“Follow them and people will

follow you”

The 21 Irrefutable
Laws of Leadership
By John C. Maxwell
Tining is bunch of like-minded individuals selected from among Letran Calamba’s
students and employees united by their love for music. The name of the group,
‘tining”, is a Tagalog word that means calm and clear. This is the desired sound of
Tining – calm and clear voices achieved through long hours of disciplined
rehearsal. Through songs rendered a capella, Tining highlights the power of the
human voice to put into music the vibrant culture of our people. Tining’s music
prowess is recognized in the local and national music scene, and is regularly
invited to perform for the community events, such as Pasinaya of the Cultural
Center of the Philippines, the cutural festivals in the City of Calamba and the
Province of Laguna, the Siete Palabras in Sto. Domingi Church and many more.
In December 2013, Tining competed in the Sing N’ Joy Manila International
Competition and brought home the championship and a Golden Diploma award in
the Mixed Choir category which also qualities them to compete in the Interkultur
World Choir Games for the next five years.

TINING
LIVING SACRIFICE

We each have differing gifts within the body off Christ

but we are all leaders. Lead with all Diligence
-Romans 12:1-8
When there is moral rot within a nation, its
Government topples easily, but with wise and
knowledgeable leaders, there is stability.
– Proverbs 28:2
1. The Law of the Lid – Leadership Ability
Determines a Person’s Level of Effectiveness
It is a leader’s choice to change and grow
– Effective Leaders
•(True Leaders) will admit mistakes or shortcomings.
– Ineffective Leaders
•(Positional Leaders) do not acknowledge shortcomings
or mistakes for fear people will perceive them as
ineffective and/or weak.
 Lids that leaders can face
• Fear
• Impatience
• Denial
• Impulsiveness
• Deceit
• Jealousy
• Anger
• Confidence
• Lack of knowledge
• Lack of understanding
• People’s perception of them
• When a leader give up that is the end of the organization.
However, a few leaders, those with courage and humility, will
seek other leaders for help, support, and encouragement so
their lid can be lifted
 Bring the Law of the Lid to Life

• How are you with the various lids in your life?

• What is your attitude concerning them?
• Are you taking responsibility for them?
• Do you have enough humility and courage to allow a lid lifter
into your area of need?
2. The Law of Influence – The True Measure of
Leadership is Influence – Nothing More, Nothing Less

Five Myths About Leadership

1) The Management
Myth
2) The Entrepreneur
Myth
3) The Knowledge
Myth
4) The Pioneer
Myth
5) The Position
Myth
Several Factors That Make a Leader

1) Character – Who They Are

2) Relationships – Who
They Know

3) Knowledge – What
They Know

4) Intuition – What They

Feel

5) Experience – Where They’ve

Been

6) Ability – What They

Can Do
 3. The Law of Process – Leadership Develops
Daily, Not in a Day

The Phases of Leadership Growth

Phase 1: I Don’t Know What I

Don’t Know
Phase 2: I Know That I
Need to Know
Phase 3: I Know What I
Don’t Know
Phase 4: I Know and Grow and It
Starts to Show
Phase 5: I Simply Go Because of
What I Know
3. The Law of Process – Leadership Develops
Daily, Not in a Day

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No one becomes a leader overnight. Even when someone is gifted with

natural abilities, one still has to build one’s collection of leadership skills.
4. The Law of Navigation – Anyone Can Steer the
Ship, but It Takes a Leader to Chart the Course

Navigators Draw on Past

Experience

Navigators Examine the Conditions Before

Making Commitments

Navigators Listen To What Others

Have to Say

Navigators Make Sure Their Conclusions Represent

Both Faith and Fact
5. The Law of Addition – Leaders Add Value by
Serving Others

1) Truly Value
Others

2) Make Yourself More Valuable

To Others
3) Know and Relate to What
Others Value

4) Do Things That God

Values
 PEOPLE BECOME REAL LEADERS BECAUSE OF …
Relationships
Sacrifice
Character
Relevance
Vulnerability
Experience
Humility
Competence
Courage

Being in power is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you
are you aren’t
-Margaret Thatcher
6. The Law of Solid Ground – Trust Is the
Foundation of Leadership

Two Requirements to Build Trust:

o Character Communicates
Consistency
o Character
What FollowersCommunicates
want in a Leader: Respect
 Character
Competence
Compassion
Commitment
Connection
Contribution
Credibility
Courage
Confidence
 7. The Law of Respect – People Naturally
Follow Leaders Stronger Than Themselves

The Test of Respect:

1. The response of the people when the leader ask for commitment
2. The response of the people when the leader asks for Change
ƒ Top Six Ways That Leaders Gain Others’
Respect
1) Natural
Leadership Ability
2) Respect For
Others
3)
Courage
4)
Success
5)
Loyalty
6) Value Added to
Others
 8. The Law of Intuition – Leaders Evaluate
Everything with a Leadership Bias

1) Leaders Are Readers of

Their Situation
2) Leaders Are Readers
of Trends
3) Leaders Are Readers of
Their Resources
4) Leaders Are Readers
of People
5) Leaders are Readers of
Themselves

Leadership intuition is the ability of a leader to read what’s going on.

