The 21 irrefutable laws of leadership

The ability to lead is the "lid" that determines a person's effectiveness. The lower an individual's ability to lead, the lower the lid on his poten- tial. The better a person is at leading, the higher the lid on his potential for achievement.

• Law of solid ground

• Law of the lid

• Law of process

• Law of navigation

If you don't have influence, you will never be able to lead others. True leadership cannot be appointed or assigned.

• Law of process

• Law of legacy

• Law of influence

• Law of navigation

Becoming a leader is like investing in the stock market. If you try to make a fortune in a day, you won't succeed.

• Law of the lid

• Law of navigation

• Law of process

• Law of magnetism

Leaders who navigate control the direction in which they and their people travel. But they do more than that.

• Law of addition

• Law of solid ground

• Law of navigation

• Law of intuition

Leadership is about advancing others, not about advancing yourself.

The critical question is this: Are you making things better for the people who follow you?

• Law of addition

• Law of respect

• Law of the lid

• Law of connection

Trust is the most important thing a leader must engender. A leader builds trust by consis- tently exemplifying competence, connection, and character.

• Law of navigation

• Law of addition

• Law of process

• Law of solid ground

If you want to measure how much respect you have as a leader, look at whom you attract. Then see how people respond when you ask for commitment or a change.

• Law of magnetism

• Law of addition

• Law of solid ground

• Law of respect

Leaders look at the world in an unusual way. They possess leadership intuition that informs

everything they do.

• Law of the picture

• Law of intuition

• Law of connection

• Law of the inner circle

Effective leaders are always on the lookout for good people. They carry around a mental list

of what kind of people they would like to have in their organization.

• Law of magnetism

• Law of intuition

• Law of connection

• Law of addition

You can't move people to action unless you first move them with emotion. The stronger the connection you forge with followers, the more likely they will be to want to help you.

• Law of connection

• Law of sacrifice

• Law of the lid

• Law of legacy