Maxwell Leadership Podcast

Questions to Ask the Leader in the Mirror

May 15, 2024

Leaders should ask key questions to assess their performance and stay on track. John C. Maxwell shares insights on vision, priorities, and self-awareness. Emphasizes the importance of authentic leadership and effective communication. Explores feedback, self-reflection, and motivation in leadership practices.

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John C. Maxwell

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Quick takeaways

Self-reflection through key questions is crucial for assessing leadership performance.

Clear vision and passion are essential for setting correct priorities and achieving success in leadership.

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Questioning Vision and Priorities

The podcast emphasizes the importance for leaders to question their vision and priorities. It highlights the need for clear communication of vision and the identification of key priorities to achieve it. Leaders are encouraged to ensure that employees can articulate the vision and priorities, as without a clear vision, strategy, and priorities, success can be compromised.

Introduction

3min

Effective Feedback and Response Management for Leaders

5min

Striving for Authentic Leadership

1min

Exploring Self-Awareness and Effective Leadership Practices

5min

Evolution of Leadership Approach

22min

Exploring Motivations Through Self-Reflection

3min

In leadership, it’s important to take a step back and ask a few key questions that will help you reflect on where you’ve been and then look forward to what’s next. That’s exactly what we’re talking about in this week’s episode! John C. Maxwell shares key questions that every leader must ask themselves when it comes to their life and leadership in order to assess performance, acknowledge gaps, and stay on track with where they want to go. After John’s lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Goede discuss valuable takeaways that you can apply to your leadership as well.

Key takeaways:

- “There comes a point in your career when the best way to figure out how you’re doing is to step back and ask yourself a few questions. Having all the answers is less important than knowing what to ask.” — Robert S. Kaplan

- It’s impossible to have your priorities correct or your passion intact if you don’t clearly see your dream.

- The better you know yourself and the truer you are to yourself, the greater your success.

Our BONUS resource for this episode is the Questions to Ask the Leader in the Mirror Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Mirror and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.”

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