As John C. Maxwell says, “Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing.” In this episode, John is sharing a lesson on the importance of consistency in leadership and being intentional with adding value to others every day! After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson break down John's insights and give you practical application for your life and leadership. Key takeaways: Continue to intentionally add value to people every day. The key to significance is consistency. Today matte...
Sep 03, 2025•33 min
“Traction is always good; distraction is always bad.” