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What is the Law of Respect? What does it take to earn respect as a leader?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Law of Respect is the seventh law of leadership put forward by John C. Maxwell. It is natural to follow someone you see as stronger than you. If the leader is deemed weaker in some way, they won’t be as respected and people don’t follow people they don’t respect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading to learn about Maxwell’s Law of Respect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Respect Is the Cornerstone of Leadership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

By nature, people follow those who are more skilled than they are. When this principle is applied to leadership, it translates to: people will follow the person whose leadership they respect most<\/strong>. Even other leaders will follow another leader, if the other leader is stronger. And the better of a leader you are, the more easily you can assess the leadership ability of others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are several ways to gain respect (and therefore followers): <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Possess leadership ability. <\/strong>If you\u2019re not lucky enough to be born with it, develop it (see Law #3, leaders develop over time). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cb Pitfall alert! Natural talent isn\u2019t enough to truly excel. The five factors below are also required to reach your full leadership potential<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Respect others<\/strong>, particularly those who are lower than you on the totem pole. In turn, they\u2019ll respect you back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Be brave. <\/strong>Do what needs to be done even if you might fail, you might be criticized, or it\u2019s dangerous. A leader\u2019s bravery gives followers hope. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Show your successes. <\/strong>Followers respect accomplishments and past successes, and follow because they want to be part of the next success. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Be loyal. <\/strong>Even when things are going wrong, stick with the project and your team. \u25cf Serve others. <\/strong>See Law #5, leaders serve others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To assess whether or not you\u2019re respected: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Consider your followers<\/strong>. What\u2019s their base level of skill? Your people follow you because you\u2019re more skilled (in leadership or otherwise) than they are, so if they\u2019re high-caliber, so are you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Ask for commitment. <\/strong>Do your followers give it? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cb For example, if you ask your employees to work long hours to get a job done, will they do it? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Ask for change. <\/strong>Do your followers embrace it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re not respected, your followers will make excuses, avoid doing what you\u2019ve asked, challenge you, or leave. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If people aren\u2019t following you, it may not only <\/em>be because you lack respect\u2014it could also be because they\u2019re stronger leaders than you<\/strong>. Even if you have a great vision or plan, you\u2019re not going to be able to take charge of people who are better at leadership than you are. It\u2019s very rare that a strong leader will choose to follow a weaker leader. In those cases, it\u2019s typically out of respect <\/em>for past accomplishments, or because of hierarchy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example of a Failed Application of the Law: Free Agency\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

These examples about free agency demonstrate a lack of loyalty: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Professional athletes who switch teams every time someone offers them a better deal aren\u2019t respected by their teammates or coaches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf CEOs who bail out after negotiating high severance packages aren\u2019t respected by their coworkers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example of a Successful Application of the Law: Harriet Tubman <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Harriet Tubman had a lot of things working against her. She started life as a slave, suffered a serious head injury as a child, was a woman and an African American at a time when neither was respected, was uneducated, and was physically unimposing. None of these things particularly commanded respect. However, Tubman knew how to use the Law of Respect\u2014she was brave, loyal, and served others<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1849, Tubman fled slavery with the help of the Underground Railroad, a network of people who helped slaves escape the South. Once she was out, she made nineteen trips back to lead over three hundred people to freedom. She had a perfect track record\u2014she never lost anyone\u2014and because of this, followers respected her leadership even more<\/strong>. Even her enemies acknowledged her leadership: Southern whites put a $12,000 price on her head. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional Examples<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Basketballer Bill Walton<\/strong>\u2014Coach John Wooden didn\u2019t allow his players to have facial hair. When Walton joined the team, he attempted to challenge Wooden\u2019s leadership by saying that he wouldn\u2019t shave off his beard. Wooden told him to leave. Walton shaved the beard and stayed. Wooden was a stronger leader than Walton, and Wooden\u2019s leadership overpowered Walton\u2019s. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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