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The Leader's Greatest Return: Attracting, Developing, and Multiplying Leaders
Dive into a masterclass with world-renowned leadership expert John C. Maxwell as he shares the most important lessons he’s learned about the leadership development process over the last quarter century. What is the greatest return on a leader’s time? After leaders have invested in their own leadership growth, what is the best way to accomplish their vision and grow their organizations? Develop other leaders! The more leaders an organization has and the better equipped they are to lead, the more successful the organization and its leaders. In the last twenty-five years, New York Times bestselling author John C. Maxwell has grown from equipping a handful of leaders in one organization to developing millions of business, government, and nonprofit leaders in every country around the world. In this book, Maxwell takes the reader step-by-step through the process of identifying, attracting, empowering, and positioning leaders to create a culture capable of then reproducing and compounding the value of its leaders. In The Leader’s Greatest Return , you will be instructed on: This is where leaders really experience the compounding value of developing leaders and go to the highest levels of leadership themselves. The Leader’s Greatest Return is perfect for anyone who wants to take the next step in their leadership, build their organization or team today, and create their legacy for tomorrow needs to read.
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First published January 28, 2020
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998 books5,837 followersJohn Calvin Maxwell is an American author, speaker, and pastor who has written many books, primarily focusing on leadership. Titles include The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader. Some of his books have been on the New York Times Best Seller List.
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February 22, 2020
I actually learned a lot from this book. It’s about how to identify, attract, understand, motivate, equip, empower, position, mentor, reproduce & compound your impact as a leader by developing other leaders. Effectively, it’s a step by step guide for how to become a “level 5 leader.” If you aren’t familiar with the 5 levels of leadership by this author, please check out this awesome you tube video for a primer: https://youtu.be/-14rFuVBhcU
I operate on leadership levels 1-4 at work & as a Girl Scout leader, (all depending on the perception of the person you ask who knows me in those capacities.) About a week ago, our EVP of Sales told me about a recent Impact Theory podcast in which Tom Bilyeu interviewed John Maxwell who was talking about the “Leadership Table.” I wanted to know more about it, so that’s what led me to this book.
The Leadership Table is covered in chapter 2 and it’s a great way to get started. But there’s a lot to be done beyond that. it takes a ton of time; it doesn’t always work out and when it falls over, (e.g. someone you groom fails to be loyal,) it can be incredibly painful. The net of all this is that level 5 leadership is difficult, but totally worth it. The impact is a massive multiplier.
Maxwell’s career began as a pastor and he’s still very spiritual, so a number of his examples come from that body of knowledge and experience. He’s able to deliver it in a way that doesn’t feel like evangelism - but as a reader/listener, you have to be able to recognize this so you don’t get turned off by some of his examples and miss the core messages.
The author himself is also the reader in the audiobook. This could be a turn-off, so listen to a sample before you commit. It worked for me - although his voice is somewhat deep & a little raspy, he’s great with vocal variation so it felt like a natural conversation versus him reading. One thing I found a little bizarre was at the end of each chapter where he adds bonus content to the audiobook - its somewhat intensely personal talk track where he nearly whispers (a little creepily) in your ear. Fortunately, it’s short lived, and the wealth of info in the book more than makes up for it. Also there’s a “next chapter” button in every player so you can easily skip it if you prefer.
5 stars. Now the hard work begins. Wish me luck! :)
I operate on leadership levels 1-4 at work & as a Girl Scout leader, (all depending on the perception of the person you ask who knows me in those capacities.) About a week ago, our EVP of Sales told me about a recent Impact Theory podcast in which Tom Bilyeu interviewed John Maxwell who was talking about the “Leadership Table.” I wanted to know more about it, so that’s what led me to this book.
The Leadership Table is covered in chapter 2 and it’s a great way to get started. But there’s a lot to be done beyond that. it takes a ton of time; it doesn’t always work out and when it falls over, (e.g. someone you groom fails to be loyal,) it can be incredibly painful. The net of all this is that level 5 leadership is difficult, but totally worth it. The impact is a massive multiplier.
Maxwell’s career began as a pastor and he’s still very spiritual, so a number of his examples come from that body of knowledge and experience. He’s able to deliver it in a way that doesn’t feel like evangelism - but as a reader/listener, you have to be able to recognize this so you don’t get turned off by some of his examples and miss the core messages.
The author himself is also the reader in the audiobook. This could be a turn-off, so listen to a sample before you commit. It worked for me - although his voice is somewhat deep & a little raspy, he’s great with vocal variation so it felt like a natural conversation versus him reading. One thing I found a little bizarre was at the end of each chapter where he adds bonus content to the audiobook - its somewhat intensely personal talk track where he nearly whispers (a little creepily) in your ear. Fortunately, it’s short lived, and the wealth of info in the book more than makes up for it. Also there’s a “next chapter” button in every player so you can easily skip it if you prefer.
5 stars. Now the hard work begins. Wish me luck! :)
June 23, 2023
I love being inspired by John C. Maxwell. You will love the quotes below. Let them challenge you to not only be a great leader but to build other leaders through you. Enjoy:
I don’t promise you it will be easy. I do promise you it will be worthwhile. ~Art Williams
If you desire to fulfill a bold vision or do something great, you have to let go of a microwave mindset for leadership. ~John C. Maxwell
People too often overvalue their dream and undervalue their team. . . . A big dream with a bad team is a nightmare. ~John C. Maxwell
For a leader who develops leaders, there's something scarier and much more important than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability. ~John C. Maxwell
I’m a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn't have the heart to let him down. ~Abraham Lincoln
Great leaders help people have a larger vision of themselves. ~ Mark Sanborn
We will do everything in our power to measure up to the spoken belief we have received. ~John C. Maxwell
Encouragement is oxygen to the soul for the leader, and if you're a leader who wants to develop other leaders, you need to encourage them and help them breathe. ~John C. Maxwell
Attitude is a choice, and at the heart of a good attitude is willing willingness -willingness to learn, to improve, to serve, to think of others, to add value, to do the right thing, to make sacrifices for the team. Leadership skill may come from the head, but leadership attitude comes from the heart. ~John C. Maxwell
Good leaders want more for the people they lead then they won't from them. ~John C. Maxwell
At Delta, we hire for attitude but train for aptitude. Always start with attitude. Bring people on the team that the other members will enjoy working with. ~Ed Bastian
The formation of our character creates predictability to our leadership. Predictability, dependability, and consistency: these three qualities ensure that our leadership is reliable and motivates people to place their confidence in us. Our effectiveness as leaders is built on trust. ~GayleBeebe
Character is about managing your life well, so you can lead others well. ~John C. Maxwell
Talent is always conscious of its own abundance and does not object to sharing. ~Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
The vision gap is the space between what we are doing and what we could do period builders are impatient to close that gap. ~John C. Maxwell
People often say, “I'll know it when I see it.” That's not a good strategy. I say, “know it and you'll see it!” ~John C. Maxwell
A company’s culture is the expression of the values of the people within the organization. It is the sum of the behavior of the people, not a reflection of what you wanted to be. People do what people see - and they keep doing it. What people do on an ongoing, habitual basis creates culture. ~John C. Maxwell
Knowledge isn't the key to success. Applying knowledge is. ~John C. Maxwell
Leadership is more caught than taught. ~John C. Maxwell
If someone is always at the head of the class, he or she is in the wrong class. ~John C. Maxwell
The only way for any person to learn leadership is to lead. Leading isn't a theoretical exercise. ~John C. Maxwell
Leaders touch a heart before they ask for a hand. ~John C. Maxwell
Good leadership requires a perspective shift from it's all about me to it's all about others. ~John C. Maxwell
If you will sweat with your people, they can handle the heat. ~John C. Maxwell
Ten ways to make connections with people:
• Most people are insecure. Give them confidence.
