Reviews
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You by John C. Maxwell
bertwagner's review
3.0
There is some good information but it could have been summarized in less than 50 pages. Overall, the book struck me as a collection of common sense knowledge with fancy titles. A notable breakdown in the book is the lack of “how” to do the “what” that Maxwell recommends. I suppose for that, one has to sign up for one of the courses that the author brags about. Furthermore, the Notes section of the book does not provide research to support the book’s content. However, a strength of the book is the small section with questions at the end of each chapter where the readers can challenge themselves to reflect on how these concepts apply to their own situation. This is complemented by a survey tool towards the end of the book where the reader s can assess themselves on how well their leadership aligns with these 21 leadership laws. The book could have been more useful if these strengths had been used as a framework for the overall content. Apart from this, given the author’s background as a pastor, I was truly surprised that there were no Biblical leadership principles called out as such. For instance, Law No. 5, which the entire book more or less revolves around, is about servant leadership that Jesus specifically called out in the Book of Mark, Chapter 10, Verses 42-45. Read these 4 verses from the Bible and you can deduce much of Maxwell’s book.
tylercritchfield's review
1.0
I read this a few years ago for a class and just came across it and realized I never added it on here. While this book has some good principles, it just rubbed me the wrong way. My main takeaway was that the author thinks pretty highly of himself and his leadership accomplishments. Even the premise is weird to me - I wouldn't call these laws, nor are they irrefutable. If I remember right the author also seemed to measure leadership success by the size of his congregation, which seemed odd to me especially in a church setting. Perhaps this is unfairly biased seeing as it's been a while since I read it.
gianouts's review
4.0
This is great book on leadership, with excellent examples bringing it to life in a very digestable format.
ek1992's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
Three stars bc it was an easy read and relatable. I didn’t really learn anything new though and didn’t connect much with the author. So for that reason, three stars is as high as I’ll go.
itsximeross_'s review
5.0
La verdad si estoy feliz de que gracias a la escuela leí este libro. Al inicio pensé que iba a estar súper aburrido (para que mentir jsjs), pero para nada, la verdad me encantó. Creo que explica muy bien las leyes, da bastantes ejemplos, por lo cual es muy fácil de leer. Y no está nada aburrido, es fácil de leer y entender.
vuphong's review
4.0
The book talks about 21 things that you have to keep in mind to be a better leader. But it also states that we should not be intimidated by the number. No one can pass all these rules, and there is always room for improvement.
kimu's review
1.0
Summarizing this book in one word: trite. I had to read this for work. Nothing new in here.