21 Irrefutable Laws of
Leadership
About the Laws
•The laws can be learned
•The laws can stand alone
•The laws carry some consequences
•The laws are the foundation of leadership
21 Irrefutable Laws of
Leadership
The Law of the Lid
Leadership Ability Determines a Person’s Level of
Effectiveness
•To apply the Law of the Lid take four steps:
•List some of your major goals that require
cooperation from others
•Assess your leadership skills
•Ask others to rate your leadership on a scale of 1-
10
•Compare with your own assessment, then ask
how willing you are to grow in the area of
leadership.
The Law of Influence
The True Measure of Leadership is Influence
– Nothing More, Nothing Less.
•5 myths about leadership
–The Management Myth
–The Entrepreneur Myth
–The Knowledge Myth
–The Pioneer Myth
–The Position Myth
The Law of Influence
•To apply the Law of Influence, take three
steps:
–Ask which of the 5 myths you’ve believed in the past
and what must you change about your current thinking
to improve as a leader?
–What do you usually rely upon to persuade people to
follow you?
–Volunteer to work with an organization and use that as
a platform to practice your leadership skills through
influence.
The Law of Process
Leadership Develops Daily, Not in a Day.
•The 5 phases of growth:
–You don’t know what you don’t know