• Most people want to feel special. Compliment them.
• Most people want a bright future. Give them hope.
• Most people need to be understood. Listen to them.
• Most people want direction. Walk with them.
• Most people are selfish. Speak to their needs first.
• Most people get emotionally low. Encourage them.
• Most people want to be included. Ask their opinion.
• Most people want success. Help them win.
• Most people want to be appreciated. Give them credit. ~John C. Maxwell
Always ask questions. Here's what questions do:
• Create a space for open conversation
• Place value on others and their opinions
• Help people know one another better
• Invite everyone to participate
• Clear up assumptions
• Causes people to think
• Gather conversation ~John C. Maxwell
Leadership isn't controlled - it's influence . ~John C. Maxwell
You do not want to control people's responses. You want to influence their thinking and actions. ~John C. Maxwell
Front-end questions set the agenda, while back-end questions maximize the agenda. Front-end questions encourage preparation, while back-end questions encourage reflection. ~John C. Maxwell
What others have to say to you really must remain more important than what you have to say to them. Why? Because the higher leaders rise, the farther they get from the front lines, and the more they have to depend on what others tell them to know what's really going on. Listening is still the best way to gather information, to learn, to understand people, and to connect with them. ~John C. Maxwell
A suffering person does not need a lecture; he needs a listener. ~Billy Graham
Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishable. ~David Augsburger
Listening draws people to you, which works much better than trying to push your leadership on them. Empathy builds trust. ~John C. Maxwell
People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing-that's why we recommend it daily. ~Zig Ziglar
Good leaders inspire others only to the extent that they inspire themselves. ~John C. Maxwell
THE SEVEN MOTIVATIONS OF LEADERS:
1. Purpose - Leaders Want To Do What They Were Created To Do.
2. Autonomy - Leaders Want The Freedom To Control Their Lives.
3. Relationships - Leaders Want To Do Things With Other People.
4. Progress - Leaders Want To Experience Personal And Professional Growth.
5. Mastery - Leaders Want To Excel At Their Work.
6. Recognition - Leaders Want Others To Appreciate Their Accomplishments.
7. Money - Leaders Want To Be Financially Secure. ~John C. Maxwell
The partnership principal: working together increases the odds of winning together. ~John C. Maxwell
Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better. ~Pat Riley
People don't determine their future. They determined their habits, which determined their future. ~John C. Maxwell
The best way to set your people up for success is:
Believe in them.
Encourage them.
Show them.
Train them. ~John C. Maxwell
Survival of the fittest is not the same as survival of the best. Leaving leadership development up to chance is foolish. ~ Morgan McCall
The function of leadership isn't together more followers. It’s to produce more leaders. ~John C. Maxwell
Five-step plan for equipping:
• I model.
• I mentor.
• I monitor.
• I motivate.
• I multiply. ~John C. Maxwell
Next level equipping:
• I'll do it.
• I do it and you are with me.
• You do it and I am with you.
• You do it.
• You do it and someone else is with you. ~John C. Maxwell
Being An Example Others Want To Follow. Here's what you need to be asking yourself:
Learning:“What am I learning?”
Experiencing: “What am I experiencing?”
Applying: “What am I applying?”
Developing: “Who am I developing?” ~John C. Maxwell
Telling others to do what you haven't done yourself isn't equipping. It's bossing. ~John C. Maxwell
The position doesn't make the leader; the leader makes the position. ~John C. Maxwell
It's very difficult for people to rise up if their leader refuses to put the wind of empowerment under their wings. ~John C. Maxwell
Only secure leaders get power to others. ~John C. Maxwell
The greatest leaders aren't necessarily the ones who do the greatest things. They are the ones who empower others to do great things. ~John C. Maxwell
If we start with the attitude that different viewpoints are additive rather than competitive, we become more effective because our ideas or decisions or honed and tempered by that discourse . ~ Ed Catmull
Leadership is like swimming. It can't be learned by reading about it. Leaders become leaders by practicing. ~John C. Maxwell
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. ~George S Patton
The deepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated. ~William James
Advice from John Wooden's father:
1. Be true to yourself.
2. Help others.
3. Make every day your masterpiece.
4. Drink deeply from good books, especially the Bible.
5. Make friendship a fine art.
6. Build a shelter against a rainy day.
7. Pray for guidance and count and give thanks for your blessings every day.
In talking to the top executive coaches who worked for the John Maxwell company, they've told me that poor self-awareness is the number one problem they see in leaders. ~John C. Maxwell
A dream is a compelling vision you see in your heart that is too big to accomplish without the help of others. ~Chris Hodges
Area “We” Needs “Me” Needs
Purpose I am really enthusiastic about the mission of my company. At work, I clearly understand what is expected of me.
Excellence In my team, I am surrounded by people who share my values. I have a chance to use my strengths every day at work.
Support My teammates have my back. I know I will be recognized for excellent work.
Future I have great confidence in my company's future. in my work, I'm always challenged to grow.
If you have a dream and no team - the dream is impossible.
If you have a dream and a bad team - the dream is a nightmare.
If you have a dream and are building a team - the dream is possible.
