The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell
Week 17: Law 16 — The Law of the Big Mo
Read Chapter 16 of The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. Key concept: momentum is a leader's best friend.
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Every leader has felt momentum — that season when everything seems to click, people are energized, and results compound — and every leader has felt its absence; this law teaches you how to create it rather than just wait for it.
Discussion Questions
6 questions1.Maxwell calls momentum "the Big Mo" and argues that it is one of the most powerful forces in leadership — it can make a mediocre leader look good and the absence of it can make a great leader look bad. Can you think of examples of both dynamics — a team riding momentum past their apparent talent level, or a talented team stalled by its absence?
2.Maxwell says that leaders create momentum — they don't simply wait for it. What are the practical actions a leader takes to initiate momentum from a standing start? What have you done (or could you do) to ignite momentum in a currently stalled situation?
3.Maxwell notes that momentum often begins with small wins. What is the smallest, most achievable win available to your team right now, and how could celebrating it begin to build a larger momentum?
a.Why do leaders often overlook small wins in pursuit of large ones?
b.What has that cost them?
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