The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

Follow Them and People Will Follow You

Despite his popularity, I have consciously avoided Maxwell’s work for his titles smell smack of those corny self-help books.

My foray into the John Maxwell series only started with my previous book review of Leadership 101. I was pleasantly surprised as his works are more towards business and management instead of self-help baloney. After taking in the condensed version of this title, the most natural progression was to read the actual 21 laws itself.

Despite his profession as a preacher, Maxwell’s narrative style surprisingly will not put you to sleep. Each chapter comprises of generous doses of anecdotes, historical accounts and personal experiences. These include real time stories of business gurus like Jack Welch to military leaders such a Collin Powel and George Patton and on to sporting legends such as Michael Jordan.

Each of these personalities has a unique quality that makes each of them a leader in his own field. Digesting each one of this as a lesson will go very far in one’s personal development as a leader.

I particularly enjoyed the Law of the Lid which I found to be undeniably true.