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The Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
John Maxwells (1998) 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership looks at how to win over followers and identifies 21 specific factors that make great leaders. Some of it is ability, some of it is influence, some of it is the adherence to the process of development, and some of it is vision. There are several other factors as well as Maxwell spends a chapter on each one, providing anecdotal evidence to support his points.
Each of the laws that Maxwell (1998) identifies and discusses are well worthy of a leader. Some of the other laws include the notion that leaders should be stronger than their followers because followers want to follow someone who is greater or stronger than themselves. Leaders tend to be intuitiveat least the great ones doand to emphasize this point Maxwell (1998) describes the intuition of Norman Schwarzkopf. Leaders also tend to attract others like themselves, so if a leader is devious he will attract devious followers. If he is ethical he will attract an ethical following. Leaders are relational and know how to connect with others in meaningful ways, which is why they are able to win over so many followers. Leaders also have an Inner Circle that helps to propel them forward and to the next level.
A good point that Maxwell (1998) makes is that leaders have to be secure enough to give power to others. Leaders who are micro-managers...…so on. Every leader is going to be unique, however, and appropriate for the situation in which he is in. Leaders do not necessarily have to fit a mold. There can be servant leaders like Christ or there can authoritarian leaders like Franco. There can democratic leaders like politicians or there can be charismatic leaders like Richard Branson. There can be transformational leaders and authentic leaders. There can be leaders of all shapes and sizes because leadership is not something that can be defined simply. However, one thing that all types and styles of leadership do have in common is that they empower others at some level (Conger, 1989). That above all else is what best characterizes leadership, and Maxwell (1998)…
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