The John Maxwell Leadership Podcast

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The John Maxwell Leadership Podcast is a regular examination of what it means to be a transformational leader—someone who daily influences people to think, speak, and act to make a positive difference in their lives and in the lives of others. This podcast will teach you the principles, practices, and process of becoming a transformational leader because leadership isn’t an event—it’s an uphill journey. Every week we will offer a free tool to help you on this journey, so let leadership authority Dr. John C. Maxwell show you the way.

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Creating Positive Change: A...

01.12.2022

Our team decided we would celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by sharing a lesson that John Maxwell gave at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where Dr. King pastored and influenced many people to create positive change in our country. John was ...

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01.12.2022 Creating Positive Change: A Lesson on Martin Luther King Jr. (Part 1) Our team decided we would celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by sharing a lesson that John Maxwell gave at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where Dr. King pastored and influenced many people to create positive change in our country. John was ...
01.07.2022 Celebrating Jason Brooks I wanted to take a moment to share some news with you. On December 29th, 2021, we lost our beloved friend, mentor, and co-host, Jason Brooks after his nearly two-year-long battle with cancer. If you’ve been listening to this podcast ...
01.05.2022 Goal Conscious vs. Growth Conscious Are you goal conscious or growth conscious? In this week’s episode, John Maxwell shares the difference between these two mindsets and how there is no finish line when it comes to leadership. After John’s lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Goede ...
12.29.2021 Make Winning a Habit The John Maxwell Leadership Podcast exists is to add value to leaders who multiply value to others. And, this week, we wanted to add value to you by teaching you how to make winning a habit in the new year. ...
12.22.2021 Your Year In Review 2021 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, Podcast Family! As you may know, John Maxwell spends the final week of each year looking back on his year, his journal, his notes, his calendar, and how he’s spent his time and energy. He ...
12.15.2021 The Self-Aware Leader In John Maxwell’s new book, The Self-Aware Leader, he states that fools want to conquer the world, while the wise want to conquer themselves. When we understand ourselves better, we understand our strengths and weaknesses better, and we are able ...
12.08.2021 The Value of Questions Behind every problem, every lesson, every threshold of your leadership is a great question that needs to be answered. But, as John reminds us in this lesson, you only get answers to the questions you ask. In this episode, John ...
12.01.2021 Three Components of Cultivating Culture What’s the most valuable asset to your organization? It’s the people, hands down, which is why it’s so important to have a healthy culture. Culture is all about the people. John teaches that culture is made up of the people ...
11.24.2021 Focus on the Future Happy Thanksgiving, Podcast Family! As many of you know, here in the U.S., we take this week of Thanksgiving to spend time with loved ones and reflect on the things that we are grateful for. Gratitude is truly a trait ...
11.17.2021 Leader-Vision: How to See and Sculpt the Future Today we’re talking about “Leader-Vision!” If that sounds like a superpower, well, it kind of is! You see, leaders have the ability to see the future––what could be and should be. You don’t need a crystal ball or a fortune ...
11.10.2021 Engaging and Developing Others This week, we’re are talking about one of the most crucial aspects of successful leadership––developing others. You see, John Maxwell says, “One is too small of a number to achieve greatness.” Everything that you will accomplish as a leader ultimately ...
11.03.2021 The Formula for Healthy, Effective Leadership This week on The John Maxwell Leadership Podcast, John Maxwell teaches the Formula for Healthy, Effective Leadership. It seems like whenever someone says they have a simple formula to solve a very complex problem, it must be too good to ...
10.27.2021 Trust Busters and Trust Builders Trust is the foundation of leadership. If people don’t trust their leader, they won’t follow their leader. That’s because trust is the ground upon which relationships are built. This week on The John Maxwell Leadership Podcast, John discusses five trust ...
10.20.2021 The DNA of Great Decision Making If you’re a leader, or… honestly… just a living, breathing human being, you make important decisions every day. And with every decision you make comes the pressure to make the right choice. That can seem daunting––even overwhelming at times. That’s ...
