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Dec 2023
39m 45s

The Growing Leader

JOHN MAXWELL
About this episode

Today, John Maxwell teaches three essential areas in which leaders need to grow and stretch in order to become the best leader for their people. After John’s lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow discuss practical ways you can apply this lesson to your own life and leadership. 

Key takeaways:

-               ­Great leaders have confidence in themselves and others.

-               Courage is the willingness to let go of the familiar.

-               People don’t follow titles, they follow courage.

Our BONUS resource for this episode is the “Growing Leader Worksheet,” which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Growing and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.”

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