John C. Maxwell, The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork: Embrace Them and Empower Your Team. Thomas Nelson, 2001.
- Maxwell, 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork Workbook
- Maxwell, 17 Indisputable Qualities of a Team Player
Referenced in:
- Ministry Teams
- Leadership Development Through Life Effectiveness
- John Maxwell Leadership Library —Inspiring Leadership
- Empowering Leadership
Brief Intro to Maxwell
John Maxwell is perhaps the most widely-read author on leadership and life-effectiveness today. LifeandLeadership.com cross-lists Maxwell’s writings under different categories:
- Inspiring Leadership — Maxwell is a strong leader in his own right, and equips people to exercise leadership that brings out the best in others.
- Leadership and Life-Effectiveness — In a manner similar to many authors in the success genre, Maxwell presents his insights in terms of what it means to lead a more productive life.
Each of his volumes makes a solid contribution to literature on these subjects, but with so many titles, it is often hard to know where to start. The LifeandLeadership.com Ministry Resource Guide on the John Maxwell Leadership Library may help readers understand the unique value of each of his works, and how each relates to the others.
Observations on 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork
Below is a brief sketch of the seventeen laws that are developed more fully in this book:
1. The Law of Significance: One Is Too Small a Number to Achieve Greatness
2. The Law of the Big Picture: The Goal is More Important Than the Role
3. The Law of the Niche: All Players Have a Place Where They Add the Most Value
4. The Law of the Great Challenge (“Mount Everest”): As the Challenge Escalates, the Need for Teamwork Elevates
5. The Law of the Chain: The Strength of the Team Is Impacted by Its Weakest Link
6. The Law of the Catalyst: Winning Teams Have Players Who Make Things Happen
7. The Law of the Vision (“Compass”): Vision Gives Team Members Direction and Confidence
8. The Law of the Bad Apple: Rotten Attitudes Ruin a Team
9. The Law of Countability: Teammates Must Be Able to Count on Each Other When It Counts
10. The Law of the Price Tag: The Team Fails to Reach Its Potential When It Fails to Pay the Price
11. The Law of the Scoreboard: The Team Can Make Adjustments When It Knows Where It Stands
12. The Law of the Bench: Great Teams Have Great Depth
13. The Law of Identity: Shared Values Define the Team
14. The Law of Communication: Interaction Fuels Action
15. The Law of the Edge: The Difference Between Two Equally Talented Teams Is Leadership
16. The Law of High Morale: When You’re Winning, Nothing Hurts
17. The Law of Dividends: Investing in the Team Compounds Over Time
From the Publisher
Everyone who works with people is realizing that the old autocratic method of leadership simply doesn’t work. The way to win is to build a great team.
John C. Maxwell has been teaching the benefits of leadership and team building for years. Now he tackles the importance of teamwork head on, writing about teamwork being necessary for every kind of leader, and showing how team building can improve every area of your life.
Written in the style of the bestseller The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, this new book not only contains laws that you can count on when it comes to getting people to work together, but it tells them in such a way that you can start applying them to your own life today. And it’s illustrated with great stories of team leaders—and team breakers—from history, business, the church, and sports.
About the Author
In 1985, John Maxwell founded The INJOY Group, a collection of three distinct companies that employ 200 people and provide resources and services that help people reach their personal and leadership potential. In addition to building a successful organization, John has authored more than thirty books, including the New York Times best sellers The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and Failing Forward.
Called the nation’s foremost expert on leadership, John was born in central Ohio five and a half decades ago. He credits his excellent leadership instincts and his early leadership training to his father, Melvin Maxwell, whom he followed into the ministry. For over twenty-five years, John led churches in Indiana, Ohio, and California.
In 1995, John began dedicating himself full-time to writing, speaking, and consulting. Each year he speaks live to more than 350,000 people. Known as a dynamic communicator, he is in high demand on the topic of leadership, and he speaks to many American corporations and entrepreneurial organizations. He also is a popular speaker for churches, non-profits, sports organizations, and television programs. In addition, he dedicates time each year to teaching leadership internationally.
John has earned bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees and has also received five honorary doctorates. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife of over thirty years and enjoys spending time with his two grown children and his grandchildren.
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See Other Resources on Ministry Staff, Teams:
- Ministry Staff, Ministry Teams – Intro
- Ministry Teams, General Resources
- Ministry Teams – Staff and Leadership Teams
- Ministry Teams – Congregational Ministry Teams
- Personnel, Ministerial Evaluation
- See also the extensive section on using the DISC Personality Profile for Ministry Team-Building
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