Maxwell Leadership Podcast

A Leader Sees More and Before (Part 1)

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Oct 8, 2025
John C. Maxwell, a renowned leadership expert and author, shares his insights on developing vision in leadership. He emphasizes the importance of seeing the bigger picture and acting quickly. Maxwell advocates for an abundance mindset, where creativity and flexibility lead to success. He introduces the 'cycle of success' model: test, fail, learn, improve, and reenter. The hosts, Mark Cole and Chris Goede, discuss practical applications and the shift from operational tasks to visionary leadership, unpacking how to think bigger and model abundance.
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INSIGHT

Seeing More And Seeing Before

  • Leaders see a bigger picture and they see it sooner than others.
  • That ability to see more and before is the single common denominator of leaders.
ADVICE

Choose Abundance Over Scarcity

  • Think abundance, not scarcity, to unlock more possibilities in your leadership.
  • Use creativity and flexibility as daily disciplines to access the "more and before" mindset.
ADVICE

Use Creativity And Flexibility

  • Use creativity because it assumes there is always an answer to the challenge.
  • Use flexibility because it accepts there is more than one answer to explore.
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