If you have a dream and a good leadership team- the dream is inevitable. ~John C. Maxwell
Members of trusting teams:
• Admit weaknesses and mistakes
• Ask for help
• Accept questions and input about their areas of responsibility
• Give one another the benefit of the doubt before arriving at a negative conclusion
• Take risk and offering feedback and assistance
• Appreciate and tap into one another’s skills and experiences
• Focus time and energy on important issues, not politics
• Offer and accept apologies without hesitation
• Look forward to meetings and other opportunities to work as a group ~ Pat Lencioni
Growth plans for members of my leadership team:
Give them a growth environment.
Recognize each person's growth needs.
Open up opportunities for them to grow.
Walk with them in challenging times.
Teach them to learn from every experience.
Help them add value to their teammates. ~John C. Maxwell
In teamwork, silence isn't golden, it's deadly. ~Mark Sanborn
When people get to weigh in on their development, they more readily buy into owning their personal growth progress. ~John C. Maxwell
I think if you truly understand the meaning of mentoring, you understand it as important as parenting; in fact, it is just like parenting. As my father often said, “there is nothing you know that you haven't learned from someone else.” Everything in the world has been passed down. Every piece of knowledge is something that has already been shared by someone else. If you understand it as I do, mentoring becomes your true legacy. It is the greatest inheritance you can give to others. It is why you get up every day- to teach and be taught. ~John Wooden
Quotes and what John Maxwell learned from people throughout his life:
Having a great attitude is a choice. He taught me that attitude is the difference maker. ~Melvin Maxwell (John Maxwell’s father – Consistency)
There's power in proximity. He taught me to get close to the people who can make you better. ~Elmer Towns (Faithfulness)
Go to places that inspire you. He gave me the idea of visiting presidential libraries, and I've been to all of them. ~Lon Woodrum (Reflectiveness)
Be the first to see potential in others. He saw the potential in me when I was 25, and I've never looked back. ~Bob Kline (Duty)
Expand your influence beyond your personal touch. He encouraged me to start writing books. ~Les Parrott (Creativity)
Be a rancher, not just a shepherd. He challenged me to not just feed the sheep I had, but to build and make room to reach other sheep. ~Jerry Falwell (Faith)
Become your mentee’s champion. He was more than a mentor; he was a sponsor who put his reputation on the line for me so I could take risks and live outside the box. ~ Tom Phillippe (Humility)
Carry the baton with excellence. He asked me to be a successor and handed the leadership baton to me for the organization he founded and led for 31 years. I worked to carry it out with excellence for 14 years and then handed it off to the next leader. ~Orval Butcher (Joy)
“Who luck” is the best luck a person can have. Chuck introduced me to the leaders much bigger and better than me, and they accepted and helped me. ~Chuck Swindoll (Possibilities)
Everything rises and falls on leadership. He mentored me from a distance through his book, Spiritual Leadership, which lit my fire to lead; I was able to meet him 20 years later to express my gratitude. ~J. Oswald Sanders (Fulfillment)
The gift is greater than the person. He taught me that I should be grateful for the amazing gifts God gave me, but to remember that I'm flawed, not amazing; that awareness grounded me. ~Fred Smith (Perspective)
Develop different streams of income. A talented businessman, he instructed me to create passive income that would work for me when I wasn't working. ~Larry Maxwell (John Maxwell’s brother – Focus)
Have a vision for the world. He wanted to change the world, and every time I was with him, he expanded my vision and purpose. ~ Bill Bright (Vision)
Help others get what they want, and they will help you get what you want. His statement prompted me to change the way I saw and practiced leadership, and I loved him for it. ~ Zig Zigler (Reciprocity)
Take your message to the business world. He encouraged me to include the business market when I wrote my books, at 31 million books later, we're still helping people. ~Sealy Yates (Opportunity)
Will the reader turn the page? Les coached me in how to write and make my written message more compelling. ~ Les Stobbe (Servanthood)
Make every day your masterpiece. He modeled his philosophy last Friday and was my greatest mentor; my book Today Matters was inspired by him. ~John Wooden (Intentionality)
Mentorship is both caught and talk. The catching part of mentorship is totally dependent upon the credibility of the person mentoring you. ~John C. Maxwell
The underlying purpose of mentoring is not for people to act differently but rather to become different. ~ Dale Bronner
The difference between coaching and mentoring: ~John C. Maxwell
Coaching Mentoring
Skill centered Life Centered
Formal setting Informal setting
More structured Less structured
Directive Advisory
Short- term Long- term
narrow in scope broader in scope
Drives the agenda Receive the agenda
Positional Relational
Skill awareness Self- awareness
Trains Develops
Do something Be something
Transactional Transformational
Mentors do not seek to create a new person; they simply seek to help a person become a better version of himself. ~John Wooden
Mentoring is discipling another person. It involves discerning where they are, knowing where they are supposed to go, and giving them what they need to get there. ~John C. Maxwell
Good mentors don't hesitate to have difficult conversations with the people they mentor. They deal with the “elephants” in the room even when others won't. ~John C. Maxwell
The greater an individual’s leadership ability, the greater the success or impact he or she can make ~John C. Maxwell
The only thing limiting the future of any organization is the number of good leaders with the develops. ~John C. Maxwell
I strive to model the six C's of of reproducing a culture. You should too.
• CHARACTER - BE IT. Everything starts with strong character. That's not something you can just talk about; it's something that has to be at the core of who you are. You have to live it every day. You must maintain integrity, treat others with respect, desire the best for people, and go out of your way to help them.
• CLARITY - SHOW IT. You have to spend time developing leaders yourself. You need to be personally involved, and your team needs to see you doing it so that you understand how it's done and how important it is.
• COMMUNICATION - SAY IT. You have to constantly talk about leadership development, so it becomes part of the common language in everyday conversation.
• CONTRIBUTION - OWN IT. If you're the leader the buck stops with you. You need to own your responsibility for developing leaders, and others will too. And when others step up and say, “I'll own this,” the entire team gets stronger.
• CONSISTENTLY - DO IT. The development of leaders is never once and done. Is something that needs cultivating every day. Why? Because the need for more and better leaders never ends.
