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Jul 2021
41m 4s

The Leader's Greatest (Part 1)

JOHN MAXWELL
About this episode

How would it help your leadership if someone were to share with you the greatest benefits and dangers a leader faces? If you're thinking it would make a significant difference to you, then you're in luck.

This week on the podcast, John brings us the first five of the greatest things that can happen to a leader: the leader's greatest victory, the leader's greatest asset, the leader's greatest weight, the leader's greatest discipline, and the leader's greatest handicap.

After John's teaching, Mark Cole and Jason Brooks spend time going deep on two of John's points—it's a session of application that's unlike anything you've heard from them before.

This episode is the first of three on this topic, so you'll definitely want to keep track of what's being taught. Fortunately, our BONUS resource for this series is the Leader's Greatest Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John's teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/LeadersGreatest and clicking "Download the Bonus Resource."

References:

Developing the Leader Within You 2.0 by John C. Maxwell

Leadershift by John C. Maxwell

Change Your World by John C. Maxwell

ChangeYourWorld.com

15 Invaluable Laws of Growth by John C. Maxwell

5 Levels of Leadership by John C. Maxwell

The John Maxwell Online Store

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