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Maxwell Leadership Podcast
30 episodes
What People Misunderstand About Success (Part 2)
Aug 12, 2026 · 35 min
This week on the Maxwell Leadership Podcast, find out what an ice cube can teach you about patience and results. Today, John Maxwell finishes up his two-part lesson on the compounding power of daily action, reflection, and intentional growth on the path to lasting leadership success. After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Goede dive into real-world strategies and personal stories to help you immediately implement John's teaching. Key takeaways: Your first step is your most important step. Success…
What People Misunderstand About Success (Part 1)
Aug 5, 2026 · 41 min
The real measure of success isn't the recognition you receive, but the daily choices no one sees. In this week's episode—the first in a two-part series—John unpacks the misunderstood foundations of success and reveals why consistency, not accolades, is the true driver of extraordinary results. After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Goede share practical strategies for applying John's success journey to your own leadership and team impact. Key takeaways: Desire is the seed of every great accomplis…
Are You Leading a Good Life or Just Maintaining a Good Image?
Jul 29, 2026 · 32 min
Are you leading a life of real impact, or just working hard to perfect your image? In this week's episode, John Maxwell teaches how embracing authenticity over appearance is a central pillar for meaningful leadership and lasting success. After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson share practical strategies to help you bring authenticity to the forefront of your leadership—on your team, at home, and beyond. Key takeaways: The way to balance and stabilize an image issue is authenticity. You lo…
Good Leaders Make Friends, Not Fans
Jul 22, 2026 · 39 min
Are you letting your success create distance between you and your team? In this episode, John Maxwell unpacks why leadership success can easily lead to isolation—and what you can do to resist it. Discover how making friends (not just fans) helps you stay relatable, authentic, and influential. After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Goede dive into real-life strategies to help you put connection at the heart of your leadership journey. Key Takeaways Success can isolate, but connection is the cure.…
How to Stabilize Your Success
Jul 15, 2026 · 37 min
How do you keep your success from becoming the very thing that sabotages your leadership? In this week's episode, John Maxwell reveals the overlooked practices that stabilize lasting achievement and keep leaders grounded at every stage of their journey. After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson share real-world strategies and thoughtful application to help you translate John's insights into leadership habits you can use today. Key takeaways: True success starts within—before you pursue oute…
Learn These Skills to Become a Memorable Leader: A Fireside Chat with John Maxwell and Jeff Henderson
Jul 8, 2026 · 36 min
Do you want to be the kind of leader people never forget? This week in a first-of-its-kind react-style Maxwell Leadership Podcast episode, John Maxwell sits down with Jeff Henderson to share the essential skills that turn everyday leadership into a lasting legacy. As John teaches, Mark Cole provides practical strategies to help you activate John's teachings and elevate your impact right now. Key takeaways: Empowering others doesn't diminish your influence—it multiplies it, as the best leaders kn…
The Five-Step Cycle That Turns Failure into Your Fastest Path to Growth
Jul 1, 2026 · 46 min
Your failure is the most effective engine for your growth — and the most underutilized. In this week's episode, John reveals the five-step cycle that transforms every setback into your next leap forward as a leader. After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Goede dive into real-world strategies to help you put this growth cycle into action and boost your team's innovation. Key takeaways: True innovation thrives when leaders create a culture where failing is seen as a crucial part of learning and imp…
How Great Leaders Stay Focused When Everything is Falling Apart
Jun 24, 2026 · 37 min
You've been there: Pressure is high. Priorities are competing. Everything feels urgent. How do you stay focused when you're being pulled in a million different directions? In this week's episode, John Maxwell reveals the mindset and habits that empower leaders to bring stability and hope to the seasons that matter most. After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Goede provide practical strategies you can use right now to lead your team through challenging times with clarity and confidence. Key takeaw…
Why So Many Leaders Stop Growing
Jun 17, 2026 · 34 min
Leaders go farther when they don't see a finish line — are you letting perceived limits hold back your impact? In this week's episode, John Maxwell reveals why so many leaders stop growing, and how leaders can maintain a lifelong commitment to learning and relevance. After his lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow unpack the practical steps you can take to apply these principles in your own leadership. Key takeaways: Growth requires continual refreshment—leaders who thrive consistently seek to upda…
Leaders Reproduce Who They Are
Jun 10, 2026 · 39 min
Are you leading from your strengths, or simply telling others what they should do? In this week's episode, John Maxwell unpacks the challenging truth that leaders don't just teach what they know—they reproduce who they are by their example. After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Goede provide practical strategies you can use to strengthen your self-leadership and intentionally shape the culture around you. Key takeaways: Leading yourself effectively with authenticity and consistency can be your g…
