Good read that can help new and experienced leaders grow their leadership skills. Many of “the laws” are common sense… but there are many that you may not have considered. Pair this book with “What Got You Here Won’t Get You There” for a good learning experience and to help you see what you should focus on doing and what you should focus on not doing as a leader.

A great book to provide insight regarding various leadership qualities

I found this book hard to put down really found it interesting and challenging to stretch myself in my world. Becoming a leader is hard work and not for the faint of heart, but for those who want to pursue it the hard work is worth it! really enjoyed reading this book, highly recommend it for everybody.

I generally like Maxwell's writing, this just was very dry and more like a textbook. The material warrants it but not a book you can just breeze through. That being said his laws are well thought out.

I learned how named things I already knew. I think there's only two kinds of people in the world. The followers and those who lead the followers. If one is already a leader there's no need to read this book. I found some laws interesting and others are just common sense. Overall, it is good book to read.

This book definitely grew on me. This was my first John C. Maxwell book, though I know he has been a predominant speaker and author in the leadership space for years. Admittedly, knowing that he is a Christian and former pastor, I had expected more explicit references to Christ or Christian leaders. While these laws seem like good references, I think it would be difficult for a disciple of Jesus to find some of these concepts in the life of Jesus, or that Jesus would look at life through these lenses. It seems like most of them were justified and proved through leaders who "won" or "achieved," whether that be making lots of money, getting to their desired job, winning on the battlefield, etc. However, I do not know if that is the Christian definition of success, which would largely be "faithfulness," even when you lose money or reputation or an opportunity. Also, on a humorous note, this book shows its age in some of its examples, inlcuding some leaders who have become controversial even in the last few years.

It could be that my critique is unfair and does not represent the intentions of the author, but if you are a younger Christian leader in the church or non-profit space, I think you might find a book like "Ministry Mantras" more accessible and relatable.

Excellent book. This is not your generic leadership read. A lot of points in it make a ton of sense and when I look back at great leaders I’ve met in my life, I realized that they matched a lot of the qualities in this book. Great leaders are rarely born. They are created. We all can learn and with this book, you definitely will.

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership is a best-seller book that had been written by American author, speak and pastor John C. Maxwell.
The book illustrates 21 rules by how leadership is achieved and maintained in social relations. This work brings together experiences from this eminent author together with observations from history and philosophy and the world of politics.

I liked this book. It is a good self-help book for improving yourself. It is written simple, neat and precise. I did not particularly enjoy the end part of the chapters that should be practiced (probably because I listened as an Audiobook). However, I will probably re-read this book to improve my leadership abilities.

Very good and very informative. allows one to see where their strengths and weaknesses lie and work on them

For school, some laws were interesting but many were really not.
Not my cup of tea
2/5

This book breaks down a wholistic view on what it means to develop genuine leadership. The timeless principles discussed in this book will help you to grow, lead with integrity, and find ways to create a lasting legacy.

This is a good read for anyone striving to make positive change as a leader.

Each law features an example of a successful leader except for one, all were men and leaders in mostly sports or war. As a woman it was hard to relate and my interest in each example was difficult to sustain. the only female leader mentioned was mother Teresa and half as long as the stories about male leaders. This dude is out of touch and needs to rethink his audience.