The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Workbook: Revised & Updated [Paperback]

John C. Maxwell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 18, 2007

What would happen if a top expert with more than 40 years of leadership experience were willing to distill everything he had learned about leadership into a handful of life-changing principles just for you? It would change your life.

John C. Maxwell has done exactly that in The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. He has combined insights learned from his thirty-plus years of leadership successes and mistakes with observations from the worlds of business, politics, sports, religion, and military conflict. The result is a revealing study of leadership delivered as only a communicator like Maxwell can.

Product Details

• Paperback: 246 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson; 10 Rev Upd edition (September 18, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1418526150
• ISBN-13: 978-1418526153
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,248 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #73 in Books > Business & Investing > Management & Leadership > Leadership

More About the Author

John C. Maxwell is an internationally recognized leadership expert, speaker, coach, and author who has sold over 19 million books. Dr. Maxwell is the founder of EQUIP and the John Maxwell Company, organizations that have trained more than 5 million leaders worldwide. Every year he speaks to Fortune 500 companies, international government leaders, and organizations as diverse as the United States Military Academy at West Point, the National Football League, and the United Nations. A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Business Week best-selling author, Maxwell has written three books which have each sold more than one million copies: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Developing the Leader Within You, and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader. You can find him at JohnMaxwell.com and follow him at Twitter.com/JohnCMaxwell.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For the Leader, Follower and Lifelong Learner - a Must Read for the Boss AND Their Team!, April 20, 2009

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Erica Korman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Workbook: Revised & Updated (Paperback)

This book is a helpful and insightful peek into the lifelong process of leadership development and self improvement. As a student of many different leadership courses, workshops and seminars, I can honestly say the language and terminology of John C. Maxwell is the most applicable to everyday life. I have been an avid believer in lifelong learning but never before considered leadership as a subject that demanded lifelong learning as well.

In a detailed and succinct fashion, Maxwell outlines each one of his laws with constructive concepts and examples that are easy for anyone to understand whether you are a CEO or a student. He uses real world leaders as examples of the successful and unsuccessful leaders of not only the United States but the world; everyone from Mother Teresa to the McDonald brothers are critiqued and praised for the leadership contributions to business and societies around the world.

Maxwell also explains that in order to understand leadership, you have to understand what leadership is not. Offering a counter-definition is a critical component of recognizing leadership both as a concept and a practice. He dispels the myths and stereotypes associated with leadership including the management myth, the entrepreneur myth, the knowledge myth, the pioneer myth, the position myth and much more - but I will not detail each one for you here, you need to buy the book!

I recommend this book because I believe that everyone and anyone can be a leader in their own right - they just have to want it. What better way to get what you want then reading a book that outlines each and every step for you? This book would make a great gift for a boss to give to his/her employees for any holiday or for no occasion at all except with the goal of self improvement and developing a better team. Happy leading!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eye Opening Life Changing, December 13, 2009

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B. Fisher "GySgt Fisher" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Workbook: Revised & Updated (Paperback)

As an instructor at the Marine Corps' leadership school, I'm always reading leadership books to help with my classroom presentations. This book has changed countless Marines. Many never took the time to read leadership books, because they thought they needed to stay in battle history. After reading this, they almost always comment on how frustrated they are for having served in the Marine Corps for so long with blinders on. Many now mix leadership study in with their battle history because of Maxwell's insight and easy to read format. Semper Fi.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!, August 3, 2008

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This review is from: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Workbook: Revised & Updated (Paperback)

I'm currently taking a 7 week course through my church based on John Maxwell's dvd version of "The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership" and purchased the workbook for the weekly pre-prep reading. This is by far the best and most helpful leadership resource that I've read/taken. I highly recommend all versions.