21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C Maxwell

My next project will be to review the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C Maxwell and relate it to a practical activity for teaching kids to develop their leadership. Firstly here is a video on exactly who John C. Maxwell is and the impact that his book has had.



First I will outline what his 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership are then I will break it down and run through approx one law every couple of days. I am in no way affiliated with John C. Maxwell, these are my interpretations and learnings from his book.
1. The law of the Lid - Leadership Ability Determines a Person's Level of Effectiveness.
2. The Law of Influence - The true measure of Leadership is Influence - Nothing More, Nothing Less
3. The Law of Process - Leadership Develops Daily, Not in a Day
4. The Law of Navigation - Anyone can Steer the Ship, but it takes a Leader to chart the course
5. The Law of E.F. Hutton - When the real leader speaks, People Listen
6. The Law of Solid Ground - Trust is the Foundation of Leadership
7. The Law of Respect - People naturally follow Leaders stronger than themselves
8. The Law of Intuition - Leaders Evaluate everything with a leadership bias
9. The Law of Magnetism - Who you are is who you attract
10. The Law of Connection - Leaders touch a heart before they ask for a hand
11. The Law of the Inner Circle - A leaders potential is determined by those closest to him
12. The Law of Empowerment - Only Secure Leaders give powers to others
13. The Law of Reproduction - It takes a leader to raise up a leader
14. The Law of Buy-In - People buy into the leader, Then the Vision
15. The Law of Victory - Leaders find a way for the team to win
16. The Law of the Big Mo - Momentum is a Leaders Best friend
17. The Law of Priorities - Leaders understand that activity is not necessarily accomplishment
18. The law of Sacrifice - A leader must give up to go up
19. The Law of Timing - When to lead is as important as what to do and where to go
20. The law of Explosive Growth - To add growth, lead followers - To multiply, lead leaders
21. The Law of Legacy - A leaders lasting value is measured by succession