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LAW # 1 |
The law of the lid: leadership ability is the lid that determines a person's level of efectiveness. |
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LAW # 2 |
The law of Influence, leadership is influence nothing more, nothing less |
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What are the 5 myths about leadership |
1)The management myth: lead/manage not same. Title can buy time to either increase influence or undermine it. 2)The Entrepreneur Myth: They are not always leaders 3)The Knowledge Myth: not all who possess knowledge are leaders 4)Pioneer Myth: being first isnt always the same as leading 5) Position Myth: leadership is not based on position.
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Law #3 |
The Law of Process: leadership develops daily, not in a day. |
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In the law of process, the author stated that successful leaders are ....... |
Learners, the learrning process is ongoing, a result of self discipline and perseverance. |
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What are the 4 phases of leadership growth |
1) I don't know what I dont know: fail to recognize the value of leadership 2) I know what I dont know: Realize what we need to learn how to lead 3) I grow and know and it starts to show: development of leadership starts to show 4) I Simply go because of what I know: ability to lead becomes automatic |
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Law #4: |
The Law of Navigation: Anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course. |
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Before leaders take their people on a journey, they go through a process in order to give the trip the best chance of being a sucess. |
- Nav. draw on past experiances - Nav. listen to what others have to say: leaders dont know everything must gather info - Nav. examine the conditions before making the commitment : balance optimism and realism. |
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In Law #4 what does the acyromn PLAN AHEAD stand for |
P - predetermine a course of action L - Lay out your goals A - Adjust your priorities N - Notify key personnel.
A -Allow time for acceptance H- Head into action E - Expect Problems A - Alway point to successes D - Daily review your plan |
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What are the major barriers to successful planning (FiUL) |
FiUL - Fear of change - ignorance - Uncertainty about the future - Lack of imagination |
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Law # 5 |
The law of Addition: Leaders add value by serving others. |
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All relationships either ..... |
Add to or subtract from a person's life, are you making things better for the people who follow you. |
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What percentage of subtracters do so unintetionally, and what percent of people who add value do so intentionally. |
90% and 90 % |
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4 Guidlines for Adding Value to others |
1) We add value to others when we truly value others 2) We add value to others when we make ourselves more valuable to others 3) We add value to others when we know and relate to what others value. 4) We add value to others when we do things that God values. |
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Law #6 : |
The law of solid ground: Trust is the foundation of leadership. Trust is the most important thing for a leader. |
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A leader develops trust by consistenly exemplifying these 3 things: (3 C's) |
1) competence 2) connection 3) character |
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What are the most important things that character communicates: |
1) Consistency: leaders with inner strength can be counted on day after day 2) Potentional: weak character is limiting. 3) Respect: earn respect by making sound decisions, admitting mistakes, putting thier employees and org ahead of their personnel agendas. |
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No leader can break trust with his people and expect to ....... |
Keep influencing them, trust is the foundation of leadership. |
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Law #7 |
The law of respect: People naturally follow leaders stronger than themselves. |
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What are the top 6 ways that leaders gain respect? |
1) Natrual ability: all leaders are not created equal 2) Respect for others: All leadership is voluntary. 3) Courage: Good leaders do whats right even at the risk of failure 4) Success: 5) Loyalty: leaders stick with the team until the job is done. 6) Add value to others: greatest source of respect comes from adding value to others. |
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2 things you can do to measure how much respect you have as a leader |
1) look at who you attract
2) see how people respond when you ask for commitment. |
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Law # 8 |
The law of intuition: leaders evaulate everything from a leadership bias. |
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Leaders are readers of their situation, they know the situation before they have all the facts |
- leaders are readers of trends: they must think years or decades ahead. - Leaders are readers of resources: Maximize assets and resources for the org. - Leaders are readers of people: sense whats happening among people. - Leaders are readers of themselves: must know their own strengths and weaknesses. |
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3 Levels of leadership intuition. The 3 N's!!! |
1- Those who naturally understand leadership
2- Those who can nurture leadership: leadership can be learned by these people.
