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Great Leaders Are Great Teachers (Part 1) Dec 07, 2022

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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."

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Three Words that Enhance Continual Learning Nov 30, 2022

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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."

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How to Gather Great People Around You Nov 23, 2022

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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."

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Transferring the Vision to the Heart and the Head Nov 16, 2022

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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."

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How to Handle Resistance (Part 2) Nov 09, 2022

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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."

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How to Handle Resistance (Part 1) Nov 02, 2022

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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.

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Impact Players with Liz Wiseman Oct 26, 2022

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It's leaders like you who help us make an impact in our world. So, it's our joy each and every week to have you learn and grow with us as leaders. This week, we get to learn from an incredible first-time guest on the podcast, Liz Wiseman!

Liz is a world-renown researcher and best-selling author of the book Multipliers. She teaches leaders and executives all around the world to sharpen their skills and transform their organization. Liz is also the CEO of The Wiseman Group where they help transform organizations by maximizing impact and multiplying intelligence. Today, we're going to dive into Liz's new book, Impact Players, and how it can help leaders identify those on their team who possess the qualities that will take their organization to the next level.

Our BONUS resource for this episode is the "Impact Players Worksheet," which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from Liz and Mark's conversation. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/ImpactPlayers and clicking "Download the Bonus Resource."

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The Leader Who Motivates Oct 19, 2022

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Today, we're talking about Motivation. Leaders who are skilled at motivating their people have higher employee retention, see more success in their businesses, and have teams that believe in their vision. That's why John Maxwell is going to share three things you need to embrace to become a leader who motivates.

After John's lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow discuss how they use these principles to motivate their own teams.

Our BONUS resource for this episode is "The Leader Who Motivates Worksheet," which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John's teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Motivated and clicking "Download the Bonus Resource."

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Not In It to Win It with Andy Stanley Oct 12, 2022

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Great leadership rests on a great irony––to lead you must serve. To be first, you must be last. This week, we have a necessary, yet uncomfortable leadership conversation with our good friend, Andy Stanley, about his new book, Not In It to Win It.

This conversation is unique because it's the first of its kind on the Maxwell Leadership Podcast. That's because this episode is geared toward leaders, specifically church leaders, who have found themselves poorly navigating the current, often volatile, politically charged leadership landscape we exist in today.

As you'll learn, many church leaders have allowed political divisiveness to take president over values-based, people-centric, servant leadership––the kind of leadership that builds bridges, not walls.

Whether you're a leader in the church or not, we invite you into this conversation to learn about the importance of values-based leadership in all areas of the leadership landscape. If you're a church leader, we hope you take this to heart as we learn from one of the greatest leadership teachers in history––Jesus of Nazareth. If you're not a church leader, or even a person of faith, we invite you to consider this a case study about what happens when leaders put personal agendas before people.

So, what can you expect out of this conversation? You can expect to walk away with a better understanding of how to serve those you lead, because everyone deserves to be led well.

Our BONUS resource for this episode is the "Not In It to Win It with Andy Stanley Worksheet," which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John's teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Andy and clicking "Download the Bonus Resource."

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Leadership Limitations: Can You Lead Everyone? (Part 2) Oct 05, 2022

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This week, we continue our series on Leadership Limitations! Last week, in part one, John Maxwell shared the four major factors that determine the limitations of the people we lead. This week, in part two, John will teach on the five factors that determine how far we as leaders can take our people.

After John's lesson, Mark Cole will be joined again by his amazing co-host, Traci Morrow, as they dive into John's lesson and offer some ways that you can apply these principles to your own life and leadership! They also continue their discussion of Traci's new book Real-life Marriage! Don't forget to get your copy and dig in with Mark and Traci in this episode!

Our BONUS resource for this series is the "Leadership Limitations Worksheet," which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John's teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Limit and clicking "Download the Bonus Resource."

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