Transcript Document 7120268

About the book…
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership is merely an
instruction manual that will allow you to get to know the
individuals who did–or some who didn’t–obey the law in question.
As you follow along, keep in mind:
1. The laws can be learned.
2. The laws can stand alone.
3. The laws carry consequences
with them.
4. These laws are the foundation
of leadership.
#1: THE LAW OF THE LID
Leadership Ability Determines
a Person’s Level of Effectiveness
The lower an individual’s
ability to lead, the lower
the lid of his potential.
The higher the individual’s
ability to lead, the higher
the lid on his potential.
#2: THE LAW OF INFLUENCE
The True Measure of Leadership is
Influence – Nothing More, Nothing Less
“
You have achieved excellence
as a leader when people will
follow you everywhere if
only out of curiosity.
– Colin Powell
”
#2: THE LAW OF INFLUENCE
Five Myths About Leadership
1. The Management Myth
The best way to test whether a person can lead rather
than just manage is to ask him to create positive change.
Managers can maintain direction, but they can’t change it.
The only thing a title can buy is a little time — either to
increase your level of influence with others or to erase it.
2. The Entrepreneur Myth
People may be buying what they sell, but they’re not following.
#2: THE LAW OF INFLUENCE
Five Myths About Leadership
3. The Knowledge Myth
IQ doesn’t necessarily equate to leadership.
4. The Pioneer Myth
Being first isn’t always the same as leading.
5. The Position Myth
“It’s not the position that makes the leader;
it’s the leader that makes the position.” – Stanley Huffty
#3: THE LAW OF PROCESS
Leadership Develops Daily, Not in a Day
Becoming a leader is a lot like investing successfully
in the stock market. If your hope is to make a
fortune in a day, you’re not going to be successful.
Leaders are Learners
Successful leaders are learners. And the learning
process is ongoing, a result of self-discipline and
perseverance. The goal each day must be to get a
little better, to build on the previous day’s progress.
#3: THE LAW OF PROCESS
Five Phases of Leadership Growth
1. I don’t know what I don’t know
A person that doesn’t know what he doesn’t know, doesn’t grow.
2. I know that I need to know.
Being put in charge is not the same as being a leader.
3. I know what I don’t know.
Seek valuable experiences from other great leaders.
4. I know and grow, and it starts to show.
One must be prepared for his time when it comes.
5. I simply go because of what I know.
Leadership becomes automatic and instincts are sharpened.
#4: THE LAW OF NAVIGATION
Anyone Can Steer the Ship,
but It Takes a Leader to Chart the Course
Envision What’s Ahead
Control your direction instead of being controlled by it.
Draw on Past Experience
If you fail to learn from your mistakes,
you’re going to fail again and again.
Rely on both Faith and Fact
Maintain a balance between optimism and realism.
#4: THE LAW OF NAVIGATION
Prepare a Navigation Strategy
Create a blueprint to navigate change in your organization.
Predetermine a course of action
Lay out your goals
Adjust your priorities
Notify key personnel
Allow time for acceptance
Head into action
Expect problems
Always point to success
Daily review your plan
#5: THE LAW OF ADDITION
Leaders Add Value by Serving Others
What’s the Bottom Line?
Does a leader’s motive matter, or is it
simply getting the job done that’s important?
The Bottom Line in Leadership isn’t
how far we advance ourselves but
how far we advance others
Are you making things better for
the people who follow you?
#5: THE LAW OF ADDITION
Leaders Add Value by Serving Others
Adding Value Changes Lives
Adding value to others through service doesn’t
just benefit the people being served, it allows
the leader to experience fulfillment along the way.
We Add Value to Others When We…
1. Truly Value Others
2. Make Ourselves More Valuable to Others
3. Know and Relate to What Others Value
4. Do Things That God Values
#6: THE LAW OF SOLID GROUND
Trust is the Foundation of Leadership
How Important is Trust For a Leader?
It is the most important thing.
Trust is the Foundation of Leadership
A leader builds trust by consistently exemplifying
competence, connection, and character.
Character Makes Trust Possible
And Trust makes leadership possible.
#6: THE LAW OF SOLID GROUND
Trust is the Foundation of Leadership
Character Communicates Respect
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.
It’s Never to Late to Regain Trust
If you have broken trust with others in the past, then your
leadership will always suffer until you try to make things right.
Commit to working on re-earning that trust.
#7: THE LAW OF RESPECT
People Naturally Follow Leaders
Stronger Than Themselves
“
The leader must know, must
know he knows, and must be
able to make it abundantly
clear to those around
him that he knows.