3- Those who will Never understand leadership: no interest in developing leadership. |
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Law #9 |
The Law of Magnetism: Who you are is who you attract. (skyline church example musicians v leaders) |
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Good leaders know that the secret to their success it is to staff...... |
Their weaknesses, they can then focus on their strengths. |
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You and the people who follow you share common ground on these key areas: |
- Attitude- positive and neg do not attract - Generation-attract others same age - Background - - Values - similar values. - Energy- high vs low energy -Giftedness - people are attracted to excellence and talent. -Leadership ability- similar to you |
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Law # 10 |
The law of Connection: Leaders touch a heart before they ask for a hand |
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Guidelines for connecting: |
1- Connect w/ yourself 2- Communicate with openness and sincerity 3- Know your audiance 4- Live your message 5- Go to where they are 6- Focus on them not yourself 7- Believe in them 8- Offer direction. |
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who's job is it to initiate connection with people employee or leader ? |
Leaders who obey the law of connection are always initiators. people dont care how much you know till they know how much you care. |
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LAW # 11 |
The law of the inner circle: a leaders potential is determined by those closest to him. leaders do not succeed alone. |
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No one person can do all 21 things well. To practice the law of the inner circle you must be |
Intentional in your relationship building.. do not surround yourself only with people who are like you. |
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Ask the following questions about your inner circle. |
- Do they have high influence with others - Do they bring complimentary gifts to the table - Do they hold a strategic position in the org. - Do they add value to me and to the org. - Do they positivley impact other inner circle members. |
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LAW # 12 |
The law of empowerment: only secure leaders give power to others. to lead others well you must help them reach thier potential. |
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3 reasons leaders fail to empower people |
1) Desire for job security - fear if they help others they will become dispensible.
2) Resistance to change- empowerment brings change, true leader must embrace it.
3) Lack of self-worth - self conscious people are rarely good leaders. cant give power because they feel they have no power to give. |
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What is the main ingredient for empowering people |
A high belief in people, if you believe in others they will believe in themselves. |
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LAW # 13 |
The law of the picture: People do, what people see. |
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Mission provides ________
Vision provides ___________
Strategy provides _____________ |
1) Purpose - the why
2) Picture - the what
3) Plan - the how |
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Things a leader must remember to improve as an example to subordinates |
1 - Followers are always watching you. 2 - It's easier to teach whats right than to do whats right. 3 - Change ourselves before others 4 - Most valuable gift a leader can give is being a good example: leaders who lead from the front |
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LAW # 14: |
The Law of Buy in: People buy into the leader then the vision. People follow leaders who promote causes they believe in. |
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What happens when followers dont like the leader. |
They look for another leader, only time they follow a leader they don't like is when he has leverage (punative .....ect). |
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When followers don't like the leader but like the vision they |
Find another leader. |
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when followers dont like the vision but like the leaders they .... |
Change the vision. |
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When followers like the vision and the leader |
They get behind both (Ghandi) |
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LAW # 15 |
The law of victory: leaders find a way for the team to win. they do not accept defeat. |
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3 components of the law of victory are... |
1) unity of vision Teams succeed only when unified vision, regardless of talent/potential. 2) Diversity of skills
3) Leader committed to victory and raising players to their potential. Leaders have no plan B that is why they keep fighting. |
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LAW # 16 |
The Law of the Big MO: Momentum is the leaders best friend, if you can't get things going you will not succeed. |
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Things you need to know about momentum |
1 - Momentum is the great exaggerator 2 - Momentum makes leaders look better than they are 3 - Momentum helps followers perform better than they are 4 - Momentum is easier to steer than to start. 5 - Momentum is the most powerful change agent. 6 - Momentum is the leaders responsibility. 7- Momentum begins inside the leader |
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LAW # 17 |
The law of priorities: leaders understand that activiy is not necessarily accomplishment. |
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What are the 3 reasons leaders do not practice the law of prioritizing? |
1 - when we are busy we naturally believe that we are acheving but business doesnt not equal productivity. 2 - Prioritizing means thinking ahead which is hard work 3 - causes us to do things that are the least uncomfortable and sometimes painful. |
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What are the 3 R's |
1) What is required - what is required of us that no one else can do
2) What give the greatest return: work in the areas of your greatest strength.
3) What brings the greatest rewards: Life is too short not to do things you love. |
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LAW # 18 |
The Law of Sacrafice: A leader must give up to go up, the heart of good leadership is sacrifice. |
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Things you need to know about the Law of Sacrifice |
1 - there is no success without sacrifice
2 - Leaders are often asked to give up more than others.
