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Aug 2024
40m 18s

10 Traits Successful Leaders Possess

JOHN MAXWELL
About this episode

Have you ever wondered how you can find potential leaders? Do you want to know if you have potential leaders on your team? Then this episode is for you! This week, John C. Maxwell shares 10 traits that successful leaders have in common so that you have a picture of what a leader looks like and can identify them on your team. 

After John’s lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Goede sit down to talk about these traits and give you practical ways to apply what you’ve learned to your life and leadership. 

Key takeaways: 

  • To be successful, you have to love what you do. 

  • “It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.” John Wooden 

  • It’s wonderful when the people believe in their leader. It’s more wonderful when the leader believes in the people. 

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