The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,
John Maxwell, Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1998 Steven R. Covey, Simon & Schuster, 1989;
For Wilson High School Leadership Group 7 Habits of...Families, SRC , Golden Books, NYC, 1997
Peter J. Jessen, December 1998 7 Habits of...Teens, Fireside, NYC, 1998
Maxwell: The Law of: Covey's Habits
1. THE LID: Leadership ability determines a person's level of effectiveness. 2
2. INFLUENCE: The true measure of leadership is influence. 6
3. PROCESS: Leadership develops daily, not in a day. 7
4. NAVIGATION: Anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader 3
to chart the course.
5. E.F. HUTTON: When the real leader speaks, people listen. 5
6. SOLID GROUND: Trust is the foundation of leadership. 1
7. RESPECT: People naturally follow leaders stronger than themselves. 4
8. INTUITION: Leaders evaluate everything with a leadership bias. 7
9. MAGNETISM: Who you are is who you attract. 2
10. CONNECTION: Leaders touch a heart before they ask for a hand. 5
11. THE INNER CIRCLE: A leader's potential is determined by those 6
closest to him.
12. EMPOWERMENT: Only secure leaders give power to others. 6
13. reproduction: It takes a leader to raise up a leader. 1
14. BUY-IN: People buy into the leader, then the vision. 2
15. VICTORY: Leaders find a way for the team to win. 4
16. THE BIG MO: Momentum is a leader's best friend. 1
17. PRIORITIES: Leaders understand that activity is not 2
necessarily accomplishment.
18. SACRIFICE: A leader must give up to go up. 3
19. TIMING: When to lead is as important as what to do and where to go. 5
20. EXPLOSIVE GROWTH: To add growth, lead followers -- to multiply, lead leaders 6
21. legacy: A leader's lasting value is measured by succession. 6
Covey's 7 Habits:
Habit 1: Be Proactive [rather than reactive] Maxwells 6, 13, 16
Habit 2: Begin With The End In Mind Maxwells 1, 9, 14, 17
Habit 3: Put First Things First Maxwells 4, 18
Habit 4: Think Win-Win Maxwells 7, 15
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood Maxwells 5, 10, 19
Habit 6: Synergize Maxwells 2, 11, 12, 20, 21
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw Maxwells 3, 4, 8,
Use the "21" & the "7") to empower yourself/each other via the presence you have which you make as a present(tation) to others in responsibly negotiating (collaborating) to proactively get to yes:
Edwin Friedenberg: non-anxious presence (in Generation to Generation)
Henri Nouwen: non-judgmental presence
Nathaniel Branden: Taking Responsibility: Self-Reliance and the Accountable Life
Irving Goffman: presentation of self (in The Presentation of Self In Everyday Life)
Roger Fisher & William Uri; yes (in Getting to Yes: Getting Agreements Without Giving In, 2nd Ed.
Wisdom Literature: presence of love/kindness/justice/humility/character/courage/ serving/empowering