The 21 Most Powerful Minutes in a Leader's Day: Revitalize Your Spirit and Empower Your Leadership

by John C. Maxwell

Overview

While a few people appear to be born leaders, the ability to lead is actually a collection of skills, nearly all of which can be learned and sharpened. Based on his New York Times bestseller The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, author John C. Maxwell presents a daily plan to help you grow as a leader in your personal, professional, and spiritual life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780785289272
Publisher:	Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date:	09/16/2007
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	1,058,804
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.45(h) x 0.94(d)

About the Author

John C. Maxwell is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, coach, and speaker who has sold more than 33 million books in fifty languages. He has been identified as the #1 leader in business and the most influential leadership expert in the world. His organizations - the John Maxwell Company, The John Maxwell Team, EQUIP, and the John Maxwell Leadership Foundation - have translated his teachings into seventy languages and used them to train millions of leaders from every country of the world. A recipient of the Horatio Alger Award, as well as the Mother Teresa Prize for Global Peace and Leadership from the Luminary Leadership Network, Dr. Maxwell influences Fortune 500 CEOs, the presidents of nations, and entrepreneurs worldwide. For more information about him visit JohnMaxwell.com.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	ix
	Introduction	xi
1.	The Law of The Lid: Leadership Ability Determines a Person's Level of Effectiveness	1
2.	The Law of Influence: The True Measure of Leadership Is Influence--Nothing More, Nothing Less	17
3.	The Law of Process: Leadership Develops Daily, Not in a Day	35
4.	The Law of Navigation: Anyone Can Steer the Ship, but It Takes a Leader to Chart the Course	49
5.	The Law of E. F. Hutton: When the Real Leader Speaks, People Listen	65
6.	The Law of Solid Ground: Trust Is the Foundation of Leadership	81
7.	The Law of Respect: People Naturally Follow Leaders Stronger than Themselves	99
8.	The Law of Intuition: Leaders Evaluate Everything with a Leadership Bias	117
9.	The Law of Magnetism: Who You Are Is Who You Attract	133
10.	The Law of Connection: Leaders Touch a Heart Before They Ask for a Hand	151
11.	The Law of the Inner Circle: A Leader's Potential Is Determined by Those Closest to Him	169
12.	The Law of Empowerment: Only Secure Leaders Give Power to Others	189
13.	The Law of Reproduction: It Takes a Leader to Raise Up a Leader	205
14.	The Law of Buy-in: People Buy In to the Leader, Then the Vision	223
15.	The Law of Victory: Leaders Find a Way for the Team to Win	241
16.	The Law of the Big Mo: Momentum Is a Leader's Best Friend	259
17.	The Law of Priorities: Leaders Understand That Activity Is Not Necessarily Accomplishment	279
18.	The Law of Sacrifice: A Leader Must Give Up to Go Up	297
19.	The Law of Timing: When to Lead Is as Important as What to Do and Where to Go	315
20.	The Law of Explosive Growth: To Add Growth, Lead Followers--To Multiply, Lead Leaders	333
21.	The Law of Legacy: A Leader's Lasting Value Is Measured By Succession	351
	Conclusion	368