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Understanding Leadership Intuition

The essay analyzes 'The Law of Intuition' from John C. Maxwell's leadership principles, emphasizing that effective leaders possess a natural or developed intuition that helps them interpret situations, trends, resources, and people. It highlights the importance of understanding intangible factors in leadership and suggests that while some individuals are born with strong intuitive skills, others can cultivate them through experience and self-awareness. The author reflects on their own reliance on facts over feelings and their analytical approach to interpreting others' emotions.

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Understanding Leadership Intuition

The essay analyzes 'The Law of Intuition' from John C. Maxwell's leadership principles, emphasizing that effective leaders possess a natural or developed intuition that helps them interpret situations, trends, resources, and people. It highlights the importance of understanding intangible factors in leadership and suggests that while some individuals are born with strong intuitive skills, others can cultivate them through experience and self-awareness. The author reflects on their own reliance on facts over feelings and their analytical approach to interpreting others' emotions.

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LAW OF INTUITION

Emili Roxana García Franco


Guatemala, March 17, 2019
The following essay contains the analysis of chapter 8 of the 21 irrefutable laws.
of John C. Maxwell's leadership, titled 'The Law of Intuition.'
most people can sense them, but very few know how to use them, in
this law shows us different cases of intuition such as that of a
American football coach who stayed after each game to review
the plays of the following days and despite the fact that he already knew them by heart
He was always prepared in case a situation arose and how to handle it.
Leadership intuition is often the factor that separates great leaders from others.
they are simply good. Some people are born with a great intuition of
leadership. Others have to work hard to develop it and sharpen it. But not
the way it develops is important, the result is a combination of skill
natural and acquired skills. Informed intuition highlights the obvious.
leadership problems. The best way to describe this inclination is a
ability to grasp intangible factors, understand them and work with them to
achieve leadership goals.
According to John C. Maxwell, this is the hardest law to understand, and that is due to
that involve intangible factors, such as instinct or intuition. The
the intuition characteristic of leaders is often innate, but it can also
develop and refine themselves. This intuition is what makes leaders know what
to do at every moment, and it allows them to interpret intangible factors, to understand them,
and use them to achieve their goals:
Leaders interpret their situation. In all kinds of circumstances, they pick up details.
that escape others.
Leaders interpret trends. They can smell changes in the wind, they can
look at what happens with perspective and see not only as far as they and their people
they have arrived, if not where they are heading.

Leaders interpret their resources. A successful individual thinks in terms of what


what he can do, however, a successful leader thinks in terms of resources,
paying special attention to human resources.
Leaders interpret people. Intuitive leaders can see what
it happens between people and, almost instantly, to know their hopes,
fears and concerns, as the American president Lyndon said
Jhonson, who enters a room and cannot tell who is on his side and in
against him does not belong to the world of politics (he is not a leader).
Leaders interpret themselves. They know their strengths and weaknesses.
mood states, strengths, and opportunities.
To conclude, some people are born with a great intuition for leadership. Others
they need to work on developing it. In the end, we need to control, understand and
work with intangible factors to achieve leadership goals.
Begin by doing what is necessary, then what is possible.
it's possible and, suddenly, you'll be doing the impossible
Saint Francis of Assisi
THE LAW OF INTUITION
To my life
1. How do you see yourself when it comes to trusting your intuition? Is it
Are you a person who relies more on facts or on feelings?
I consider myself a person who relies more on facts than on my
feelings, I am a more analytical person since I have to have a
source of information to know if it is correct or not.
First, determine what your strongest natural talent is. Second, participate
In that talent, pay attention to your feelings, instincts, and intuition. What about
What moment do you know that something is 'good' before having the evidence?
Based on experience in similar or comparable situations, I rely on whether it is
good or bad according to past experiences. How can one know what it is
So, when and why? Know your aptitude for intuition in your area.
strong before trying to develop it in leadership.

One of the most important skills of leadership is to interpret the


people. How do you categorize yourself in this area? I am a person who
I can interpret others as I am very analytical in relation to the
people around me How can I know what other people are
Feeling? Body language is a great indicator of what a person
feel or is happening How can you know that people are
bothered? happy? confused? As I mentioned earlier
body language is fundamental, as are expressions
Facial expressions: do they anticipate what other people are thinking? In some cases,
moments in my life yes, although not in most cases.
APPENDIX
Read each sentence and write a number next to each one, using the
next stop:
0 Never
1 Rarely
Once in a while
3 Always
8. The law of intuition
Leaders evaluate all things with passionate leadership.
A) I can easily measure the morale, in a room full of people, in a team or
at a conference.
Once in a while

B) I often take the right action, although I can't explain the reason.
3 Always

C) I can interpret situations and trends without having to gather a lot.


amount of evidence
Every now and then

Total: 7
5-7 focus on the growth of this law. You have the potential to turn it into
at a strong point.

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