The 7 Most Powerful Laws of Leadership

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The 7 Most Powerful Laws of Leadership

• Paul O. Roussel, CPP
• Director of Loss Prevention Services
• Goodwill Industries of North Louisiana

From the book, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of
Leadership By Dr. John C. Maxwell
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The Law of Influence

• The True Measure Leadership is Influence
• Nothing More - Nothing less

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The Law of Influence

• 5 Myths about Leadership
• The Management Myth
• The Entrepreneur Myth
• The Knowledge Myth
• The Pioneer Myth
• The Position Myth

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The Law of Influence

• Leadership is. . .
• Character. . .Who they are
• Relationships. . .Who they know
• Knowledge. . .What they know
• Intuition. . .What they feel

• Experience. . .Where theyve been
• Past Success. . .What theyve done
• Ability. . .What they can do

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The Law of Addition

• Leaders Add Value by Serving Others

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The Law of Addition

• Adding Value, Changing Lives
• We add Value to others when we. . .Truly value
  others
• We add Value to others when we. . .Make ourselves
  more valuable to others
• We add Value to others when we. . .Know and
  relate to what others value
• We add Value to others when we. . . Do things
  that God Values

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The Law of Magnetism

• Who you are is Who you Attract!

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The Law of Magnetism

• Where do we match up?
• Generation
• Attitude
• Background
• Values

• 5. Energy
• 6. Giftedness
• 7. Leadership Ability

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The Law of Empowerment

• Only Secure Leaders give Power to Others!

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The Law of Empowerment

• Barriers to Empowerment
• The 1 Barrier to Empowerment Desire for Job
  Security
• The 2 Barrier to Empowerment Resistance to
  Change
• The 3 Barrier to Empowerment Lack of Self-worth

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The Law of the Picture!

• People Do what People See!

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The Law of the Picture

• Mission provides the purpose answering the
  question, Why?
• Vision provides a picture answering the
  question, What?
• Strategy provides a plan answering the
  question, How?

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The Law of the Picture

• Modeling insights for Leaders
• Followers Are always watching what you do
• Its easier to teach whats right than to do
  whats right
• We should work on changing ourselves before
  trying to improve others
• The most valuable gift a leader can give is being
  a good example

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The Law of the Sacrifice

• A leader must give up to go up!

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The Law of the Sacrifice

• Sacrifice is the Heart of Leadership
• There is no success without Sacrifice
• Leaders are often asked to give up more than
  others
• You must keep giving up to stay up
• The higher the level of Leadership, the greater
  the sacrifice

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The Law of Legacy

• A leaders lasting value is measured by succession

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The Law of Legacy

• Developing your Leadership Legacy
• Know the legacy you want to leave
• Live the legacy you want to leave
• Choose who will carry on your legacy
• Make sure you pass the baton