How to Be a Leader People Love to Follow

Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a leader that people love to follow? This episode is for you! John C. Maxwell shares a lesson that will help you develop a culture where people feel valued, inspired, and empowered.  After his lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow sit down to discuss what John has shared and help you to apply what you’ve learned to your life and leadership.  Key takeaways:  Respect is always earned on difficult ground.   As leaders, we need a heart to care.    We may forget what a leader says or does, but we will always remember how that leader made us feel.   Our BONUS resource for this episode is the How to Be a Leader People Love to Follow Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/LoveToFollow and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.”  This episode is sponsored by BELAY:      Leaders, stop trying to do it all yourself. The best leaders know their limits, operate out of their strengths, and set others up for success. Find freedom with BELAY — pairing you with vetted U.S. virtual assistants so you can focus on what matters.     To help you get started, BELAY is offering Maxwell Leadership listeners a free download of their resource, The Leadership Toolkit. Just text MAXWELL to 55123 for FREE access.   References:  Watch this episode on YouTube!  Enroll in the 15 Laws of Growth Online Course for $99 (Regular $499)  The Foundation of a Leader Podcast Episode  How Leaders Lift Others Podcast Episode  Are you a young leader? Take our Next Generation Leader survey and receive The Mentor’s Guide to Everyday Challenges for FREE!  Learn more about the 5 Levels of Leadership Workshop for your teams!  Join the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team  Shop the Maxwell Leadership Online Store 

As John Maxwell says, all is well that begins well and all is well that ends well — reflection is key to ending well! In this episode, John shares what his reflection path looks like and helps you understand why reflection is so important when it comes to success in leadership.  After his lesson, Mark Cole takes what John has shared and offers you practical ways to implement it into your own life and leadership.  Key takeaways:  Instead of having reactions to what is happening to us, we need to have reflection.  The most important person you listen to every day is yourself.  Does my reflection lead to action?  Our BONUS resource for this episode is the Reflect Instead of React Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Reflect and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.”  Take the next step in your growth journey and become a Maxwell Leadership Certified Team Member. Click here to speak with a Program Advisor today!   References:  Watch this episode on YouTube!  Enroll in the Every Day With Purpose Online Course for $49 (Regular $199)  Redefine the Problem Podcast Episode  The Growing Leader Podcast Episode  Are you a young leader? Take our Next Generation Leader survey and receive The Mentor’s Guide to Everyday Challenges for FREE!  Learn more about the 5 Levels of Leadership Workshop for your teams!  Join the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team  Shop the Maxwell Leadership Online Store 

When you meet a truly charismatic leader, you’ll notice one thing: they are focused on others, not themselves. In this episode, John Maxwell is sharing 3 ways you can develop your influence – and achieve significance – as you maintain your focus on others.  After his lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow dive into the chapter and give you practical ways that you can apply it to your life and leadership.  Key takeaways:  Put your focus on others.   Success in life has nothing to do with what you gain or accomplish for yourself. It’s what you do for others.   Focusing on others can give you energy.   Our BONUS resource for this episode is the Chapter 1: The Charismatic Leader Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/CharismaticLeader and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.”  Take the next step in your growth journey and become a Maxwell Leadership Certified Team Member. Click here to speak with a Program Advisor today!   References:  Watch this episode on YouTube!  Order John C. Maxwell’s influence guide The Charismatic Leader today!  Mindset Matters Podcast Episode  The Heart of Leadership Podcast Episode  Are you a young leader? Take our Next Generation Leader survey and receive The Mentor’s Guide to Everyday Challenges for FREE!  Learn more about the 5 Levels of Leadership Workshop for your teams!  Join the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team  Shop the Maxwell Leadership Online Store   

John Maxwell shares that truly great leaders make themselves replaceable by empowering the leaders around them. Do you wonder if you’re an empowering leader? Find out as John himself shares the 3 signs to look for!  After his lesson, Mark Cole takes what John has shared and helps you to apply it to your life and leadership.  Key takeaways:  We need a willingness to empower people.   Trust is the foundation of an empowering leader.   If you want to develop leaders, you have to delegate authority.  Our BONUS resource for this episode is the Three Indicators of an Empowering Leader Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Empower and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.”  Take the next step in your growth journey and become a Maxwell Leadership Certified Team Member. Click here to speak with a Program Advisor today!   References:  Watch this episode on YouTube!  Enroll in the High Road Leadership Online Course for $199 (Regular $299)  How to Be a REAL Success (Part 2) Podcast Episode  The Best Thing You Can Do for Yourself and Others Podcast Episode  Are you a young leader? Take our Next Generation Leader survey and receive The Mentor’s Guide to Everyday Challenges for FREE!  Learn more about the 5 Levels of Leadership Workshop for your teams!  Join the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team  Shop the Maxwell Leadership Online Store 

Good values allow leadership to rise! In this episode, John Maxwell shares a lesson on ethics in leadership and the importance of valuing people and adding value to them.  After his lesson, Mark Cole analyzes John’s teaching and equips you with practical advice and application for your life and leadership.  Key takeaways:  Everything rises and falls on leadership.  We should lead not out of reward — we should lead out of responsibility.  Treat others how you would like to be treated.  Our BONUS resource for this episode is the Great Leaders Value People Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/ValuePeople and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.”  Take the next step in your growth journey and become a Maxwell Leadership Certified Team Member. Click here to speak with a Program Advisor today!   References:  Watch this episode on YouTube!  Enroll in the 21 Laws of Leadership Online Course for $199 (Regular $1050)  The Foundation of a Leader Podcast Episode  Are you a young leader? Take our Next Generation Leader survey and receive The Mentor’s Guide to Everyday Challenges for FREE!  Learn more about the 5 Levels of Leadership Workshop for your teams!  Join the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team  Shop the Maxwell Leadership Online Store   

