Book Review : The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork

“You must have a long-range vision to keep you from being frustrated by short-range failures.”

Do you remember an instance where a failure made you hopeless and frustrated? If you can relate, dive into this book to know more about improving your life being in a team or a leader.

The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork by John C Maxwell is a self-help book that comes with 17 laws to learn to become a better team leader or member.

Book Blurb on Amazon

Learn how to build and maintain champion level teams, then lead your team to the peak level of success regardless of the field you're in.

Individual all-stars can only take you so far. Ultimately, success--whether in business, family, church, athletic teams, or any other organization--is entirely dependent on teamwork. But how does one build that team?

Leadership expert and bestselling author John C. Maxwell knows that building and maintaining a successful team is no simple task. Even people who have taken their teams to the highest level in their field have difficulty re-creating what accounted for their successes. In his practical, down-to-earth style, Maxwell shares the vital principles of team building that are necessary for success in any type of organization.

In The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork, Dr. Maxwell shows how:

• The Law of High Morale inspired a 50-year-old man who couldn't even swim to train for the toughest triathlon in the world;

• The Law of the Big Picture prompted a former US president to travel across the country by bus, sleep in a basement, and do manual labor;

• Playing by The Law of the Scoreboard enabled one web-based company to keep growing and make money while thousands of other Internet businesses failed;

• Ignoring The Law of the Price Tag caused one of the world's largest retailers to close its doors after 128 years in business;

• And much more!

Building a successful team has plagued leaders since the beginning of time. Is the key a strong work ethic? Is it “chemistry”? The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork will empower you--whether coach or player, teacher or student, CEO or non-profit volunteer--with the “how-tos“ and attitudes for building a successful team.

Review

It is an informative and explanatory book. It is a self-help book, but it does not bore you throughout. Instead, it keeps surprising you with incidents of motivation and upliftment of people in general. Every chapter has a story to tell and enlighten the readers with a new law of leadership. 

Readers will find it helpful as the author maintains information crisp and precise with examples and incidents that happened somewhere. Due to this reason, the readers will be able to connect with the book and the concrete concepts mentioned in it. Even the names of the laws will make the readers identify the meaning which makes them easy to understand. 

It appears challenging to put everything in a single book. But, the author did a commendable job by bringing in 17 laws covering every aspect of leadership to improve as a team member and leader. There is no bar to your qualification or age to choose this book as it is for all age groups. It will serve different purposes for readers at different phases of their lives.

The realization that readers will have while reading this book is that the book will promote different meanings at different phases of life. For example, an amateur will take it differently, a professional will take it in another sense, and a leader for improvement.

Key Takeaways

Summarizing 17 laws of leadership:

• It states that one is not enough.

• It states that goal is above everything including role.

• It states that designation should be as per the best of the capability.

• It states that escalation of challenge is directly proportional to teamwork demand.

• It states that weaklings need to be taken care of to protect the team.

• It states that to identify the one who makes things work for success.

• It states that vision is a crucial tool for direction and confidence.

• It states that a bad attitude is dangerous for a team.

• It states that each member should be able to count on each other.

• It states that high potential comes with a price of sacrifice and other elements.

• It states that improvement can be done by keeping a check of the team's progress.

• It states that the improvement of each member’s progress contributes to the success of the team.

• It states that a team should embrace the shared values to succeed. 

• It states communication is a key towards understanding problems and finding solutions to succeed.

• It states that leadership is something that makes two equivalent teams different.

• It states that morale makes a huge difference in the performance. 

• It states that an investment in a team compounds with time.

It is one perspective to understand the laws of leadership. To each reader, laws will remain the same but perspectives may differ.

To know what value this book holds, pick up this book, highly recommended for someone looking to thrive in a team or starting his journey to become a leader or the one with already a leader tag to improve.

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