Maxwell John is known to many as an American religious figure, writer, motivator and public speaker. He is the author of more than sixty books, the main topics of which are various aspects of leadership. So far, about 19 million of his books, published in fifty languages, have found their owners all over the world.
Short biography
Maxwell John at a fairly young age made a decision that became decisive for building his career: inspired by the example of his father, he became a clergyman. His leadership qualities, which he did not tire of developing, soon led him to the highest levels of the hierarchy. For 30 years, John has led churches in cities like Indiana, California, Ohio, and Florida.
However, John was much more famous for his literary work and organization of motivational events. In many countries, he is known precisely for his strongest emotional books.
John's public activities include annual appearances beforejournalists and businessmen, the military academy at West Point, and players in the National Football League. Its listeners are politicians and representatives of Fortune 500 companies.
Due to the extremely high sales of his books, Maxwell earned a place in the Amazon.com Hall of Fame, and a building belonging to Indiana Wesleyan University bears his name.
Main activities
As an active member of organizations dedicated to motivation, Maxwell John has contributed to the education of more than five million graduates of various courses. Their programs for the education and development of potential leaders are built on the principles outlined in his books. Among the merits of one of these organizations is cooperation with influential leaders of 80 countries of the world.
John Maxwell: books and their features
Literary works, published by John, describe a gradual ascent through the steps of career growth. At the same time, the principles set forth in his books are applicable not only to employees of enterprises and corporations, but also to private entrepreneurs, parishioners of churches, members of organizations and other groups.
Maxwell John insists that the definition of leadership should be considered the ability to acquire followers and the level of influence of a person. Revealing the laws of leadership, he argues that these qualities can be developed in oneself with a strong desire and will, and provides convincing evidence for this.
Practicalfocus of books
John Maxwell's books will probably appeal to most people who think about the nature of leadership. It does not matter how much literature on this topic is already in your personal library.
The principles and procedures outlined in the books are available for immediate use in a variety of areas of personal and social life. This is the most important feature that characterizes Maxwell's law. John made sure to communicate the unchanging and eternal principles of leadership in an understandable way. They have always existed, and not invented by him personally. Their effectiveness is tested by John on his own experience, and also confirmed by the stories of other successful people.
Twenty-one Laws of Leadership
"The 21 Laws of Leadership" (John Maxwell) is rightfully considered one of the most popular books by this author. Its content is conveniently organized into chapters that describe specific aspects of leadership.
It is about the qualities of a person who is able to lead other people, his values, discipline, habits and manners. However, as follows from the book, the leader's personality is not only what he himself represents, but also his environment, his activities and the results of his work.
Determining importance is assigned to the purposefulness and perseverance of a person striving to cultivate leadership qualities in himself. John argues that the key to productive progress towards the intended goal is the utmost focus and exclusion.retreats. In addition, the book reveals such a feature of the path to leadership as the need to sacrifice secondary priorities. This is described in more detail in the chapter on the eighteenth law of leadership - "The Law of the Sacrifice." The essence of this phenomenon is that the choice is made more than once. All successful leaders report that they constantly have to overcome the difficult circumstances associated with making sacrifices for the sake of what they consider important.
John Maxwell "Cultivate the Leader Within You"
Another hugely motivating book by John sets quite tough conditions for people moving to the top of leadership. Self-control, discipline, perseverance and consistency are the qualities that this work helps to develop in oneself.
An interesting feature of the book is the description of the four categories of leaders (born, trained, potential, limited) and their characteristics.
The process of developing a leader in oneself is divided by Maxwell into ten steps, the first of which is the assimilation of the definition of the concept, and the last is the development of the team.
The concept of "leadership" according to Maxwell includes several levels:
- Status.
- Approval.
- Productivity.
- Mentoring.
The most important place is given to the topic of succession, as John insists that under no circumstances will subordinates be able to raise a worthy leader. Only an experienced mentor can do this task.
