Maxwell Leadership Podcast

The Heart of Leadership

Jan 10, 2024

This podcast discusses the heart of leadership and the importance of serving others. It provides five guidelines for effective service, explores the shift from personal success to supporting others, and emphasizes the role of believing in people and servant leadership. The hosts also discuss transforming perception of leadership, introducing a resource to become better leaders, unlocking leadership potential, and making a difference in the world.

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Serving others is the heart of leadership and leads to personal success.

Believing in people and creating an environment of encouragement are crucial aspects of servant leadership.

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The Heart of Leadership: Serving Others

John Maxwell discusses the importance of serving others in leadership. He shares his personal journey of transitioning from self-centeredness to putting others first. Maxwell believes that the heart of leadership is serving people and offers five guidelines for effective servant leadership. These include not relying on position or title, choosing to believe in people and their potential, seeing things from the perspective of others, working hard to create an environment of encouragement, and measuring success by how much value is added to others. He emphasizes the significance of valuing and investing in people, rather than using them to achieve personal goals.

Introduction

3min

Guidelines for Serving Others and Measuring Success

3min

Transitioning from a Ladder Climber to a Ladder Builder

2min

Believing in People and Servant Leadership

18min

Transforming Perception of Leadership and Introducing 'Change Your World' Resource

4min

Unlocking Leadership Potential and Making a Difference

2min

This week, John Maxwell teaches about the heart of leadership––serving people. John will share five guidelines on how to serve people well, then Mark Cole and Traci Morrow join to offer some practical application for your life and leadership.

Key Takeaways:

- “If you’ll help others get what they want, you’ll get everything in life that you want.” –Zig Ziglar

- There’s a relationship between how much you serve a person and how much you believe in that person.

- Encouragement is oxygen for the soul.

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

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