says, “There is a common misperception among people who aren’t leaders that leadership is all about the position, perks, and power that come from rising in anContinue reading “Law 18 – Law of Sacrifice”

Activity is not necessarily accomplishment. I have said this and taught this so many times throughout the years. People say they are so busy but have nothing to show for it. They wonder where the time goes. It comes down to priorities, and the discipline of those priorities. The three Rs are requirement, return, and reward.Continue reading “Law of Priorities”

The Law of Victory says that Victorious Leaders possess an unwillingness to accept defeat. The alternative to winning is totally unacceptable to them. There seems to have been a time most recently, (and it may still be happening), that organizations were not declaring winners and losers. I remember my nephew playing soccer and when weContinue reading “Law 15 – The Law of Victory”

The Law of Buy-In is similar to the Law of the Picture. As a leader, we need to lead by example. If the company has a direction, their people will look to the leader to see if they should believe in, or buy-in to that direction. I have seen company policies or direction come downContinue reading “Law 14 – The Law of Buy In”

The Leaders effective modeling of the vision makes the picture come alive! What a leader does sets the tone for those who follow him. The Law of the Picture is about setting the example. About showing your people how you want them to be and then modeling the way. It is telling me a goodContinue reading “Law 13 – The Law of the Picture”