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                       trusting in that leader. Trust is one of the most essential keys for leaders. But the way
                       they are building trust might be different from one to another.

                                 According  to  John  C.  Maxwell,  leaders  can  build  trust  by  consistently
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                       exemplifying  competence,  connection,  and  character.   Look  back  to  General  H.
                       Norman Schwarzkopf pointed out the importance of character that “Leadership is a
                       potent combination of strategy and character. But if leader must be without one, be

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                       without strategy.”  Honesty and morality should always go together like a hand to
                       hand. Thus, if trust without character seems walking toward the edge of the mountain,
                       and it is very dangerous. Abraham Lincoln said, “Believing everyone is dangerous, but

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                       believing nobody is more dangerous.”  As the subordinates, they trust in the head
                       person doesn’t mean totally have to close eyes blindly. As the successful leader must

                       realize this truth no one wants to spend time with a leader who lacks character.

                                 Finally, Maxwell observed this: Trust is the foundation of leadership. Trust
                       is the most important thing. It is the glue that holds an organization together. Leaders

                       cannot repeatedly break trust with people and continue to influence them. It just doesn’t
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                       happen.
                                 7)  The Law of Respect

                                 This final law also similar to the law of solid ground as described above. The
                       law of solid ground is built by the Trust and the Law of Respect is going beyond the

                       trust deeper to respect in the leader. There are many cooperators who trust in leaders,
                       but not respect and admire with their heart. When a leader is respected, he is on the way

                       to win, influencing people and ready for subordinates to follow him. In general idea,
                       most people follow the unique leader whom they trust, respect, and admire most in

                       successful results. No one wants to follow someone accidentally, because they also





                                 76   John  C.  Maxwell,  The  21  Irrefutable  Laws  of  Leadership,  (New  Yoke:
                       HarperCollins Focus, LLC, 2007), p. 56.
                                 77  Quotes Gram, Norman Schwarzkopf Leadership Quotes, viewed March 17,
                       2021, <https://quotesgram.com/norman-schwarzkopf-leadership-quotes/>.
                                 78   AZ  QUOTES,  Abraham  Lincoln  Quotes,  viewed  March  16,  2021,
                       <https://www.azquotes.com/author/8880-Abraham_Lincoln>.
                                 79 John  C.  Maxwell,  The  21  Irrefutable  Laws  of  Leadership,  (New  Yoke:
                       HarperCollins Focus, LLC, 2007). p. 53.
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