10.13.2021 What Your Attitude Can Do for You (Part 2) Last week John taught what your attitude cannot do for you. This week you’re going to learn how your attitude, perspective, and posture as a leader can greatly improve your leadership, relationships, and help you overcome challenges in business and ...
10.06.2021 What Your Attitude Can Do for You (Part 1) This week we’re beginning a new series called “What Your Attitude Can Do for You!” But, just to keep things interesting, in part one, we’ve decided to let John tell you what your attitude CANNOT do for you. You see, ...
09.29.2021 How to Have Tough Conversations Tough conversations are inevitable in leadership. We all know that. The best leaders lean into tough conversations even though they’re uncomfortable. That’s because great leaders understand that tough conversations usually spark an opportunity for growth and expansion. Whether you’re delivering ...
09.22.2021 Self-Sabotage: Getting Out of Your Own Way (Part 2) As we conclude our series on self-sabotage, John Maxwell teaches the final five most common self-sabotaging traits for leaders. You’ll learn what to do when you’re surrounded by negative people, how leaders should handle failure, and the importance of having ...
09.15.2021 Self-Sabotage: Getting Out of Your Own Way (Part 1) As John Maxwell says, “The hardest person to lead is myself.” We’re human, which means we are constantly getting in the way of our growth and progress. This week, we’re starting a new series that is all about how to ...
09.08.2021 Achieving the Legacy You Want to Leave No one leaves a lasting legacy accidentally. Legacy is something that we must intentionally choose to achieve. It happens over time and throughout our lives, and it determines what we leave behind for generations to come. This week on the ...
09.01.2021 How to Become a Life-Long Learner Every great leader knows that there is no finish line––growth does not have a destination. The moment a leader believes they have “arrived” is the moment a leader stops growing. In this episode, John Maxwell talks about the importance of ...
08.25.2021 Eight Paradoxes of Great Leadership with Tim Elmore This week, we are bringing you another incredible speaker who will be a part of our line-up at Live2Lead this year. Tim Elmore is a long-time friend of John Maxwell’s, and, in fact, he’s one of the first people John ...
08.18.2021 A Better Way to Lead with Joel Manby Sometimes, we as leaders don’t see all of the bottom line. Despite what many corporate cultures teach, there’s more to the bottom line than just the financials; there’s also the often-neglected people side of business, and that neglect shows. That ...
08.11.2021 Know What You're FOR with Jeff Henderson This week on the podcast we have three of the best leaders in market today joining us to discuss how leadership in the current culture has changed and how leaders can turn the tide for the better. Our conversation today ...
08.04.2021 Questions I Ask Myself as a Leader (Part 2) In part two of this series on asking questions, John shares questions five through ten that he asks himself to ensure that he is continually growing and adding value to others. You will learn the importance of getting in and ...
07.30.2021 Questions I Ask Myself as a Leader (Part 1) In this week’s episode, we begin a new series on “Questions I Ask Myself as a Leader.” In this two-part series, John Maxwell shares the questions he poses to himself to make sure he is continually growing and adding value ...
07.21.2021 The Leader's Greatest (Part 3) In the final episode of John’s incredible series, “The Leader’s Greatest,” John wraps up this powerful teaching with the final five, raising some questions: What is the leader’s greatest joy? Their greatest mistake? Their greatest prayer? Their greatest return? And ...
07.14.2021 The Leader's Greatest (Part 2) Last week on the podcast, John shared the first five of the greatest things that can happen to a leader, and Mark Cole sat down with Jason Brooks for a deep dive into two of John’s points. The conversation was ...
07.07.2021 The Leader's Greatest (Part 1) How would it help your leadership if someone were to share with you the greatest benefits and dangers a leader faces? If you’re thinking it would make a significant difference to you, then you’re in luck. This week on the ...
06.30.2021 The Best of the John Maxwell Leadership Podcast This week, we’ve put together a very special episode for our podcast listeners! During most of our usual episodes, John teaches a lesson and Mark Cole and his co-host follow up with application meant to help you grow as a ...
06.23.2021 Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Learn Failure is perhaps the biggest fear standing between most people and their dreams. The author Robert Schuller used to ask, “What would you attempt to do if you knew you wouldn’t fail?” In this episode, John Maxwell asks, “What have ...
06.16.2021 Encouragement Changes Everything (Part 2) In part two of “Encouragement Changes Everything,” John shares five key things that every person desires in their life, and how this can help us identify ways that we can encourage our people. During the application portion of the episode, ...