3 - You must keep giving up to stay up.
4 - The higher the level of leadership the greater the sacrifice. |
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LAW # 19 |
The Law of timing: When to lead is as important as what to do and where to go. Timing is often the difference between success and failure. |
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Every time a leader makes a move there are really only 4 outcomes |
1) The wrong action at the wrong time leads to disaster 2) The right action at the wrong times brings resistance 3) The wrong action at the right time is a mistake 4) the right action at the right time results in success. |
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LAW # 20 |
The Law of explosive growth: to add growth, lead followers to mutiply , lead leaders. |
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Leaders who develop leads want to be |
Succeeded |
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Leaders who develop leaders develop the |
The top 20 % |
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Leaders who develop leaders focus on ... |
Strength |
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Leaders who develp leaders treat individuals |
differently. |
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Leaders who develop leaders invest |
Time in others |
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Leaders who develop leaders grow |
by mutiplication |
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Leaders who develop leaders impact people |
beyond their reach. |
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3 reasons its hard to develop leaders: |
1) Leaders are hard to find 2) Leaders are hard to gather 3) Leaders are hard to lead. |
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Only 1 in __ leaders is able to blossom without the help of another leader. |
10 |
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LAW 21 |
Law of Legacy: a leaders value is measured by succession. A life sentence, how you want to be remembered. |
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How to leave the legacy you want |
1) know the legacy you want to leave 2) Live the legacy you want to leave 3) Choose who will carry on the legacy 4) make sure you pass the baton. |
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Law#1 Example (Law of the Lid) |
McDonald's and Apple |
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Law #2 Example (Law of Influence) |
Mother Teresa and Abe Lincoln |
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Law #3 Example (Law of Process) |
Anne Scheiber, Larry Bird, FDR |
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Law #4 Example (Law of Navigation) |
Anartica journey (Amundsen-good, Robert Fallon Scott-bad) |
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Law #5 Example (Law of Addition) |
Chic-Fil-A, Costco CEO, Expanding a church |
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Law #6 Example (Law of Solid Ground) |
JFK and McNamara during Vietnam War |
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Law #7 Example (Law of Respect) |
Harriet Tubman, Michael Jordan/Phil Jackson, Basketball coach from Univ of North Carolina Dean Smith who produced Jordan |
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Law #8 Example (Law of Intuition) |
Author's wife (Margaret) and her knowing about clothing, Apple again (Jobs intuitively knew what to do when Apple called him back. he took action and changed leadership/fired ppl, refocused company, made strategic alliance with Bill Gates. |
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Law #9 Example (Law of Magnetism) |
Author's church colleague Skyline Church |
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Law #10 Example (Law of Connection) |
George Bush 9/11 vs Katrina, SWA Bosses Ad |
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Law #11 Example (Law of the Inner Circle) |
Lance Armstrong & author's wife |
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Law #12 Example (Law of Empowerment) |
Henry Ford's failure. Remember, to keep others down, u have to get down with them! |
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Law #13 Example (Law of the picture) |
Band of Brothers |
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Law #14 Example (Law of the Buy-in) |
Judith (entrepreneur/start up companies) and Ghandi |
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Law #15 Example (Law of Victory) |
Brithish PM Winston Churchill against Hitler. Churchll enlisted the help of FDR (a proven leader. Also, SW Airlines - Herb (also in law of connection) |
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Law #16 Example (Law of the Big Mo) |
Lucas sold to Jobs, became Pixar. Also, Stand and Deliver Jaime Escalante @Garfield HS in East L.A. |
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Law #17 Example (Law of Priorities) |
The Pareto Principle (80/20 rule). 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. Also, Welch at G.E. Remember Priorities/ParetoPrinciple |
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Law #18 Example (Law of Sacrifice) |
MLK, Sports teams don't win back-to-back, auctions, Condi Rice |
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Law #19 Example (Law of Timing) |
The timing of New Orleans Katrina evacuations, then the Superdome fiasco, Battle of Gettysburg |
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Law #20 Example (Law of Explosive Growth) |
Author's E.Q.U.I.P. non-profit (Encouraging Qualities Undeveloped In People), million leader mandate |
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Law #21 Example (Law of Legacy) |
"Life's Sentence" developed/popularized by Clare Boothe Luce |
