One of my favorite and most challenging concepts I enjoyteaching insurance agency leaders is “The Law of the Lid.”

“The Law of the Lid” comes directly from the number oneleadership expert in the world, from his number one leadershipbook, and just happens to be the first law in this book. The bookis the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and theauthor is John C. Maxwell.

Leadership ability & personal effectiveness


The law of lid is simply this: Leadership ability is the lid thatdetermines a person's level of effectiveness.

I love teaching the law of the lid with insurance agencyleaders because it illustrates that by raising theirleadership ability they can multiply their agency’s results.At the same time, it creates a challenge because understanding thislaw means that you must also acknowledge that you as the leader areoften your own problem and your own solution.

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