Maxwell Leadership Podcast

This week, we are back with part two of John Maxwell's incredible lesson on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. If you missed part one, please go back and listen because there is some great wisdom that you can learn as a transformational leader in that episode. And this week, there is even more! As John finishes his talk on Dr. King's life and leadership, John shares the final three points on how leaders can create positive change in their world and their community. During the application portion of this episode, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow dive into a leader's crucial ability to move others to act. They discuss how leaders have the tendency to either be task-oriented or relationship-oriented, and how a leader needs to balance and leverage both in order to create positive change within their organization and their community. Our BONUS resource for this series is the "Creating Positive Change Worksheet," which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John's teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/MLK and clicking "Download the Bonus Resource." References: Watch this episode on YouTube! The Leader's Greatest Return by John C. Maxwell The 21 Laws Online Course Relevant Episode: Achieving the Legacy You Want to Leave Relevant Episode: Leader's Listen with Simon Sinek The John Maxwell Online Store

Today we are so excited to introduce an impactful, two-part series. As you may know, this coming Monday, we get to celebrate the great life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. So, our team decided we would celebrate Dr. King on the podcast by sharing this lesson that John Maxwell gave at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where Dr. King pastored and influenced so many people to create positive change in our country. John was especially honored to have Coretta Scott King and Bernice King present for this talk, along with many other influential world changers. During this talk, John uses Dr. King's life as an example of how great leaders can create positive change. During the application portion of this episode, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow reflect on John's lesson and the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. They discuss how MLK was the shining example of a leader who listens and inspires others to create positive change. More than ever before, the world needs leaders like Martin Luther King Jr., and we hope this episode will inspire you to create positive change in your own world. Our BONUS resource for this series is the Creating Positive Change Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John's teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/MLK and clicking "Download the Bonus Resource." References: Watch this episode on YouTube! Intentional Living by John C. Maxwell The 21 Laws Online Course Relevant Episode: Achieving the Legacy You Want to Leave Relevant Episode: Leader's Listen with Simon Sinek The John Maxwell Online Store

Hey Podcast Family, 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 for more than a couple months, I know that Jason had a positive impact on your life. Jason was one of the best leaders I've known. My life, and the lives of our team members have been truly blessed by his life and legacy. Jason's vision for his life was to unlock the brilliance in others, and that is something he, without a doubt, achieved through his relationships, his family, his leadership, his work as an author, and the impact he made through the John Maxwell Enterprise. If you would like to share your thoughts or send your love to his family and friends, please visit MaxwellPodcast.com/Jason and leave a comment. Or, leave a comment on your favorite episode that he co-hosted. This is certainly a time of grief, but it is also a time to celebrate the life Jason lived with resilience, faithfulness, selflessness, and yes, leadership. One of my favorite episodes we recorded with Jason was one we did earlier last year called "Encouragement Changes Everything." For this episode, Jason surprised Mark by coming into the studio for the first time since his diagnosis. It was an incredibly inspiring episode, so if you would like to listen to that episode, go to MaxwellPodcast.com/Encourage. And again, please leave a comment and share how Jason made an impact in your life. Jason, we love you and miss you. You were truly an example of how great leaders listen, learn, love, and lead. Until next time, my friend.

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 discuss John's principles, explain how they apply these principles to their own leadership, and offer application to help you start the new year on the right foot. Our BONUS resource for this episode is the "Goal Conscious vs Growth Conscious Worksheet," which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John's teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Grow and clicking "Download the Bonus Resource." References: Watch this episode on YouTube! The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth by John C. Maxwell (Use code PODCAST for 15% off) Growth and Gratitude ChangeYourWorld.com The John Maxwell Online Store

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. So, in this episode John Maxwell is going to talk about the importance of preparation and separation––preparation for the things that increase your chances of winning and separation from the things that hurt your chances of winning. After John's lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow talk about the things they do daily to make winning a habit in their own lives. They remind us that the reason many leaders don't achieve the success they dream of is because they focus too much on winning and not enough on the process. Our BONUS resource for this episode is the Make Winning a Habit Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John's teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Habit and clicking "Download the Bonus Resource." References: Watch this episode on YouTube! Today Matters by John C. Maxwell The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth by John C. Maxwell The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader by John C. Maxwell ChangeYourWorld.com The John Maxwell Online Store