• CELEBRATION - EMBRACE IT. When the development of leaders is recognized, rewarded, and celebrated continually, it becomes elevated in the organization and woven into the culture. Every leader aspires to become part of it and join in. ~John C. Maxwell
Nothing is easier than saying words. Nothing is harder than living them, day after day. What you promised today must be renewed and re-decided tomorrow and each day that stretches out before you. ~Arthur Gordon
David Ogilvy, founder of the giant advertising agency Ogilvy and Mather, used to give each new manager in his organization a Russian doll. The doll contained five progressively smaller dolls. A message inside the smallest one read: “If each of us hires people who are smaller than we are, we shall become a company of dwarfs. But if each of us hires people who are bigger than we are, Ogilvy and Mather will become a company of giants.” Commit to finding, hiring, and developing giants. ~Dennis Waitley
Winning companies when because they have good leaders who nurture the development of other leaders at all levels of the organization. ~Noel Tichy
Every day every leader you work with should ask, “Am I using my gifts for myself or others?” ~John C. Maxwell
When you begin developing leaders, the most important thing you can do is let them know what you're thinking and why. ~John C. Maxwell
The 80/ 20 rule:
• 20% of the workers produce 80% of the product
• 20% of the Salesforce close 80% of the sales
• 20% of the products return 80% of the revenue
• 20% of the population possesses 80% of the wealth
• 20% of the teams in the league win 80% of the championships
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I don’t promise you it will be easy. I do promise you it will be worthwhile. ~Art Williams
If you desire to fulfill a bold vision or do something great, you have to let go of a microwave mindset for leadership. ~John C. Maxwell
People too often overvalue their dream and undervalue their team. . . . A big dream with a bad team is a nightmare. ~John C. Maxwell
For a leader who develops leaders, there's something scarier and much more important than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability. ~John C. Maxwell
I’m a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn't have the heart to let him down. ~Abraham Lincoln
Great leaders help people have a larger vision of themselves. ~ Mark Sanborn
We will do everything in our power to measure up to the spoken belief we have received. ~John C. Maxwell
Encouragement is oxygen to the soul for the leader, and if you're a leader who wants to develop other leaders, you need to encourage them and help them breathe. ~John C. Maxwell
Attitude is a choice, and at the heart of a good attitude is willing willingness -willingness to learn, to improve, to serve, to think of others, to add value, to do the right thing, to make sacrifices for the team. Leadership skill may come from the head, but leadership attitude comes from the heart. ~John C. Maxwell
Good leaders want more for the people they lead then they won't from them. ~John C. Maxwell
At Delta, we hire for attitude but train for aptitude. Always start with attitude. Bring people on the team that the other members will enjoy working with. ~Ed Bastian
The formation of our character creates predictability to our leadership. Predictability, dependability, and consistency: these three qualities ensure that our leadership is reliable and motivates people to place their confidence in us. Our effectiveness as leaders is built on trust. ~GayleBeebe
Character is about managing your life well, so you can lead others well. ~John C. Maxwell
Talent is always conscious of its own abundance and does not object to sharing. ~Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
The vision gap is the space between what we are doing and what we could do period builders are impatient to close that gap. ~John C. Maxwell
People often say, “I'll know it when I see it.” That's not a good strategy. I say, “know it and you'll see it!” ~John C. Maxwell
A company’s culture is the expression of the values of the people within the organization. It is the sum of the behavior of the people, not a reflection of what you wanted to be. People do what people see - and they keep doing it. What people do on an ongoing, habitual basis creates culture. ~John C. Maxwell
Knowledge isn't the key to success. Applying knowledge is. ~John C. Maxwell
Leadership is more caught than taught. ~John C. Maxwell
If someone is always at the head of the class, he or she is in the wrong class. ~John C. Maxwell
The only way for any person to learn leadership is to lead. Leading isn't a theoretical exercise. ~John C. Maxwell
Leaders touch a heart before they ask for a hand. ~John C. Maxwell
Good leadership requires a perspective shift from it's all about me to it's all about others. ~John C. Maxwell
If you will sweat with your people, they can handle the heat. ~John C. Maxwell
Ten ways to make connections with people:
• Most people are insecure. Give them confidence.
• Most people want to feel special. Compliment them.
• Most people want a bright future. Give them hope.
• Most people need to be understood. Listen to them.
• Most people want direction. Walk with them.
• Most people are selfish. Speak to their needs first.
• Most people get emotionally low. Encourage them.
• Most people want to be included. Ask their opinion.
• Most people want success. Help them win.
• Most people want to be appreciated. Give them credit. ~John C. Maxwell
Always ask questions. Here's what questions do:
• Create a space for open conversation
• Place value on others and their opinions
• Help people know one another better
• Invite everyone to participate
• Clear up assumptions
• Causes people to think
• Gather conversation ~John C. Maxwell
Leadership isn't controlled - it's influence . ~John C. Maxwell
You do not want to control people's responses. You want to influence their thinking and actions. ~John C. Maxwell
Front-end questions set the agenda, while back-end questions maximize the agenda. Front-end questions encourage preparation, while back-end questions encourage reflection. ~John C. Maxwell
What others have to say to you really must remain more important than what you have to say to them. Why? Because the higher leaders rise, the farther they get from the front lines, and the more they have to depend on what others tell them to know what's really going on. Listening is still the best way to gather information, to learn, to understand people, and to connect with them. ~John C. Maxwell
A suffering person does not need a lecture; he needs a listener. ~Billy Graham
Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishable. ~David Augsburger
Listening draws people to you, which works much better than trying to push your leadership on them. Empathy builds trust. ~John C. Maxwell
People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing-that's why we recommend it daily. ~Zig Ziglar
Good leaders inspire others only to the extent that they inspire themselves. ~John C. Maxwell
THE SEVEN MOTIVATIONS OF LEADERS:
1. Purpose - Leaders Want To Do What They Were Created To Do.
2. Autonomy - Leaders Want The Freedom To Control Their Lives.
3. Relationships - Leaders Want To Do Things With Other People.
4. Progress - Leaders Want To Experience Personal And Professional Growth.
5. Mastery - Leaders Want To Excel At Their Work.
6. Recognition - Leaders Want Others To Appreciate Their Accomplishments.
7. Money - Leaders Want To Be Financially Secure. ~John C. Maxwell
The partnership principal: working together increases the odds of winning together. ~John C. Maxwell
Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better. ~Pat Riley
People don't determine their future. They determined their habits, which determined their future. ~John C. Maxwell
The best way to set your people up for success is:
Believe in them.
Encourage them.
Show them.
Train them. ~John C. Maxwell
Survival of the fittest is not the same as survival of the best. Leaving leadership development up to chance is foolish. ~ Morgan McCall
The function of leadership isn't together more followers. It’s to produce more leaders. ~John C. Maxwell
Five-step plan for equipping:
• I model.
• I mentor.
• I monitor.
• I motivate.
• I multiply. ~John C. Maxwell
Next level equipping:
• I'll do it.
• I do it and you are with me.
• You do it and I am with you.
• You do it.
• You do it and someone else is with you. ~John C. Maxwell
Being An Example Others Want To Follow. Here's what you need to be asking yourself:
Learning:“What am I learning?”
Experiencing: “What am I experiencing?”
Applying: “What am I applying?”
Developing: “Who am I developing?” ~John C. Maxwell
Telling others to do what you haven't done yourself isn't equipping. It's bossing. ~John C. Maxwell
The position doesn't make the leader; the leader makes the position. ~John C. Maxwell
It's very difficult for people to rise up if their leader refuses to put the wind of empowerment under their wings. ~John C. Maxwell
Only secure leaders get power to others. ~John C. Maxwell
The greatest leaders aren't necessarily the ones who do the greatest things. They are the ones who empower others to do great things. ~John C. Maxwell
If we start with the attitude that different viewpoints are additive rather than competitive, we become more effective because our ideas or decisions or honed and tempered by that discourse . ~ Ed Catmull
Leadership is like swimming. It can't be learned by reading about it. Leaders become leaders by practicing. ~John C. Maxwell
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. ~George S Patton
The deepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated. ~William James
Advice from John Wooden's father:
1. Be true to yourself.
2. Help others.
3. Make every day your masterpiece.
4. Drink deeply from good books, especially the Bible.
5. Make friendship a fine art.
6. Build a shelter against a rainy day.
7. Pray for guidance and count and give thanks for your blessings every day.
In talking to the top executive coaches who worked for the John Maxwell company, they've told me that poor self-awareness is the number one problem they see in leaders. ~John C. Maxwell
A dream is a compelling vision you see in your heart that is too big to accomplish without the help of others. ~Chris Hodges
Area “We” Needs “Me” Needs
Purpose I am really enthusiastic about the mission of my company. At work, I clearly understand what is expected of me.
Excellence In my team, I am surrounded by people who share my values. I have a chance to use my strengths every day at work.
Support My teammates have my back. I know I will be recognized for excellent work.
Future I have great confidence in my company's future. in my work, I'm always challenged to grow.
If you have a dream and no team - the dream is impossible.
If you have a dream and a bad team - the dream is a nightmare.
If you have a dream and are building a team - the dream is possible.
If you have a dream and a good leadership team- the dream is inevitable. ~John C. Maxwell
Members of trusting teams:
• Admit weaknesses and mistakes
• Ask for help
• Accept questions and input about their areas of responsibility
• Give one another the benefit of the doubt before arriving at a negative conclusion
• Take risk and offering feedback and assistance
• Appreciate and tap into one another’s skills and experiences
• Focus time and energy on important issues, not politics
• Offer and accept apologies without hesitation
• Look forward to meetings and other opportunities to work as a group ~ Pat Lencioni
Growth plans for members of my leadership team:
Give them a growth environment.
Recognize each person's growth needs.
Open up opportunities for them to grow.
Walk with them in challenging times.
Teach them to learn from every experience.
Help them add value to their teammates. ~John C. Maxwell
In teamwork, silence isn't golden, it's deadly. ~Mark Sanborn
When people get to weigh in on their development, they more readily buy into owning their personal growth progress. ~John C. Maxwell
I think if you truly understand the meaning of mentoring, you understand it as important as parenting; in fact, it is just like parenting. As my father often said, “there is nothing you know that you haven't learned from someone else.” Everything in the world has been passed down. Every piece of knowledge is something that has already been shared by someone else. If you understand it as I do, mentoring becomes your true legacy. It is the greatest inheritance you can give to others. It is why you get up every day- to teach and be taught. ~John Wooden
Quotes and what John Maxwell learned from people throughout his life:
Having a great attitude is a choice. He taught me that attitude is the difference maker. ~Melvin Maxwell (John Maxwell’s father – Consistency)
There's power in proximity. He taught me to get close to the people who can make you better. ~Elmer Towns (Faithfulness)
Go to places that inspire you. He gave me the idea of visiting presidential libraries, and I've been to all of them. ~Lon Woodrum (Reflectiveness)
Be the first to see potential in others. He saw the potential in me when I was 25, and I've never looked back. ~Bob Kline (Duty)
Expand your influence beyond your personal touch. He encouraged me to start writing books. ~Les Parrott (Creativity)
Be a rancher, not just a shepherd. He challenged me to not just feed the sheep I had, but to build and make room to reach other sheep. ~Jerry Falwell (Faith)
Become your mentee’s champion. He was more than a mentor; he was a sponsor who put his reputation on the line for me so I could take risks and live outside the box. ~ Tom Phillippe (Humility)
Carry the baton with excellence. He asked me to be a successor and handed the leadership baton to me for the organization he founded and led for 31 years. I worked to carry it out with excellence for 14 years and then handed it off to the next leader. ~Orval Butcher (Joy)
“Who luck” is the best luck a person can have. Chuck introduced me to the leaders much bigger and better than me, and they accepted and helped me. ~Chuck Swindoll (Possibilities)
Everything rises and falls on leadership. He mentored me from a distance through his book, Spiritual Leadership, which lit my fire to lead; I was able to meet him 20 years later to express my gratitude. ~J. Oswald Sanders (Fulfillment)
The gift is greater than the person. He taught me that I should be grateful for the amazing gifts God gave me, but to remember that I'm flawed, not amazing; that awareness grounded me. ~Fred Smith (Perspective)
Develop different streams of income. A talented businessman, he instructed me to create passive income that would work for me when I wasn't working. ~Larry Maxwell (John Maxwell’s brother – Focus)
Have a vision for the world. He wanted to change the world, and every time I was with him, he expanded my vision and purpose. ~ Bill Bright (Vision)
Help others get what they want, and they will help you get what you want. His statement prompted me to change the way I saw and practiced leadership, and I loved him for it. ~ Zig Zigler (Reciprocity)
Take your message to the business world. He encouraged me to include the business market when I wrote my books, at 31 million books later, we're still helping people. ~Sealy Yates (Opportunity)
Will the reader turn the page? Les coached me in how to write and make my written message more compelling. ~ Les Stobbe (Servanthood)
Make every day your masterpiece. He modeled his philosophy last Friday and was my greatest mentor; my book Today Matters was inspired by him. ~John Wooden (Intentionality)
Mentorship is both caught and talk. The catching part of mentorship is totally dependent upon the credibility of the person mentoring you. ~John C. Maxwell
The underlying purpose of mentoring is not for people to act differently but rather to become different. ~ Dale Bronner
The difference between coaching and mentoring: ~John C. Maxwell
Coaching Mentoring
Skill centered Life Centered
Formal setting Informal setting
More structured Less structured
Directive Advisory
Short- term Long- term
narrow in scope broader in scope
Drives the agenda Receive the agenda
Positional Relational
Skill awareness Self- awareness
Trains Develops
Do something Be something
Transactional Transformational
Mentors do not seek to create a new person; they simply seek to help a person become a better version of himself. ~John Wooden
Mentoring is discipling another person. It involves discerning where they are, knowing where they are supposed to go, and giving them what they need to get there. ~John C. Maxwell
Good mentors don't hesitate to have difficult conversations with the people they mentor. They deal with the “elephants” in the room even when others won't. ~John C. Maxwell
The greater an individual’s leadership ability, the greater the success or impact he or she can make ~John C. Maxwell
The only thing limiting the future of any organization is the number of good leaders with the develops. ~John C. Maxwell
I strive to model the six C's of of reproducing a culture. You should too.