”
– Clarence B. Randall
#7: THE LAW OF RESPECT
People Naturally Follow Leaders
Stronger Than Themselves
#7: THE LAW OF RESPECT
People Naturally Follow Leaders
Stronger Than Themselves
#7: THE LAW OF RESPECT
Measuring Your Level of Respect
Attraction
If you want to measure how much respect you
have as a leader, look at who you attract.
Caliber
One measure of leadership is the caliber
of people who choose to follow you.
#7: THE LAW OF RESPECT
Measuring Your Level of Respect
Doubt
When leaders who are not respected ask for
commitment or change, people doubt, they ask questions,
they make excuses, or they simply walk away.
Knowing
The leader must know, must know he knows,
and must be able to make it abundantly
clear to those about him that he knows.
#8: THE LAW OF INTUITION
Leaders Evaluate Everything with a Leadership Bias
The best leaders read and respond.
The great ones can see things others can’t, make changes,
and move forward before others know what’s happening.
Leaders know the situation before they
have all of the facts and they rely mainly on
#9: THE LAW OF MAGNETISM
Who You Are Is Who You Attract
Effective leaders are always
on the lookout for good people.
Who you attract is not determined by what you
want, it is determined by who you are.
People attract and are attracted to
others of similar backgrounds.
#10: THE LAW OF CONNECTION
Leaders touch a Heart before they ask for a Hand
• Leaders must connect with people in a group,
but relate to them as individuals
• Leaders must touch the heart before the head.
Relationship precedes results.
• Leaders must initiate connections with others,
do not wait for them to do it.
• Leaders can’t move people to action until they
first move them with emotion.
• Leaders should first give before they demand
others to give.
QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION
What people in my past have practiced
the law of connection with me?
How did this impact me?
When have I failed to practice this law?
Remember to communicate with openness
and sincerity, and to live your message
#11: THE LAW OF THE INNER CIRCLE
A Leader’s potential is determined by those closest to him
“
You can do what I cannot do.
I can do what you cannot do.
Together we can do
great things.
”
-Mother Teresa
#11: THE LAW OF THE INNER CIRCLE
Trust is the Foundation of Leadership
INFLUENCIAL
NURTURING
NETWORKER
EMPOWERING
RESOURCEFUL
CHARACTER
INTUITIVE
RESPONSIBLE
COMPETENT
LOYAL
ENERGETIC
IDENTIFY…CULTIVATE…RECRUIT
#11: THE LAW OF SOLID GROUND
QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION…
Who makes up my inner circle?
Do I have an inner circle by accident or on purpose?
Do I have exceptionally gifted people in my inner circle?
Do they compliment my gifts?
How am I stronger because of them?
Who else needs to be in my inner circle for it to be complete?
#12: THE LAW OF EMPOWERMENT
Only Secure Leaders Give Power to Others
gain authority
“Great leadersby giving
it away.
”
- James B. Stockdale
.
#12: THE LAW OF EMPOWERMENT
Only Secure Leaders Give Power to Others
Learn to C.O.P.E.
To be Creative, you must reduce Overload.
To be Progressive, you must Empower others.
Know that there are Barriers to Empowerment
1. Desire For Job Security
2. Resistance To Change
3. Lack of Self-Worth
#12: THE LAW OF EMPOWERMENT
Only Secure Leaders Give Power to Others
How well do I empower others? How do I do it?
When I fail to empower others, how
much does it have to do with my own
insecurities as a leader?
What have been empowering
experiences in my life?
How can I better empower those
who work beside me?
#13: THE LAW OF THE PICTURE
People Do What People See
1. Followers are
always watching
what you do.
2. It’s easier to
teach what’s right
than to do what’s
right.
3. We should work
on changing
ourselves before
trying to improve
others.
Followers may doubt what their leaders say,
but they usually believe what they do!
4. The most
valuable gift a
leader can give is
being a good
example.
#14: THE LAW OF BUY-IN
People Buy into the Leader, Then the Vision
As a leader, your success is measured by your ability
to actually take the people where they need to go.
You can do that only if the people first buy into you.
You must:
1. Develop good relationships with people
2. Be honest and authentic and
develop trust
3. Hold yourself to high standards
and set a good example
#14: THE LAW OF BUY-IN
People Buy into the Leader, Then the Vision
As a leader, your success is measured by your ability
to actually take the people where they need to go.
You can do that only if the people first buy into you.