06.09.2021 Encouragement Changes Everything (Part 1) Get ready to be encouraged! In this two-part series, John Maxwell shares 5 points on just how potent and impactful the gift of encouragement can be. It has the power to motivate, inspire, and empower others to change their world! ...
06.02.2021 Leadership, Communication, and Veracity with Rob Hoskins (Part 2) This week we’re continuing our series with Rob Hoskins, President of OneHope and co-author of Change Your World. In part two, Rob, John Maxwell, and Mark Cole are in Guatemala talking about what they’re currently learning and what they are ...
05.26.2021 Leadership, Communication, and Veracity with Rob Hoskins (Part 1) Hey, podcast family! We have an exciting guest on the podcast this week and next. Rob Hoskins, President of OneHope and co-author of Change Your World, joins John Maxwell and Mark Cole in Guatemala to talk about what they’re currently ...
05.19.2021 First 100 Days of Change Your World This week on the podcast, John Maxwell and Mark Cole are back together in person to share inspiring stories of the impact that the Change Your World movement has had around the globe in the first 100 days of its ...
05.12.2021 Takeaways from Doris Kearns Goodwin John Maxwell and Mark Cole were recently in Boston to learn from Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of the acclaimed book on Abraham Lincoln, A Team of Rivals. In this episode John and Mark share their biggest takeaways from their time ...
05.05.2021 Four Questions to Identify Potential Leaders In this episode of the John Maxwell Leadership Podcast, Mark Cole and John Maxwell discuss a recent lesson John created for a special group of young, successful leaders on how to identify potential leaders. John walks through four questions you ...
04.28.2021 Building a Team Environment (Part 2) In part two of Building a Team Environment, John teaches the remaining questions leaders must ask in order to assess if they are building a winning team environment. John discusses removing barriers for your team, providing your team with the ...
04.21.2021 Building a Team Environment (Part 1) You’ve probably heard John say this before, “One is too small of a number to achieve greatness.” In other words, if we’re going to accomplish anything of significance, we need a team around us. In this series, John teaches how ...
04.14.2021 How to Solve Problems (Part 2) This week on the podcast, John continues his lesson on problem-solving. Last week, John shared some observations about the nature of problems, and this week he’s going to dive into how to solve problems. John teaches seven R’s that will ...
04.07.2021 How to Solve Problems (Part 1) Being an effective problem solver can equip you to removing the barriers that stand in your way of changing your world. This week on The John Maxwell Leadership Podcast, we’re beginning a new series on problem-solving effectively. In part one, ...
03.31.2021 How I Learned to Connect with People (Part 2) In part two of our series on how John learned to connect with people, John Maxwell shares the remaining lessons he’s learned as he’s grown over the years as a communicator. You’ll learn the importance of using communication as a ...
03.24.2021 How I Learned to Connect with People (Part 1) This week, we’re beginning a new series in which John Maxwell shares his journey of learning to connect with people on and off stage. This series offers ten lessons that John has learned throughout the years that has helped his ...
03.17.2021 Believe IT with Jamie Kern Lima This week, we have a very special episode to share with you featuring another one of John’s incredibly inspiring friends, Jamie Kern Lima. Jamie is the CEO of IT Cosmetics, a company she started at home and sold to L’Oréal ...
03.10.2021 The 5 Levels of Leadership In this episode, John teaches one of his best-known leadership paradigms, The 5 Levels of Leadership. John walks through each of the 5 Levels and discusses their key characteristics, the qualifying factors required to reach each level, and how the ...
03.03.2021 Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess with Dr. Caroline Leaf This week, we have a very special episode to share with you! In this episode, John Maxwell talks with his good friend Dr. Caroline Leaf––a world-renowned communication pathologist and cognitive neuroscientist who just released her newest book Cleaning Up Your ...
02.24.2021 The Incomplete Leader (Part 2) In part two of The Incomplete Leader, John Maxwell describes how leaders are visionaries and inventors. He teaches how to create compelling images of the future, how to cultivate inventiveness, and asks the key questions necessary to do so. During ...
02.17.2021 The Incomplete Leader (Part 1) The best leaders don’t try to be perfect––they concentrate on honing their strengths and find others who can make up for their limitations. This week on The John Maxwell Leadership Podcast, we’re starting a new two-part series called The Incomplete ...
02.10.2021 Transformational Leadership (Part 2) This week we continue our series on Transformational Leadership! John covers the remaining characteristic of transformational leadership and why it is so impactful. He discusses how transformation stands on a cause with people who make a difference when it makes ...

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