• CHARACTER - BE IT. Everything starts with strong character. That's not something you can just talk about; it's something that has to be at the core of who you are. You have to live it every day. You must maintain integrity, treat others with respect, desire the best for people, and go out of your way to help them.
• CLARITY - SHOW IT. You have to spend time developing leaders yourself. You need to be personally involved, and your team needs to see you doing it so that you understand how it's done and how important it is.
• COMMUNICATION - SAY IT. You have to constantly talk about leadership development, so it becomes part of the common language in everyday conversation.
• CONTRIBUTION - OWN IT. If you're the leader the buck stops with you. You need to own your responsibility for developing leaders, and others will too. And when others step up and say, “I'll own this,” the entire team gets stronger.
• CONSISTENTLY - DO IT. The development of leaders is never once and done. Is something that needs cultivating every day. Why? Because the need for more and better leaders never ends.
• CELEBRATION - EMBRACE IT. When the development of leaders is recognized, rewarded, and celebrated continually, it becomes elevated in the organization and woven into the culture. Every leader aspires to become part of it and join in. ~John C. Maxwell
Nothing is easier than saying words. Nothing is harder than living them, day after day. What you promised today must be renewed and re-decided tomorrow and each day that stretches out before you. ~Arthur Gordon
David Ogilvy, founder of the giant advertising agency Ogilvy and Mather, used to give each new manager in his organization a Russian doll. The doll contained five progressively smaller dolls. A message inside the smallest one read: “If each of us hires people who are smaller than we are, we shall become a company of dwarfs. But if each of us hires people who are bigger than we are, Ogilvy and Mather will become a company of giants.” Commit to finding, hiring, and developing giants. ~Dennis Waitley
Winning companies when because they have good leaders who nurture the development of other leaders at all levels of the organization. ~Noel Tichy
Every day every leader you work with should ask, “Am I using my gifts for myself or others?” ~John C. Maxwell
When you begin developing leaders, the most important thing you can do is let them know what you're thinking and why. ~John C. Maxwell
The 80/ 20 rule:
• 20% of the workers produce 80% of the product
• 20% of the Salesforce close 80% of the sales
• 20% of the products return 80% of the revenue
• 20% of the population possesses 80% of the wealth
• 20% of the teams in the league win 80% of the championships
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March 30, 2020
Enjoyed the book about leaders developing other leaders. The portion on the difference between mentors and coaches was especially helpful. I just find that Maxwell says a lot of the same thing in all of his books, even quoting some of his earlier works to emphasize what he is saying. I also find him a bit of a name-dropper of all the famous people he knows.
April 16, 2023
Another great Maxwell book! My favorite quote: "People usually rise to the level of the expectations of a leader who believes in them. Show your leaders how much you believe in them, and push them to invest their belief in those they are leading and developing. When it comes to belief, a rising tide lifts all boats."
May 28, 2024
I only gave it three stars, but it was a good book! I purchased the audio AND Kindle edition so I could pull from it and use it, and one section in particular stood out to me, and it was worth purchasing again to help hammer it home. Those little nuggets are what I love and appreciate about books, and for that one nugget, it's a good book.
I just wish there were more.
I just wish there were more.
June 19, 2020
I am surprised. This was intensely boring.
Read
May 25, 2023been reading this for months.
A 200 and some, book .. FOR MONTHS :/
A 200 and some, book .. FOR MONTHS :/
April 7, 2025
There are a few too many references to Jesus for my liking but not enough to make me stop reading. I picked up a few good nuggets on developing leaders that I hope to use, so not a complete waste.
February 26, 2020
John Maxwell has had a significant impact on my leadership. In his latest book, he writes about developing leaders, which he states is his greatest joy as a leader. He writes that developing leaders is the most impacting and rewarding thing you can do as a leader, and that the work of investing your life in developing other leaders has a high return.
Like all of Maxwell’s books, he illustrates his points with interesting stories and quotes from articles and books, including some of his own, most notably The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, my favorite Maxwell book, and the one I most often use when I mentor others leaders. He also shares about people he has developed, including pastor Kevin Myers and Mark Cole, CEO of the John Maxwell Companies.
The author covers a number of subjects related to attracting, developing, and multiplying leaders. Some of those were the leadership table, adding value, asking questions, listening, empowering leaders, sponsors, and mentoring, the latter being my favorite section of the book, as mentoring is a passion of mine. In that section, he shares about mentors that he has had, including legendary UCLA men’s basketball coach John Wooden, who he refers to several times in the book.
This book is another gift that John Maxwell has given to leaders. My only complaint is the lack of study questions at the end of each chapter, which would be helpful as you read and discuss the book with others. Note: there is a separate workbook for the book that can be purchased.
Below are 20 of my quotes from the book:
1. Everywhere you look, there is a leadership deficit.
2. If you are a leader—at any level or in any capacity—your organization will benefit when you start developing leaders.
3. There is nothing in this world that gives a greater ROI to a leader than attracting, developing, and multiplying leaders. It’s the key to success for any country, family, organization, or institution.
4. Developing leaders is the one activity that compounds a leader’s time, influence, energy, vision, culture, finances, and mission.
5. Grow a leader—grow the organization.
6. Success for leaders can be defined as the maximum utilization of the abilities of those working with them.
7. One of the primary responsibilities of any successful leader is to identify potential leaders.
8. When you’re trying to identify potential leaders to develop, look for influence. It’s a qualification that must be present in someone you wish to develop as a leader, because leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less.
9. Good leaders want more for the people they lead than they want from them.
10. Having a leadership table means creating a place in your organization or on your team where people have a place to learn, an opportunity to practice leadership with its successes and failures, and a chance to shine.
