Leadership Wired Blog

When bestselling French author Dominique Lapierre visited India to work on a new book, he wanted to travel in style. So he purchased a silver-and-black Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud, and had the luxury car shipped to him in Mumbai. He crisscrossed the Indian subcontinent in the vehicle while researching and writing... Read more

What makes a person generous? The answer is abundance. However, we misunderstand abundance if we think of it in terms of “having a lot.” In fact, as Ken Stern of The Atlantic reported in March 2013: “One of the most surprising, and perhaps confounding, facts of charity in America is that... Read more

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest ever gobstopper, or jawbreaker, weighed nearly 27.8 pounds and measured more than three feet in diameter. It was manufactured in Scarborough, Ontario at the headquarters of Oak Leaf Confections Company. The gigantic gobstopper took 476 hours—or almost 20 days—to reach completion! �... Read more

Last week we celebrated Thanksgiving here in the United States. I hope yours was warm and filled with love for family and friends. Margaret and I spent Thanksgiving weekend in New York City with our kids and grandkids, and it was a wonderful experience filled with good memories. With every... Read more

"The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem." — Theodore Rubin What’s your perspective on problems? Do you know in your head that they should be expected, but wish in your heart that they could just disappear?... Read more

It’s not uncommon for a schoolteacher to send home an encouraging note to a student’s parents to celebrate her successes at school. “Susie worked very hard today on her multiplication tables, and she even helped a classmate who was struggling to understand the assignment.” However, it’s almost... Read more

On January 9, 2007 world-class violinist Joshua Bell performed in front of a capacity crowd at Boston’s historic Symphony Hall, one of the finest acoustic concert venues on earth. Good seats to the event cost $100 per ticket. Three days later, Bell showed up unannounced at the L’Enfant Plaza Metro in... Read more

This Monday at The John Maxwell Company we had our annual “work family” Thanksgiving dinner.  It was enjoyable, incredible, and phenomenal to say the least. What made it even more special were the people we had there. Although, the thought did cross my mind as I saw the turkey... Read more

How often have you walked away from a lecture, speech, or sermon thinking, “I sure wish she had spoken longer; that was just too short!”? Nine times out of ten, or maybe even 99 out of 100, communication outlasts connection. Leaders either fail to engage the audience in the first place, or... Read more

I’ve been traveling outside the United States lately – to both Europe and Asia. Just this week I spoke to over 700 leaders for a gathering in Bahrain. And I delivered one of my favorite lessons: The 5 Levels of Leadership<... Read more