Really helpful leadership principles! Will definitely re-visit this book!

Someone gifted this to me since I am a supervisor in my organization. Some interesting stories about leaders and good inspiration for improving leadership skills. Much of it was obvious and lofty, not very concrete.

A quick, easy, and yet inspiring read. While the book didn’t necessarily provide any “novel” ideas, it gave words to frustrations I’ve had with leaders in the past, and left me with a desire to do more to become a better leader myself.

My son read this in college and advised me to read it. Great book!

Quedé gratamente sorprendido con !o que postula el autor, por lo que, recomiendo su lectura

In terms of a workbook with enlightening questions and work sessions to cause one to ponder, plan, and execute the readings of the book, I can't say this one hit the mark. The questions largely felt incredibly obvious to me, and the reading sections mostly regurgitated the main book. Even the sections with encouragements to put things into practice felt either tedious or unreasonably overwhelming. No in between.

I almost feel like someone could buy this book on its own and not use it like a companion to the original book. In which case, I probably would have enjoyed it a little more instead of feeling like I was just rereading large chunks of the book over again.

I'd rate this book a G.

Extremely applicable laws with simple explanations and great examples all along the way. A powerful book with true principles that can greatly affect a leaders ability to grow and influence those around them. Highly recommend to any leader who is unsure where to grow and develop next.

ReedIII Quick Review: Traditional wisdom is boiled down into a manageable implementable list for leaders, want to be leaders, want to be better leaders and more. Many ideas distilled down into this list. Presents itself as more original and ground-breaking than it is. Clear and well written.

great repertoire on Leadership.

Pendek namun bermakna. Buku ini berisi 21 hukum kepemimpinan yang menunjukkan kualitas seorang pemimpin. Masing-masing hukum tersebut bersifat independen meskipun ada keterkaitan satu sama lain. Seseorang mungkin memahami satu hukum dengan baik, namun lemah di bidang yang lain. Menurut Maxwell, kelemahan di satu bidang akan menutupi potensi sebagai pemimpin. Demikian pula sebaliknya. Kelebihan di satu bidang akan memaksimalkan potensi kepemimpinan.

Dengan buku ini pikiran saya jadi terbuka. Kepemimpinan itu lebih luas dan bermakna dari apa yang saya bayangkan di awal. Memimpin itu bukan soal menguasai dan mempengaruhi semata, melainkan memberi nilai kepada pengikut untuk bisa terus berkembang.

Buku kerja ini baiknya dikerjakan secara sungguh-sungguh supaya ilmu yang ada sebagian besar bisa diserap. Ada pula evaluasi yang berisi pertanyaan untuk mengetahui kapabilitas memimpin. Dengan begitu bisa diketahui kelebihan dan kelemahan dalam memimpin dan ada usaha untuk meningkatkannya.

Secara keseluruhan, buku ini oke sekali.

The book was a great listen on Audible. It was narrated by Maxwell and then had an afterward where he had some prominent folks talk about their utilization of the 21 laws. There was nothing crazy or ground breaking but just solid advice and reminders on leadership. Below are the 21 laws as a reminder to myself.

The 21 laws are:

The Law of the Lid: Your leadership ability determines your level of effectiveness.

The Law of Influence: Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less. The ability to influence others to get them to do what you want/need and that they also want to do it.

The Law of Process: Leadership develops daily, not in a day. This also goes to a constant learning environment.

The Law of Navigation: Anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course. This also reminds me of management vs. leadership.

The Law of Addition: Leaders add value by serving others. Mentoring and Coaching are key components here.

The Law of Solid Ground: Trust is the foundation of leadership. Assume positive intent and request that from your subordinates and provide it back to your subordinates.

The Law of Respect: People naturally follow leaders stronger than themselves. This goes a long way. It means that even if I have to make an unpopular decision, then my subordinates will understand it.

The Law of Intuition: Leaders evaluate everything with a leadership bias.

The Law of Magnetism: Who you are is who you attract.

The Law of Connection: Leaders touch a heart before they ask for a hand. Connecting with people first is a requirement before they follow. Compliance will happen because I’m in the Army. Folks following me will happen because I connect with them.

The Law of the Inner Circle: A leader’s potential is determined by those closest to him. Like my Grandfather said: You are who you hang out with.

The Law of Empowerment: Only secure leaders give power to others. I also have to tolerate good faith mistakes and even welcome these mistakes as part of a learning/empowering environments.

The Law of Reproduction: It takes a leader to raise up a leader. Not necessarily exactly like me but the best versions of themselves a la From the Green Notebook…

The Law of Buy-In: People buy into the leader, then the vision. A solid reasoning for why we are doing what we are doing is so critical to our success. If I can’t explain it and people buy into it, then why are we doing it?

The Law of Victory: Leaders find a way for the team to win. I must lead the team to delivering what we set out to do.

The Law of the Big Mo: Momentum is a leader’s best friend. A body in motion tends to stay in motion… Staying in motion is easier than trying to get moving again.

The Law of Priorities: Leaders understand that activity is not necessarily accomplishment. I have to prioritize in an environment where everything is the top priority…

The Law of Sacrifice: A leader must give up to go up. This can mean a lot of things. My time, my personal time, my family time… where is the line? Is my Family bought into this? Have I explained it to them?

The Law of Timing: When to lead is as important as what to do and where to go. This also goes into the timeliness of decision making. I should wait as long as possible to make a decision to make sure I have all the right information, however if I make a decision too late, then it won’t matter.

The Law of Explosive Growth: To add growth, lead followers; to multiply, lead leaders. This is the explosive growth of the Engineer Regiment and the Army. I can’t grow the battalion, but I can grow leaders for the Army at the NCO, Warrant, and Officer levels.

The Law of Legacy: A leader’s lasting value is measured by succession. This goes back to the MWI’s assertion that BN CDR’s success and legacy reside on LTs that decide to stay past their initial commitment. How can I impact this?…

Very good introduction to Leadership by a renowned writer and leader. Highly recommended