The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

CONNECT

Nothing is more effective than sincere, accurate praise, and nothing is more lame than a cookie-cutter compliment.”

You atract who you are

The better leader you are, the better leaders you will attract

the flow of respect

When people respect you as a person, they admire you.
When they respect you as a friend, they love you.
When they respect you as a leader, they follow you

MUST BELIEVE

Character makes trust possible. And trust makes leadership possible. That is the Law of Solid Ground

how not to plan

Scott hadn’t given enough attention to the team’s other equipment either. Their clothes were so poorly designed that all of the men developed frostbite. One team member required an hour every morning just to get his boots onto his swollen, gangrenous feet. Everyone became snowblind because of the inadequate goggles Scott had supplied. On top of everything else, the team was always low on food and water. That was also due to Scott’s poor planning. The depots of supplies Scott established were inadequately stocked, too far apart, and often poorly marked, which made them very difficult to find. Because they were continually low on fuel to melt snow, everyone became dehydrated. Making things even worse was Scott’s last-minute decision to take along a fifth man, even though they had prepared enough supplies for only four