21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Flashcards
One =
FUN
1. THE LAW OF THE LID
Churchill is jumping in a trampoline inside the War Room and keeps hitting his head on the ceiling (lid) which makes his top-hat and cigar crumple.
Leadership Ability Determines a Person’s Level of Effectiveness
Two =
FLU
2. THE LAW OF INFLUENCE
Churchill has 105º fever, feels horrible, but is INFLUENCING by reading “INFLUENZA” (the only poem he wrote) in a BBC radio address.
The True Measure of Leadership Is Influence – Nothing More Nothing Less
Three =
TREE
3. THE LAW OF PROCESS
Churchill grows (PROCESS) into a gigantic TREE-man over a process of 365 days (grow daily)
Leadership Develops Daily, Not in a Day
Four =
WAR
4. THE LAW OF NAVIGATION
Churchill looks at MASSIVE WALL MAP as he charts the course.
Anyone can Steer the Ship, but It Takes a Leader to Chart the Course
Five =
DIVE
5. THE LAW OF ADDITION
Churchill is in his tiny bathing suit and he DIVES into a pool of numbers and math symbols splashing on those around him (adding value)
Leaders Add Value by Serving Others
Six =
BRICKS
6. THE LAW OF SOLID GROUND
Churchill (still in his bathing suit) is now filling the pool with BRICK that say TRUST on them making it SOLID GROUND
Trust Is the Foundation of Leadership
Seven =
KEVIN
7. THE LAW OF RESPECT
KEVIN (from the Office) is impersonating Rodney Dangerfield… “I don’t get no RESPECT!!!” Churchill is dying laughing!
People Naturally Follow Leaders Stronger Than Themselves
Eight =
“MATE!”
8. THE LAW OF INTUITION
With INTUITION, Churchill beats a 10-year-old Hitler (mustache and everything) in a game of chess with his eyes closed and screams “MATE!” (as in checkmate).
Leaders Evaluate Everything with a Leadership Bias
Nine =
MINE
9. THE LAW OF MAGNETISM
Churchill has a beeping LANDMINE detector with a red and white horseshoe MAGNET on the end and he’s looking for people buried in the sand that look just like him.
Who you are is who you attract
Ten =
BEN (Big Ben)
10. THE LAW OF CONNECTION
Big BEN’s circle is in the shape of a HEART and the HANDS are reaching down to CONNECT with people.
Leaders Touch a Heart Before Ask for a Hand
Eleven =
LEAVEN (Bread/Pizza Dough)
11. THE LAW OF THE INNER CIRCLE
Churchill has a Pillsbury doughboy hat one and he’s covered in white flour. He’s taken LEAVENED bread and he’s tossing pizzas (CIRCLE). Instead of pepperoni, other leaders are on the pizzas as the toppings.
A Leader’s Potential Is Determined by Those Closest to Him
Twelve =
SHELVES
12. THE LAW OF EMPOWERMENT
Churchill is standing at bookSHELVES and grabbing lightning bolts (POWER) and throwing them to the leaders on the pizzas.’’
Only Secure Leaders Give Powers to Others
Thirteen =
THIRST-ING
13. THE LAW OF THE PICTURE
A THIRSTY flip-top head Churchill pours a PITCHER of brandy down his gullet making a mess all around him.
People Do What People See
Fourteen =
POUR MACHINE
14. THE LAW OF BUY-IN
Churchill is now a soda vending MACHINE and his mouth is a coin slot. People are putting money into his mouth and instead of soda, EYEBALLS (VISION) are falling out of the spigot because they BOUGHT into him.
People Buy into the Leader, Then the Vision
Fifteen =
LIF-TING
15. THE LAW OF VICTORY
Churchill is LIFTING a trophy in VICTORY with one hand and holding the famous V-sign with the other.
Leaders Find a Way for the Team to Win