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, Podcast Family! Each year, during the week of Christmas, we like to do something special for you, and today is no different. 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 calls this exercise his year in review. So, this week we're bringing you a lesson in which John shares, step-by-step, his process for his year in review so that you can set aside time for yourself and apply this proven practice to your life. John has made some of his biggest life and business decisions during this week. So, we wanted to add value to you by giving you this powerful process. It's changed John's life, it's changed the lives of our team members, and we believe it'll change your life too. We also decided to do something a little different in this episode. Instead of having a post-episode discussion and application, we want to encourage you to take the time you have after John's lesson to implement the things you'll learn in this episode. We want you to start your own year in review, so that you can confidently step into the new year with the valuable insight that will help you make next year better than the last. Our BONUS resource for this episode is the Year in Review Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John's teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Review and clicking "Download the Bonus Resource." References: Watch this episode on YouTube! The Self-Aware Leader by John C. Maxwell Today Matters by John C. Maxwell ChangeYourWorld.com The John Maxwell Online Store

"To know yourself, you must sacrifice the illusion that you already do." –Vironika Tugaleva 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 to unleash our teams to accomplish great things! In this episode, we are celebrating John's new book by releasing a lesson in which he talks about what it means to be a self-aware leader! During the application portion of the episode, Mark Cole and Chris Goede examine the importance of self-awareness in leadership. They also discuss what they are learning throughout their own journeys toward becoming more self-aware leaders. Our BONUS resource for this episode is the Self-Aware Leader Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John's teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Aware and clicking "Download the Bonus Resource." References: Watch this video on YouTube! The Self-Aware Leader by John C. Maxwell The Domino Effect Episode How to Become a Life-Long Learner Episode The John Maxwell Online Store

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 Maxwell is going to share how he learned that he needed to start asking more questions early in his leadership, and he explains what leadership looks like with and without great questions. After John's lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Goede offer some application and discuss how asking questions helps us become better leaders, and they share the questions they're asking themselves right now in their own growth journeys. Our BONUS resource for this episode is the Value of Questions Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John's teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Value and clicking "Download the Bonus Resource." References: Watch this episode on YouTube! Good Leaders Ask Great Questions by John C. Maxwell Questions I Ask Myself as a Leader Change Your World The John Maxwell Online Store

What's the most valuable asset to your organization? It's the people, hands down. People are the driving force behind your organization's success, which is why it's so important to have a healthy culture. Culture is all about the people. In this lesson, John teaches that the culture is made up of the people and of the messages they receive from their leader. Today, John is going to talk about the three ways that those messages are received from the leader to the employee so that you can better understand, as a leader, how to cultivate a culture that will make both the business and the people thrive. During the application portion of the episode, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow join forces to dive into John's lesson and discuss the cultures they are building within their own families and within the John Maxwell Enterprise. If you want to cultivate a healthy, thriving culture within your business, you definitely don't want to miss this episode. Our BONUS resource for this episode is the "Three Components of Cultivating Culture Worksheet," which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John's teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Culture and clicking "Download the Bonus Resource." References: Watch this episode on YouTube! How I Learned to Connect with People People Do What People See The Leader's Greatest Return by John C. Maxwell Share how the podcast has impacted you! Change Your World The John Maxwell Online Store

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 of great leaders. But, as we take time to look back on the past, let's also not lose sight of our brilliant futures. Today on the podcast, John Maxwell shares some thoughts on how we, as leaders, can stay focused on the future. For the application portion of this episode, Mark Cole and Chris Goede share how they use these principles to focus on the future in their own leadership, and they offer some application to help us practice this in our leadership and relationships. In addition to our Bonus Resource this week, we are offering a free PDF of John Maxwell's Holiday Conversation Starters, which will help you create meaningful conversations and lasting memories around the table with your loved ones this holiday season. Click here to download the free PDF. Our BONUS resource for this episode is the Focus on the Future Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John's teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Future and clicking "Download the Bonus Resource." References: John Maxwell Holiday Conversation Starters Today Matters by John C. Maxwell Developing the Leader Within You 2.0 by John C. Maxwell Intentional Living by John C. Maxwell ChangeYourWorld.com The John Maxwell Online Store