Maxwell Leadership Podcast

Happy New Year, podcast family! We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season, and we hope you’re excited for all that this year holds for you. The New Year always brings with it big ambitions, big dreams, and big change! And much of that change starts with you, the leader. So, we wanted to start this year off right by hearing from John Maxwell about personal change. You see, you cannot give what you do not have. Before you can make big change in your organization, your family, or your community, that change has to begin within you. So, John is going to share some thoughts on change, then Mark Cole and Becky Bursell will offer some practical ways that you can apply these principles to your own leadership this year. Our BONUS resource for this episode is the “Change Starts with You Worksheet,” which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/StartChange and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.” References: Watch this episode on YouTube Change Your World by John C. Maxwell Relevant Episode: How to Handle Resistance Sign up for the Maxwell Leadership Growth Plan! Shop the Maxwell Leadership Online Store

As you will learn in this lesson, values determine the foundation of your team. That means whatever you hope for for your team, organization, family, or community all starts with what you value! In this lesson, John Maxwell will share the vital role values play in your organization. You’ll even hear the original values of John’s organization. After John’s lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow talk about those values, how they have evolved into our values today, and how they serve the organization and the vision of Maxwell Leadership. Don’t miss this episode if you want to create powerful, positive impact in your team, family, or community. Our BONUS resource for this episode is the “Value Your Values Worksheet,” which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Values and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.” References: Watch this episode on YouTube Enroll in the Change Your World Online Course (use code PODCAST for 15% at checkout this week only) Relevant Episode: The Leader Who Motivates Sign up for the Maxwell Leadership Growth Plan Shop the Maxwell Leadership Online Store

If you’ve been listening to the podcast over the past few years, you know that we like to do something special for our listeners on our Christmas episode each year. This year, we’re doing it again! One of our thought leaders, Tim Elmore, released a new book called A New Kind of Diversity.  We even had a conversation with him about it back in August. Recently, Tim released the audio book version of his book, and we’d like to gift you with chapter one, read by Tim himself! We can’t wait for you to hear it! We think this book will be a game changer for the different generations in your organization and make a huge impact in your company, family, and community. Listen here! We won’t have any application on the back end of the episode like usual, or a Bonus Resource. So, please sit back, take notes, and enjoy learning about how to make the different generations on your team a competitive advantage!

Last week we learned that great teachers know it’s all about the student. They even know their students as well as their material. In this episode, John continues his lesson on how great leaders are great teachers and offers two more tips on how to become a better guide for the people you lead!  For the application portion of the episode, Mark Cole and Chris Goede discuss creating a safe environment for students to learn, and the important roles that passion and purpose play when it comes to being a great guide.  Our BONUS resource for this episode is the “Great Leaders Are Great Teachers Worksheet,” which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Teacher and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.”  References:  Watch this episode on YouTube  Become a Maxwell Leadership Corporate Facilitator  Sign up for the Maxwell Leadership Growth Plan  Intentional Living by John C. Maxwell (Use code COLOMBIA at checkout for 15% off this week only)  The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership 25th Anniversary Edition by John C. Maxwell (Use code COLOMBIA at checkout for 15% off this week only) 

The best teachers show you where to look without telling you what to see. This week we’re starting a new series on how great leaders are great teachers where John Maxwell offers tips on how leaders like you can improve your ability to teach and be a guide for those you lead. In the application portion of this episode, Mark Cole and Chris Goede discuss John’s lesson and how they currently apply it within their own teams. They offer some practical application as well, so you don’t want to miss this insightful conversation. Our BONUS resource for this series is the “Great Leaders Are Great Teachers Worksheet,” which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Teacher and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.” This episode is sponsored by BELAY––the incredible organization revolutionizing productivity with their virtual assistants, accounting services, social media managers, and website specialists for growing businesses just like yours. Get BELAY’s latest resource, 9 Reasons to Rethink Your Approach to Staffing, for free! Just text the word MAXWELL to 55123 for your free copy today! References: Watch this episode on YouTube! Become a Maxwell Leadership Facilitator Sign up for the Maxwell Leadership Growth Plan Relevant Episode: Transferring the Vision to the Heart and the Head