In leadership, how can you have courage to continue and keep moving forward in difficult times? John Maxwell shares a lesson in this episode that is all about courage and the important role it plays in the lives of leaders!  After his lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow talk about what John has shared and help you navigate how to apply it to your own life and leadership.  Key takeaways:  We need to focus on today — today matters.   Courage is not an absence of fear or failure.   Actions follow the dominant emotion.   Our BONUS resource for this episode is the Courage to Continue Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Courage and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.”  This episode is sponsored by BELAY:    Leaders, stop trying to do it all yourself. The best leaders know their limits, operate out of their strengths, and set others up for success. Find freedom with BELAY — pairing you with vetted U.S. virtual assistants so you can focus on what matters.     To help you get started, BELAY is offering Maxwell Leadership listeners a free download of their resource, 5 Blind Spots that Sink Your Leadership. Just text MAXWELL to 55123 for FREE access.   References:  Watch this episode on YouTube!  Enroll in the Change Your World Online Course for $99 (Regular $299)  Become a World-Class Leader Podcast Episode  Are you a young leader? Take our Next Generation Leader survey and receive The Mentor’s Guide to Everyday Challenges for FREE!  Learn more about the 5 Levels of Leadership Workshop for your teams!  Join the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team  Shop the Maxwell Leadership Online Store 

How can you attract people to your team or organization? In this episode, John Maxwell answers this question by sharing 5 helpful tips that you can begin applying today!  After his lesson, Mark Cole sits down to review what John has shared and give you practical ways to implement what you’ve learned into your life and leadership.  Key takeaways:  Passion is the great energizer.  Leaders not only know the way, but they also show the way.  The size of the vision you have determines the size of the person you attract.  Our BONUS resource for this episode is the How to Attract Leaders Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/AttractLeaders and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.”  Take the next step in your growth journey and become a Maxwell Leadership Certified Team Member. Click here to speak with a Program Advisor today!   References:  Watch this episode on YouTube!  Enroll in the High Road Leadership Online Course for $199 (Regular $299)  What All Leaders Have in Common Podcast Episode  Are you a young leader? Take our Next Generation Leader survey and receive The Mentor’s Guide to Everyday Challenges for FREE!  Learn more about the 5 Levels of Leadership Workshop for your teams!  Join the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team  Shop the Maxwell Leadership Online Store   

John Maxwell often says, “The best thing a leader can leave people is a legacy.” In this episode, John will be sharing 3 pictures that will help you develop a legacy culture for your team and organization.  After his lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow sit down to talk about what John has shared and give you practical ways to apply it to your life and leadership.  Key takeaways:  “There is no success without a successor. And the most important thing you can do is leave a legacy.” — Peter Drucker   When you think of your legacy, you have to think of today.  You should be preparing to hand the baton off to someone else.  Our BONUS resource for this episode is the Succession: A Leader’s Lasting Value Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Succession and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.”  Want to learn from Ryan Leak, Tim Tebow, and other impactful leaders? Click here to register for Day to Grow on March 19, 2025: https://daytogrow.maxwellleadership.com/   References:  Watch this episode on YouTube!  Enroll in the Every Day With Purpose Online Course for $49 (Regular $199)  How to Create a Growth Environment Podcast Episode  Are you a young leader? Take our Next Generation Leader survey and receive The Mentor’s Guide to Everyday Challenges for FREE!  Learn more about the 5 Levels of Leadership Workshop for your teams!  Join the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team  Shop the Maxwell Leadership Online Store 

Leaders and business owners – tired of working around the clock to grow your organization? In this bonus episode of the Maxwell Leadership podcast, John is sharing 3 questions that will help you move from linear to exponential expansion – all while getting some hours back in your day.  After his lesson, Mark Cole is joined by BELAY CEO Tricia Sciortino to help you turn these questions into practical time-saving strategies to leverage in your own life and leadership.  Key takeaways:   Growth is happiness.  Doing everything yourself is not a growth strategy.  Explosive growth happens when you’re doing the things only you can do.  In lieu of our usual bonus resource, BELAY is offering you their time management resource, The 40-Hour CEO, to help you direct your energy into the daily tasks that get you the greatest return. Text MAXWELL to 55123 to get your free copy today!   References:  Watch this episode on YouTube!  Enroll in the 15 Laws of Growth Online Course for $99 (Regular $499)  How to Create a Growth Environment Podcast Episode  Are you a young leader? Take our Next Generation Leader survey and receive The Mentor’s Guide to Everyday Challenges for FREE!  Learn more about the 5 Levels of Leadership Workshop for your teams!  Join the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team  Shop the Maxwell Leadership Online Store   

Every leader worth following builds their leadership on 3 key qualities. In this episode, find out what they are as John Maxwell shares a lesson on the foundation of great leadership!   After his lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow help you to practically apply what you’ve learned to your own life and leadership.  Key takeaways:   Character is essential to who you are.   Commitment separates the doers from the dreamers.   The best generosity comes when you give in a way that has no strings attached.  Our BONUS resource for this episode is the The Foundation of a Leader Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Foundation and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.”  Want to learn from Ryan Leak, Tim Tebow, and other impactful leaders? Click here to register for Day to Grow on March 19, 2025: https://daytogrow.maxwellleadership.com/   References:  Watch this episode on YouTube!  Enroll in the High Road Leadership Online Course for $199 (Regular $299)  What All Leaders Have in Common Podcast Episode  Are you a young leader? Take our Next Generation Leader survey and receive The Mentor’s Guide to Everyday Challenges for FREE!  Learn more about the 5 Levels of Leadership Workshop for your teams!  Join the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team  Shop the Maxwell Leadership Online Store