One Decision That Separates Good Leaders From Great Leaders
Jun 3, 2026 · 35 min
Leaders make lots of key decisions—but one decision can be the separator between leadership that sustains and leadership that thrives. In this week's episode, John reveals how the choice to be intentional transforms good leaders into great ones and empowers you to make a real difference. After his lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow unpack the practical steps you can take to apply these principles in your own leadership. Key takeaways: Generational greatness demands intentional actions, a growth…
What Your Dream Team Should Look Like
May 27, 2026 · 40 min
Myth: Leaders need to be balanced. Fact: Together, you and your team can be balanced. In this week's episode, John Maxwell reveals why the dream team isn't about perfection in individuals, but about creating collective balance through diversity of skills, passion, and perspective. After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Goede dig into high-level strategy for building a team where everyone's strengths thrive and the leader's vision multiplies. Key takeaways: A balanced team is built on diverse stre…
Better Days Are Ahead of You
May 20, 2026 · 31 min
Where is your finish line? Trick question—your growth doesn't need to have one. In this week's episode, John Maxwell reveals how to cultivate a forward-focused mindset that unleashes continual development and lasting impact. After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson provide practical strategies to help you step out of the past and anticipate a future filled with possibility! Key takeaways: — Finish lines are self-imposed—when you decide you're done, you limit your future; growth and contrib…
Five Questions to Help You Add Value to Others
May 13, 2026 · 47 min
How do you know if you're truly adding value to those around you, or just going through the motions? In this week's episode, John Maxwell reveals the five essential questions every leader should ask to elevate their influence and impact. After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Goede dive into their strategies for weaving these value-adding principles into your everyday leadership. Key takeaways: Before you can add value to others, you must recognize and develop the unique value you bring to the ta…
Four Ways to Turn Failure Into Success
May 6, 2026 · 40 min
Don't spend your leadership journey trying to avoid failure; you will end up thinking, planning, and dreaming too small. Instead, invest your time creating a framework to let failure work to your advantage. In this week's episode, John Maxwell teaches four ways you can transform setbacks into powerful steppingstones for success! After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson share actionable strategies to help you turn John's insights on failure into practical growth for yourself and your team.…
Values Are the Soul of Leadership
Apr 29, 2026 · 29 min
What values are defining your legacy as a leader? In this week's episode, John Maxwell illuminates how true leadership can only center on values, and those values can only center on people. After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson dig into practical ways you can identify, live out, and multiply these values within your team and organization. Key takeaways: The test of good values is whether they value all people, all the time, in every situation—this alignment is the foundation of real lea…
Maximize Your Joy (Part 2)
Apr 22, 2026 · 39 min
Life is going to have challenges whether we expect them or not — we might as well use them to grow. In this week's episode, John continues his lesson from last week to share a few key principles that impact the joy in your leadership journey. After his lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow share real-life strategies to help you apply these principles in your life and leadership. Key takeaways: Growth happens not by avoiding adversity but by doing hard things—so you're prepared to take on even great…
Maximize Your Joy (Part 1)
Apr 15, 2026 · 39 min
Are you leading with joy, or just surviving? In this week's episode, John Maxwell reveals eight essential ways to maximize your joy, showing how intentional living shapes your leadership journey. After John's lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow unpack the practical steps you can take to apply these principles in your own leadership. Key takeaways: Joy is found in the journey, not the destination—and it starts with living intentionally and defining your purpose. Growth, daily self-improvement, and…
Preparing is Caring
Apr 8, 2026 · 34 min
How much do you really care for the people you lead—and what does your preparation say about it? In this week's episode, John Maxwell reveals why genuine care can only be expressed through the discipline of preparation, and how your commitment to leading others starts long before you ever enter the room. After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson dive into real-world strategies and personal stories to ensure you can put John's principles into practice right away. Key takeaways: If you only "…
How Serving Others Unlocks Self-Discovery
Apr 1, 2026 · 33 min
Discover one of the great leadership paradoxes: the surprising growth that comes from serving others. In this week's episode, John Maxwell teaches how putting others first unlocks unexpected personal development and deeper self-understanding. After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson dive into real-world ways to apply these transformative insights, offering strategies to help you lead with greater impact starting today. Key takeaways: When leaders intentionally serve others, they gain profo…