As John Maxwell says often, “Success is not a destination, it’s a journey.” That means that leaders never arrive. They never cross a finish line because they’re continually trying to grow beyond who they were yesterday. John has some helpful reminders in this lesson about practices we can put into our own lives to enhance our day-to-day journey of growth. After John’s lesson, Mark Cole will be joined by Traci Morrow to offer some practical application to help you apply this lesson to your own life and leadership. So, if you want to be better tomorrow than you are today, don’t miss this episode! Our BONUS resource for this episode is the “Three Words that Enhance Continual Learning Worksheet,” which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/ContinueLearning and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.” References: Watch this episode on YouTube! Take the FREE Values Assessment and FREE Journey in the Maxwell Leadership Growth Plan Relevant Episode: Your Year in Review Relevant Episode: Leadership Limitations

As most of you know, tomorrow is Thanksgiving in the U.S. In fact, if you’re listening to this episode on the day it releases, today is one of the biggest travel days of the year. That’s because many people are traveling to gather with friends and family to spend time celebrating the things they’re grateful for. Well, this holiday got our podcast team thinking about what it takes to gather great people around you. And we’ve come up with a great lesson from John on 9 tips for attracting top players to your team. After John’s lesson, Mark Cole will be joined by Traci Morrow to talk about what practices they put in place to attract great people onto their teams and how to apply the principles in this lesson to your own leadership. Our BONUS resource for this episode is the “How to Gather Great People Around You Worksheet,” which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Gather and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.” This episode is sponsored by BELAY––the incredible organization revolutionizing productivity with their virtual assistants, accounting services, social media managers, and website specialists for growing businesses just like yours. And to help you get started on reclaiming your time, BELAY is offering an exclusive VIP promotion to our podcast listeners. To claim this offer, just text MAXWELL to 55123. Get out of the administrative weeds, and back to casting vision for Your Next Big Thing with BELAY. References: Watch This Episode on YouTube Teammate by David Ross and Don Yaeger Relevant Episode: Impact Players with Liz Wiseman Signup for the Maxwell Leadership Growth Plan Shop the Maxwell Leadership Online Store

When your people understand the vision, it gives them direction and confidence. These are two critical elements if you and your team want to create powerful, positive impact. In this lesson, John is going to talk about the two ways your vision needs to appeal to your people: emotionally (that deals with the heart), and logically (that deals with the head). For the application portion of this episode, Mark Cole is joined by Traci Morrow to discuss the importance of transferring vision to their teams, and how they live out these principles within their own leadership.  Our BONUS resource for this episode is the “Transferring Vision to the Heart and the Head Worksheet,” which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Heart and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.” References: Watch this episode on YouTube! The 5 Levels of Leadership by John C. Maxwell (use code PODCAST at checkout for 15% off this week only) Relevant Episode: Leader-Vision: How to See and Sculpt the Future Sign up for the Maxwell Leadership Growth Plan! Shop the Maxwell Leadership Online Store

Last week, we talked about how resistance is inevitable, and how to leverage your team through resistance. This week, John Maxwell concludes his lesson and offers seven new ways to handle resistance in your organization, your team, and your life.  For the application portion of this episode, Mark Cole and Becky Bursell will help you navigate this impactful lesson by John and offer ways to apply this to your own life and leadership!  Our BONUS resource for this series is the “How to Handle Resistance Worksheet,” which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Resistance and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.” References: Watch this episode on YouTube Enroll in the new 21 Laws of Leadership Online Course The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell Relevant Episode: Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess with Dr. Caroline Leaf Shop the Maxwell Leadership Online Store

Today we’re talking about something that every leader has experienced, is currently experiencing, and will experience throughout their life. We’re talking about resistance. One fundamental law of physics says that movement creates friction. So, if you’re a growing leader, a leader who is creating powerful, positive change, then you will experience resistance as well. But, as Jon Kabat-Zinn says, “You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” The same goes for resistance––it’s inevitable. But are you the kind of leader who will succumb to it, or will you work through it? In this series, John Maxwell teaches thirteen ways to handle resistance. Then Mark Cole and Becky Bursell dig into some of the ways resistance has shaped their leadership and has taught them to be better leaders. Our BONUS resource for this series is the “How to Handle Resistance Worksheet,” which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Resistance and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.” References: Watch this episode on YouTube Enroll in the new 21 Laws of Leadership Online Course! Sign up for the Maxwell Leadership Growth Plan Shop the Maxwell Leadership Online Store