11. Organizations with a strong leadership culture depend on people for guidance and direction, not rules and policies.
12. A company’s culture is the expression of the values of the people within the organization. It is the sum of the behavior of the people, not a reflection of what you want it to be.
13. Adding value is what leaders do for others.
14. Knowledge isn’t the key to success. Applying knowledge is. That’s how people grow.
15. Leadership is more caught than taught.
16. If you want to develop leaders, you need to encourage them to practice their leadership and give them a place to do it.
17. Before you lead and develop people, you need to connect with them.
18. Good leadership requires a perspective shift from it’s all about me to it’s all about others.
19. Asking questions is more powerful than giving directions.
20. There is perhaps no better way to connect with people than to become a better listener.
Like all of Maxwell’s books, he illustrates his points with interesting stories and quotes from articles and books, including some of his own, most notably The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, my favorite Maxwell book, and the one I most often use when I mentor others leaders. He also shares about people he has developed, including pastor Kevin Myers and Mark Cole, CEO of the John Maxwell Companies.
The author covers a number of subjects related to attracting, developing, and multiplying leaders. Some of those were the leadership table, adding value, asking questions, listening, empowering leaders, sponsors, and mentoring, the latter being my favorite section of the book, as mentoring is a passion of mine. In that section, he shares about mentors that he has had, including legendary UCLA men’s basketball coach John Wooden, who he refers to several times in the book.
This book is another gift that John Maxwell has given to leaders. My only complaint is the lack of study questions at the end of each chapter, which would be helpful as you read and discuss the book with others. Note: there is a separate workbook for the book that can be purchased.
Below are 20 of my quotes from the book:
1. Everywhere you look, there is a leadership deficit.
2. If you are a leader—at any level or in any capacity—your organization will benefit when you start developing leaders.
3. There is nothing in this world that gives a greater ROI to a leader than attracting, developing, and multiplying leaders. It’s the key to success for any country, family, organization, or institution.
4. Developing leaders is the one activity that compounds a leader’s time, influence, energy, vision, culture, finances, and mission.
5. Grow a leader—grow the organization.
6. Success for leaders can be defined as the maximum utilization of the abilities of those working with them.
7. One of the primary responsibilities of any successful leader is to identify potential leaders.
8. When you’re trying to identify potential leaders to develop, look for influence. It’s a qualification that must be present in someone you wish to develop as a leader, because leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less.
9. Good leaders want more for the people they lead than they want from them.
10. Having a leadership table means creating a place in your organization or on your team where people have a place to learn, an opportunity to practice leadership with its successes and failures, and a chance to shine.
11. Organizations with a strong leadership culture depend on people for guidance and direction, not rules and policies.
12. A company’s culture is the expression of the values of the people within the organization. It is the sum of the behavior of the people, not a reflection of what you want it to be.
13. Adding value is what leaders do for others.
14. Knowledge isn’t the key to success. Applying knowledge is. That’s how people grow.
15. Leadership is more caught than taught.
16. If you want to develop leaders, you need to encourage them to practice their leadership and give them a place to do it.
17. Before you lead and develop people, you need to connect with them.
18. Good leadership requires a perspective shift from it’s all about me to it’s all about others.
19. Asking questions is more powerful than giving directions.
20. There is perhaps no better way to connect with people than to become a better listener.
June 18, 2020
Structure is important.
Have many great leaders in your organization.
Developing leaders in your organization is important.
A great leader delegates and therefore you need many leaders. They add to your reputation.
Invest in leaders that will give you the upper hand.
Assess the strength & weaknesses of your Organisation & leaders then hire the right people.
Talent and track record can point to a great leader.
Motivation will get good leaders started. Forming good habits will keep them motivated.
7 motivations are shared.
Great read with good points to take into consideration to be a great leader.
Have many great leaders in your organization.
Developing leaders in your organization is important.
A great leader delegates and therefore you need many leaders. They add to your reputation.
Invest in leaders that will give you the upper hand.
Assess the strength & weaknesses of your Organisation & leaders then hire the right people.
Talent and track record can point to a great leader.
Motivation will get good leaders started. Forming good habits will keep them motivated.
7 motivations are shared.
Great read with good points to take into consideration to be a great leader.
February 21, 2021
John Maxwell books just keep getting better and better. “...make decisions against yourself... no success without sacrifice... you have to pay the price and it never goes on sale...”
April 20, 2021
My judgment might be super bias - I love this book. Many so-called leaders don’t develop others to become their successors. In fact, for most people, the thought doesn’t even cross their minds. I’ve been in a position where my leaders don’t even intentionally equip me but 'hoping' that someday I will take the leadership position. It was just a talk, no follow-up. Such an attitude is rampant around us. No wonder if you look at the government, the organizations, and churches today, there is always a leadership deficit. Mr. Maxwell says the United States doesn’t have enough good leaders – but I say, in Malaysia, we are experiencing a leadership famine.
Yes, there are examples of good leadership in Malaysia, but very rare… or perhaps I’m too pessimistic. It's time for a new generation of young people to expose themselves to good leadership (books, mentors, examples), invest in their growth and as they become mature – develop leaders. Even the not-so-young people who are reading this, it’s not too late to invest in others. But of course, the earlier you do it the better.
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Yes, there are examples of good leadership in Malaysia, but very rare… or perhaps I’m too pessimistic. It's time for a new generation of young people to expose themselves to good leadership (books, mentors, examples), invest in their growth and as they become mature – develop leaders. Even the not-so-young people who are reading this, it’s not too late to invest in others. But of course, the earlier you do it the better.
To read the rest of this review, CLICK HERE: https://legasitv.blogspot.com/2020/11...
April 12, 2023
having quite a number of shelved john maxwell books I have never read them in accordance with their release but rather my need. they are my go-to books about leadership. and this book gave me a good perspective on Leaders' need for a mentor and as well have a mentee. chapter eight about mentors was my great takeaway. I will not remain the same. I choose to grow, share my growth, and adopt the values of Leadership to the core. hie my name is john maxwell and I am your friend, I adopt that and I now say hie my name is Clarence and I am your friend. it opens the door for communication, vulnerability and authenticity. people are keen to be around me as I am to be with them. the law of proximity.
September 12, 2020
Fantastic read! This was the inaugural book for John Maxwell's new book club, so naturally I had to jump in; a) a new book club? Count me in! and b) hosted by John Maxwell and reading books he wrote? Um, YES!!!
