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The Law of Influence

Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less...titles don't have much value when it comes to leading. True leadership cannot be awarded, appointed, or assigned, it comes only from influence, and that cannot be mandated. It must be earned. - John C. Maxwell

John Maxwell says, “The true meaning of leadership is influence—nothing more, nothing less.” This week’s Maxwell Leadership Bible devotions focus on the Law of Influence. Drawing from stories about Joshua, we can see a time in his life when he was less influential and ultimately how he became a man of great influence.

Interestingly, I can trace parallels between Joshua’s story and my own—particularly at the moment in time when the leadership mantle transitioned from Moses to Joshua.

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The Leadership Code

Leadership Code

Google “What makes a great leader?”, and you get “about 58,300,000 results” today! So, there are millions of leadership studies, theories, frameworks, models, and recommended best practices. But are there clear, simple answers we need for our daily work lives?

These three authors partnered to answer that question:

  • Dave Ulrich:  Business Professor from the University of Michigan and one of the ten most innovative creative and innovative management thinkers according to Fast Company
  • Norm Smallwood:  Fellow University of Michigan Business School Faculty member and Co-Founder of the RBL Group
  • Kate Sweetman:  Leadership Consultant and Former Editor at Harvard Business Review

Drawing on decades of research experience, the authors conducted extensive interviews with a variety of respected CEOs, academics, experienced executives, and seasoned consultants—and heard the same five essentials repeated again and again. These five rules became The Leadership Code.

In The Leadership Code, the authors break down great leadership into day-to-day actions, so that we can all become Out of This World Leaders.

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