Punchlines from 21 irrefutable laws of leadership.
-John Maxwell.
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- Being a trendsetter is not the same
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“It’s not the position that makes the leader; it’s the leader that makes the
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“It is the capacity to develop and improve their skills that distinguishes leaders from their followers.”
—BENNIS AND NANUS -
As long as a person doesn’t know what he doesn’t know, he isn’t going to grow.
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The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his time when it comes.”
—BENJAMIN DISRAELI. -
No matter how much you learn from the past, it will never tell you all you need to know for the present.
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Balancing optimism and realism, intuition and planning, faith and fact can be very difficult. But that’s what it takes to be
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If the leader can’t navigate the people through rough waters, he is liable to sink the ship.
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Major barriers to successful planning are fear of change, ignorance, uncertainty about the future, and lack of imagination.
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In the end, it’s not the size of the project that determines its acceptance, support, and success. It’s the size of the leader.
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It’s improper for one person to take credit when it takes so many people to build a successful organization.
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The bottom line in leadership isn’t how far we advance ourselves but how far we advance others.
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“When a person moves into a position of authority, he or she gives up the right to abuse people.” —DARRYL HARTLEY-
Punchlines from 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership.
-John Maxwell.
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- Inexperienced leaders are quick to lead before knowing anything about the people they intend to lead. But mature leaders
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When it comes to leadership, you just can’t take shortcuts, no matter how long you’ve been leading your people.
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To build trust, a leader must exhibit competence, connection, and character.
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Character makes trust possible. And trust makes leadership possible. That is the Law of Solid Ground.
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How do leaders earn respect?By making sound decisions, by admitting their mistakes, and by putting what’s best for their followers and the organization ahead of their personal agendas.
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The more leadership ability a person has, the more quickly he recognizes leadership—or its lack—in others.
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When people respect you as a person, they admire you. When they respect you as a friend, they love you. When they
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A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.”
—HENRY KISSINGER. -
The leader must know, must know he knows, and must be able to make it abundantly clear to those about him that he
knows.”
—CLARENCE B. RANDALL. -
Schwarzkopf was repeatedly able to turn bad situations around as the result of his exceptional leadership intuition.
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WHO YOU ARE DETERMINES WHAT YOU SEE.
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Who you attract is not determined by what you want. It’s determined by who you are.
21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
-John Maxwell
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- If you think your people are negative, then you’d better check your attitude.
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Teams cannot help being an extension of their leader’s personality.
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The better leader you are, the better leaders you will attract.
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You can’t move people to action unless you first move them with emotion. . . . The heart comes before the head.
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“People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.
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The stronger the relationship and connection between individuals, the more likely the follower will want to help the leader.
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To connect with people in a group, relate to them as individuals.
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It’s one thing to communicate to people because you believe you have something of value to say. It’s another to
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It’s the leader’s job to initiate connection with the people.
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“You can do what I cannot do. I can do what you cannot do.Together we can do great things.”
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There are no Lone Ranger leaders. Think about it: if you’re alone, you’re not leading anybody, are you?
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Only if you reach your potential as a leader do your people have a chance to reach their potential.
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It’s lonely at the top, so you’d better take someone with you.
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NEVER STOP IMPROVING YOUR INNER CIRCLE.
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A leader’s potential is determined by the people closest to him.
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Compiled by Feranmi Oladigbo
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