Leadership Lesson: #14 The Law of Buy-In
The Law of Buy-In says, “People buy into the leader, then the vision. ” Maxwell writes, “many people who approach the area of vision in leadership have it all backward. They believe that if the cause is good enough, people will automatically buy into it and follow. That’s a false belief, as you must remember. […]
Leadership Lesson: #13 The Law of The Picture
Maxwell describes the Law of the Picture: “When leaders show the way with the right actions, their followers model them and succeed.” Yes, that’s right. A leader’s job is to create a picture which serves as a model for their team. Although there’s a dichotomy in this. As at the same time.. The leader cannot […]
Leadership Lesson: #11 The Law of the Inner Circle
In his chapter on the Law of the Inner Circle, Maxwell expresses no one leader can excel at all the 21 laws. Nor does 1 person have enough bandwidth to execute the entire vision of an organization. Especially if that vision makes a true impact. This is why every leader needs a team. And as […]
Leadership Lesson: #11 The Law of the Inner Circle
In his chapter on the Law of the Inner Circle, Maxwell expresses no one leader can excel at all the 21 laws. Nor does 1 person have enough bandwidth to execute the entire vision of an organization. Especially if that vision makes a true impact. This is why every leader needs a team. And as […]
Leadership Lesson: #10 The Law of Connection
On the Law of Connection, John Maxwell writes… “When it comes to working with people, the heart comes before the head.” Logic is important. But alone it will only take you so far. In order to really get people on board with your mission & leadership, you need to connect with their HEARTS through their […]
Leadership Lesson: #9 The Law of Magnetism
In his chapter on the Law of Magnetism, John Maxwell makes an essential but not always obvious point: Your teammates likely have a lot in common with you. Why? People tend to gravitate toward others who are similar. You might notice this in your friend groups, and it’s true of your team as well! As […]
Leadership Lesson: #8 The Law of Intuition
After a few weeks off for some variety, we are going to return to John Maxwell’s next 7 laws of leadership in the following weeks. Specific to number 8, the Law of Inutrition.. Maxwell acknowledges that it’s more challenging than other laws to explain because it’s more fluid and less concrete. He describes, “The Law […]
Leadership Lesson: The Incredible Leadership of Adolf Hitler
I trust the headline got your attention. While it’s absolutely sincere, I don’t mean it in the way you most likely initially thought. The truth is Adolf Hitler was an evil-evil man. Let me repeat, and evil-evil man. But also an INCREDIBLE leader. You see, while leadership usually gets a positive connotation. When you break […]
Leadership Lesson: Why I Study Leadership
At my core, I love people way more than other aspects of business. Actually, it’s not even close. In fact, I believe the best leaders in the world have a deep love for people at their foundation. As leadership (and people) are both very difficult. Very difficult. So you have to genuinely have a love […]
Leadership Lesson: 2 Areas of Focus
Leadership is hard. Very hard. Why? Well, many reasons. But when you break it down.. People have their individual thoughts, motives, beliefs and desires. So in order to lead others.. You have to align their desires with the goal of your mission. This takes plenty of perspective & situational awareness among other skills. Within this […]