9. The Law of Magnetism – Who You Are Is Who
You Attract

Who Follow you share common ground

in several of these key areas:
• Attitude
• Generation
• Background
• Values
• Life experience
10. The Law of Connection – Leaders Touch a
Heart Before They Ask for a Hand
How do you connect with people?
1) Connect with
Yourself
2) Communicate with Openness
and Sincerity
3) Know Your
Audience
4) Live Your
Message
5) Go to Where
They Are on Them, Not
6) Focus
Yourself
7) Believe in
them
8) Give Them
Hope
11. The Law of the Inner Circle – A Leader’s
Potential Is Determined by Those Closest to Him

The Value of Raising up the People in your inner Circle

1. Potential Value
2. Positive Value
3. Personal Value
4. Production Value
5. Proven value
 12. The Law of Empowerment – Only Secure
Leaders Give Power to Others

• When leaders fail to empower others, it is usually due to three main reasons:

1) Desire for Job

Security
2) Resistance to
Change
3) Lack of Self-
Worth
 13. The Law of the Picture – People Do What
People See

• Great leaders are both highly visionary and highly practical. Their vision
helps them see beyond the immediate. They can envision what’s coming and
what must be done. Leaders possess an understanding how:
o Mission provides purpose – answering the question, Why?
o Vision provides a picture – answering the question, What?
o Strategy provides a plan – answering the question, How?
 14. The Law of Buy-In – People Buy into the
Leader, Then the Vision
As you strive to become a better example to your
followers, remember these things.

1) Followers Are Always Watching

What You Do
2) It’s Easier to Teach What’s Right Than to
Do What’s Right
3) We Should Work on Changing Ourselves Before
Trying to Improve Others
4) The Most Valuable Gift a Leader Can Give Is
Being a Good Example
 15. The Law of Victory - Leaders find a way for
the teams to win

Three factors that contribute to a team’s dedication to victory:

1) Unity of
Vision
2) Diversity of
Skills
3) A Leader Dedicated to Victory and
Raising Players to Their Potential
16. The Law of the Big Mo – Momentum Is a
Leader’s Best Friend

Truths About Momentum

is the great exaggerator makes followers perform better than they are
when absent, makes follower perform worse than they are

To Gain Momentum:
• Understand its value
• Figure out what the motivating factors are
• Remove the de-motivating factors
• Recognize and honor member
• Practice character leadership
17. The Law of Priorities – Leaders Understand
That Activity Is Not Necessarily Accomplishment

The Pareto Principle – if you focus your attention on the activities that rank in the top
20% in terms of importance, you have an 80% return on your effort. For example if you
100 customers, the top 20 will provide you 80% of your business, so focus on them.

The Three R’s – requirement, return and reward. Leaders must order
their lives according to these three questions:

1) What is
Required?
2) What Gives the Greatest
Return?
3) What Brings the Greatest
Reward?
18. The Law of Sacrifice – A Leader Must Give Up
to Go Up

1) There Is No Success
Without

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
19. The Law of Timing – When to Lead Is As
Important As What to Do and Where to Go

• Understanding
• Experience
• Maturity
• Intuition
• Confidence
• Preparation
• Decisiveness
 20. The Law of Explosive Growth – To Add
Growth, Lead Followers – To Multiply, Lead Leaders

The difference between developing leaders and developing followers:

Focus
 Followers focus on the weaknesses of people
 Leaders focus on the strength of people
Priorities
 Followers devotes attention to the bottom 20%
Leaders develops the top 20%
Attitude
Followers lift up themselves
Leaders lift up others
Expectations
Followers ask for little commitment
Leaders ask for much commitment
21. The Law of Legacy – A Leader’s Lasting Value
Is Measured by Succession

• If you desire to make an impact as a leader on a future generation, then become

highly intentional about your legacy. We have a choice about what legacy we will
leave, and we must work and be intentional to leave the legacy we want. Here’s how:

The Road to Legacy:

• Achievement comes when someone is able to do great things for himself
• Success comes when he empowers followers to do great things for him
•Significance comes when he develops to do great things with him
•Legacy comes when he raises his organization to do great things without him