Cultivating Humility for Lasting Influence
Mar 25, 2026 · 39 min
John Maxwell shares that there's one most important quality of leadership. Do you have it? In this week's episode, John Maxwell reveals why humility isn't just a virtue—it's the essential ingredient for lasting influence and meaningful leadership. After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Goede dive into real-life examples and honest reflections, sharing how you can apply John's wisdom to multiply your impact and create sustaining influence as a leader. Key takeaways: True humility empowers you to l…
The Meaning of Your Life with Dr. Arthur C. Brooks
Mar 20, 2026 · 40 min
Are you striving for success, yet finding yourself wondering if your achievements really matter? The answer to a fulfilled life may lie in asking deeper questions, not just chasing accomplishments. In this bonus episode of the Maxwell Leadership Podcast, Mark Cole and Jared Cagle are joined by author and professor Arthur C. Brooks to discuss the pillars of a meaningful life (especially in an age of emptiness). Key takeaways: Meaning in life isn't just about setting goals; it's about asking "why"…
The Qualities of an Authentic Leader
Mar 18, 2026 · 30 min
How do you earn the loyalty that supports real influence? You won't change lives or amplify your results without the ability to connect authentically. In this week's episode, John Maxwell is sharing how to do that, as he teaches the five essential qualities that define an authentic leader! After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson provide practical strategies you can use right away to embody authenticity and deepen your impact as a leader. Key takeaways: Leading with heart—through empathy,…
Success and Failure: The Partnership that Fuels Growth
Mar 11, 2026 · 43 min
Are you ready to turn your greatest setbacks into the fuel for exponential growth? In this week's episode, John Maxwell unpacks how the partnership between success and failure is essential to leadership—and why your perspective on failure determines your path to achievement. After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Goede provide real-world strategies you can use right away to embrace failure as a catalyst for learning and growth. Key takeaways: How you view failure shapes your response to it—and se…
The Leadership Lens: How You View Things is How You Do Things
Mar 4, 2026 · 33 min
How you see your world determines the actions you take and the results you create—what lens are you using to view your leadership? In this week's episode, John Maxwell unpacks how your perspective shapes your impact, and reveals four keys to developing a leadership lens that drives lasting effectiveness. After John's lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson dive deep into practical ways you can shift your perspective and model impactful leadership behaviors in your daily life. Key takeaways: The mos…
Episode 400: How to Use Failure for Success
Feb 25, 2026 · 39 min
Failure can either hold you back or become fuel for your growth. In this week's episode — the Maxwell Leadership Podcast's 400th episode! — John Maxwell joins Mark Cole for a glimpse into John's upcoming book, How to Get a Return on Failure, and a perspective-shifting discussion on how you can invest failure to fuel resilience, sharpen your judgment, and accelerate your impact. Key takeaways: Your response to failure determines whether it becomes an asset or a liability. Success and failure must…
How to Surround Yourself with Great People (Part 2)
Feb 18, 2026 · 34 min
Last week, John Maxwell shared three of his six insights for surrounding yourself with people who can accelerate your growth journey. In this week's episode, John Maxwell is revealing the last three, so you can get yourself around great people! After his lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow unpack John's lesson so you can apply these principles in your own leadership. Key takeaways: Being unforgettable isn't about showing off—it's about finding innovative ways to serve others and do for them what…
How to Surround Yourself with Great People (Part 1)
Feb 11, 2026 · 45 min
Who are you intentionally inviting into your growth journey? The company you keep could be your greatest accelerator—or your greatest limitation. In this week's episode, John Maxwell teaches how to surround yourself with great people by unveiling the disciplines and mindsets that attract high-potential leaders to your circle. After his lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow share real-life strategies you can use right now to elevate your relationships and leverage the power of your network for expon…
Principles that Guide Your Life
Feb 4, 2026 · 36 min
What defines the world you create with your leadership? In this week's episode, John Maxwell reveals the ten guiding principles that have anchored his life and success for more than four decades! After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson dive into real-life strategies that help you put John's principles to work in your own leadership journey. Key takeaways: Your attitude is a daily choice that sets the ceiling for your potential. Personal growth always precedes professional advancement; who…
What You Expect is What You Experience
Jan 28, 2026 · 38 min
Do your expectations shape your reality—or limit it? Imagine what would happen if you raised the bar for yourself and those around you. In this week's episode, John Maxwell reveals how the expectations you set determine the experiences you create, and why possibility thinking is every leader's secret advantage. After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson share actionable strategies for resetting team expectations and building a culture of higher achievement, so you can apply John's insights r…
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