You must (continued):
4. Give them tools to do their jobs better
5. Help them achieve their
personal goals
6. Develop them as leaders
#15: THE LAW OF VICTORY
Leaders Find a Way for the Team to Win
“
You’ve got to have great
athletes to win, I don’t
care who the coach is.
You can’t win without
good athletes, but you
can lose with them.
This is where coaching
makes the difference.
Unity of
Vision
Leaders who practice
the Law of Victory
have no Plan B.
That is why they
keep fighting.
Diversity
of Skills
”
- Lou Holtz
A Leader
Dedicated to
Victory and
Raising Players
to their Potential
#16: THE LAW OF THE BIG MO
Momentum Is a Leader’s Best Friend
Momentum is the Great Exaggerator
Momentum is like a magnifying glass; it makes things look
bigger than they really are.
Momentum Makes Leaders Look Better Than They Are
People forget the mistakes and
focus on the success.
Momentum Helps Followers
Perform Better Than They Are
People are motivated to perform
at higher levels.
#16: THE LAW OF THE BIG MO
Momentum Is a Leader’s Best Friend
Momentum Is Easier To Steer Than To Start
Getting started is a struggle, but once you’re moving forward
amazing things will happen.
Momentum Is The Most Powerful Change Agent
Momentum puts victory within reach.
Momentum Is The Leader’s Responsibility
Momentum requires someone who has a vision,
can assemble a good team, and motivates others.
Momentum Begins Inside The Leader
It starts with vision, passion, and enthusiasm.
#17: THE LAW OF PRIORITIES
Leaders Understand That Activity Is Not Necessarily Accomplishment
THE THREE Rs
1. What is required? What must I do that nobody can or
should do for me?
2. What gives the greatest return? Leaders should get
out of their comfort zone but stay in their strength zone.
3. What brings the greatest reward? What brings
you personal satisfaction? Always make time for
the things you love.
#17: THE LAW OF PRIORITIES
Discipline of Prioritizing
RETHINK YOUR PRIORITIES
Reevaluate your priorities. Do you live and work according
to your priorities? Are there areas that need revision?
REORDER YOUR PRIORITIES
How are you spending your time? Is most of your time
spent in areas that represent your greatest strengths?
REFOCUS YOUR PRIORITIES
Never mistake activity for accomplishment. Success comes
only when you focus your people on what really matters.
#18: THE LAW OF SACRIFICE
A Leader Must Give Up to Go Up
There Is No Success Without Sacrifice
Effective leaders sacrifice much that is good in
order to dedicate themselves to what is best.
Leaders Are Often Asked To Give Up More Than Others
The heart of leadership is putting others ahead of yourself.
It’s doing what’s best for the team.
You Must Keep Giving Up To Stay Up
Today’s success is the greatest threat to tomorrow’s success.
Sacrifice is an ongoing process, not a one time payment.
#18: THE LAW OF SACRIFICE
A Leader Must Give Up to Go Up
The Higher The Level Of Leadership,
The Greater The Sacrifice
Like an auction, the higher you go the more it’s going
to cost you. There can be no success without sacrifice.
Do Not Get Trapped In The Mindset Of
“Destination Disease” – The Idea That You Can
Sacrifice For A Season And Then “Arrive”.
#19: THE LAW OF TIMING
When to Lead Is As Important
As What to Do and Where to Go
Timing is often the difference between
success and failure in an endeavor
1. The wrong action at the wrong time leads to disaster
2. The right action at the wrong time brings resistance
3. The wrong action at the right time is a mistake
4. The right action at the right time is success
#20: THE LAW OF EXPLOSIVE GROWTH
To Add Growth, Lead Followers –
To Multiply, Lead Leaders
Help others to lead (Empowerment)
It takes a different mind-set, focus, and attitude
to be a leader who develops leaders!
Leaders who develop leaders:
1. Want to be Succeeded
5. Invest time in others
2. Develop the Top 20 Percent
6. Grow by multiplication
3. Focus on Strengths
7. Impact People Beyond
4. Treat Individuals Differently
Their Reach
#20: THE LAW OF EXPLOSIVE GROWTH
To Add Growth, Lead Followers –
To Multiply, Lead Leaders
There are CHALLENGES to leading leaders
1. Leaders are hard to find
2. Leaders are hard to gather
3. Leaders are hard to keep
Develop Yourself
Develop your Team
Develop Leaders
#21: THE LAW OF LEGACY
A Leader’s Lasting Value Is Measured by Succession
Develop a Life Sentence
Know the legacy you want to leave
Live the legacy you want to leave
Choose who will carry on your legacy
Make sure you pass the Baton