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Wherever You Go, There You Are
Travel is a big part of my work now. And no matter how heavy my schedule is, it’s not a hardship because I get to connect with and pour into so many wonderful people. One connection that I especially enjoy is one-on-one, when I set aside time to chat and answer questions before or after…
Read MoreGain Respect, Gain Followers: 6 Ways to Gain Others’ Respect
“Followers are attracted to people who are better leaders than themselves.”1 This concept seems simple enough, doesn’t it? Leaders want to follow those who are better leaders than themselves. According to John Maxwell in The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, when a group first comes together, leaders tend to focus on what is natural for…
Read More7 Factors that Influence Influence
“True leadership cannot be awarded, appointed, or assigned. It comes only from influence, and that cannot be mandated. It must be earned. The only thing a title can buy is a little time-either to increase your level of influence with others or to undermine it.”1 Leadership is influence. Just because someone has a title, doesn’t…
Read MoreLeaving A Legitimate Legacy
For this day before the United States’ Independence Day, I’ve been thinking about America’s Founding Fathers, and the legacy they left us over 200 years ago. The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights – these documents describe the system of government they worked so hard to establish. And they didn’t just write…
Read MoreLeading Other Leaders
Leaders can only succeed if they are able to influence people at various levels in relation to them; above, below and side-by-side. Leadership is influence and every leader has the opportunity to influence people at every level of a business, corporation or organization. At The John Maxwell Company, we call this leading from the middle…
Read MoreBuilding a Unified Team
Just because you assemble great players does not mean you have automatically have a great team. I have always loved basketball, and I played throughout high school. Entering my junior year, our team was loaded with talent, and we were projected to contend for the state title. I was one of two juniors in our…
Read MoreThe Most Important Leadership Week of My Life
Last Sunday, I returned home from the most important leadership week of my life. It was spent in Guatemala, June 9-16, where I was privileged to witness and participate in life transformation on an international scale. We were in Guatemala as part of my nonprofit organization EQUIP’s Global Transformation initiative. This effort was begun last…
Read MoreHis Gift Made Room for Him
Almost two years ago, on a trip to the African continent, I was privileged to speak in Cape Town, South Africa. While there, I received a very meaningful gift from my friend Shaun Battleman: a visit and private tour of Robben Island. If you haven’t heard of Robben Island and the prison that used to…
Read More9 Ways to Lead Your Leader
360-Degree Leaders are all-around leaders. As one, leading up can be the greatest challenge. “Most leaders want to lead, not be led. But most leaders also want to have value added to them. If you take the approach of wanting to add value to those above you, you have the best chance of influencing them.”…
Read MoreCrafting a Diverse Leadership Team
“I can do what you can’t do and you can do what I can’t do. Together we can do great things.” ~ Mother Teresa Insecure leaders don’t like diversity. They shortchange their organization because they’re uncomfortable with people who have different skills than they do. They’re threatened by the thought of someone else being better…
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