LEADERSHIP
101

LEADERSHIP
101

WHAT EVERY LEADER NEEDS TO KNOW

JOHN C. MAXWELL

Copyright © 2002 by Maxwell Motivation, Inc.,
a Georgia Corporation

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Portions of this book were previously published in Becoming a Person of
Influence, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, The 21 Indispensable
Qualities of a Leader, and Developing the Leader Within You.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication

Maxwell, John C., 1947–
Leadership 101 / John C. Maxwell.
p. cm.
ISBN 13: 978-0-7852-6419-4
1. Leadership. I. Title: Leadership one hundred one. II. Title.
HM1261 .M3897 2002
303.3'4—dc21
2002009572

Printed in the United States of America

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CONTENTS

Why Leadership 101?

PART 1: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LEADER

1: Why Should I Grow as a Leader?

2: How Can I Grow as a Leader?

PART 2: THE TRAITS OF A LEADER

3: How Can I Become Disciplined?

4: How Should I Prioritize My Life?

5: How Do I Develop Trust?

6: How Can I Effectively Cast Vision?

PART 3: THE IMPACT OF A LEADER

7: Why Is Influence Important?

8: How Does Influence Work?

9: How Can I Extend My Influence?

10: How Can I Make My Leadership Last?

About the Author

WHY LEADERSHIP 101?

Welcome to Leadership 101. You may be wondering why I’m doing another book on leadership. Let me tell you a story that will explain how Leadership 101 came about and why we’re doing it.

Every year I am invited to speak to the employees of Thomas Nelson Publishers in Nashville, Tennessee, and I am delighted to do it. I consider my publishers to be partners with me, and for a decade Thomas Nelson has been a good partner.

During my most recent visit, I got to speak to all of the publisher’s employees, from presidents to warehouse workers, and I explained to them why I write books. I do it because I want to help people be successful. And I believe that to be a success in life, a person needs to be able to master skills in four areas: Relationships, Equipping, Attitude, and Leadership. Those are the four subjects I write books about, and that’s why I say that anyone can be a REAL success.

After I was done speaking, Mike Hyatt, the publisher of Thomas Nelson, and Pete Nikolai, the vice president of backlist development, came up to me and said, “John, people are always asking for small books that they can read in one sitting. You really ought to do a short easy-to-read book on each of those subjects. And you should start with the subject that put your books on The New York Times and BusinessWeek bestsellers ...