The book is entirely fantastic and just what I'd expect from Maxwell. Chock full of value; very approachable; and full of info I can implement directly into my personal and professional life. The book-club videos were added benefits and I love looking back at my inline notes. I know it'll be a valued resource in future and one I go back to repeatedly.
The book is entirely fantastic and just what I'd expect from Maxwell. Chock full of value; very approachable; and full of info I can implement directly into my personal and professional life. The book-club videos were added benefits and I love looking back at my inline notes. I know it'll be a valued resource in future and one I go back to repeatedly.
November 30, 2020
[Audiobook] Written and spoken like only an old white Christian man can do. As in, not my jam. If he’s so great why does he need to write like 100+ books on the same subject?!!! The only female I remember being mentioned was an MLM rep who became one of his protégés. Others were (present or future) Jack Welch types. The author tries so hard to create a connection with the reader (“just the two of us”) but it is icky and weird. Would be one star but I’ll give another one for the “work yourself out of a job” chapter.
January 22, 2021
A fantastic primer on mentorship — how to be mentored and how to mentor. Maxwell gives a mature perspective on careers and career guidance. This book imparts valuable wisdom and though it sometimes has the feel of Maxwell organization marketing materials it in fact has important and personalized advice. This is a book for the office and one which a reader can return to many times. It covers much and reinforces Maxwell’s teachings, but does so succinctly and with the benefit of Maxwell’s mature wisdom.
September 15, 2022
Another great Maxwell book. Here are a few thoughts from the book:
When an organization stops growing leaders, it stops growing.
A company cannot grow without until it grows leaders within.
How well you lead will determine how others succeed.
Your team will determine if you reach your dream. The wrong team will be more like a nightmare.
So often we define being a better leader by having more followers, but being a better leader should mean we are developing and empowering other leaders.
When an organization stops growing leaders, it stops growing.
A company cannot grow without until it grows leaders within.
How well you lead will determine how others succeed.
Your team will determine if you reach your dream. The wrong team will be more like a nightmare.
So often we define being a better leader by having more followers, but being a better leader should mean we are developing and empowering other leaders.
March 31, 2023
Time-tested and familiar; not outdated
In my reading, I don't recall any monumental shift in my understanding of leadership and its impact. With the current state of leadership practices and resources, this felt like a repetition to me. But it was a good repetition, albeit self aggrandizing (slightly).
This is a good quick read to remind yourself about leadership principles and what you can hope to achieve with it but in 2023, there's not much new that you wouldn't find in a collection of other resources.
In my reading, I don't recall any monumental shift in my understanding of leadership and its impact. With the current state of leadership practices and resources, this felt like a repetition to me. But it was a good repetition, albeit self aggrandizing (slightly).
This is a good quick read to remind yourself about leadership principles and what you can hope to achieve with it but in 2023, there's not much new that you wouldn't find in a collection of other resources.
February 18, 2024
I’ve always appreciated John Maxwell’s insights on leadership, but I’ve also struggled to make it though his books (there’s something about his writing style I struggle to connect with). For some reason, this book was different. In this book Maxwell focuses on helping leaders develop other leaders. Developing other leaders can have a multiplying effect on an organization’s effectiveness. There are a lot of parallels here with the making of disciples in churches. I’ll probably be keeping this book handy so I can reference it again and again.
June 9, 2025
John Maxwell really does write this like he's talking to just you. It's like having a one on one session with him talking about leadership. While there are many tips and helpful advice, what I really liked was that he doesn't agree to be anyone's mentor unless they agree to mentor someone else down the road when they are ready. With this model, the cycle of master and apprentice never dies out. They know they have a responsibility to pay to forward and you taking the effort to help one person, compounds over time.
June 18, 2020
The whole point of leadership is an act of passing on that role and knowledge. You cannot be afraid of losing your position. I appreciate that the author calls for organizations to recognize potential and make space for leadership development. In my career, I am generally the youngest, only minority or woman of color, I’ve recognized leaders afraid of creating a space for me to develop. I also have witnessed what it’s like not to have that.
April 14, 2021
This book is way outside my normal reading comfort zone! But my leadership team had this as our first book club pick this year and so I vowed to myself to read it! And I’m glad I did! Maxwell breaks up leadership into 10 easy steps that you as a leader can follow to find and develop new leaders. While I felt like there were some things not entirely applicable to my situation, I enjoyed the information and it was eye opening. If you are looking for a good leadership book, this is it!
June 24, 2024
It is supposed to be a book on leadership and developing other leaders, but it can be applied to everyday practices. Not only in developing leaders, but people development. Over a decade ago, I had the pleasure of being in an audience where Mr. Maxwell spoke of servant leadership. I had purchased his books and am finally getting around to reading (even though through audible), and would recommend.
February 16, 2020
Wow! I mean wow! This, in my opinion, is John Maxwell best book ever. The content is powerful, meaningful, heartfelt and inspirational. It seems like he desires to pull out the best “you” you can be. All praise to God for using and blessing the gift within this man to add value to others in a compounding interest manner. Excellent material. Simply brilliant!
March 7, 2020
Like all Maxwell books it is a good read for Leaders. Leading leaders is a special skill and requires additional thought, this book does a good job of summarizing the common practices. Nothing to revolutionary, but Maxwell does a good job at combining research with stories. I did feel like a little too much of this book was about recognizing people in his life, but that could just be me.
June 17, 2020
Good leaders are necessary for all organisation, however it is hard to find many. Therefore, we should identify people with great potential and turn them into leaders. We could do this by observing what matters to them, demonstrate the habit of growth, and allow them to have first-hand leadership experience. For they will be benefiting to our organisation greatly.
March 16, 2022
*audiobook read by author*
I liked the positive approach of the author the the reader and faith he has that we all succeed.
As a person who learn how to lead the leaders I found it useful although as all of those business books it could be twice shorter. I will need to find summary and keep it on my laptop.
4 stars
I liked the positive approach of the author the the reader and faith he has that we all succeed.
As a person who learn how to lead the leaders I found it useful although as all of those business books it could be twice shorter. I will need to find summary and keep it on my laptop.
4 stars
February 14, 2020
This book needs to be part of curriculum
John Maxwell delivers masterpiece after masterpiece. This needs to be part of curriculum for aspiring leadership students. Mentor ship and leadership growth or may I say explosive growth potential very well explained.
John Maxwell delivers masterpiece after masterpiece. This needs to be part of curriculum for aspiring leadership students. Mentor ship and leadership growth or may I say explosive growth potential very well explained.
June 19, 2020
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June 19, 2020
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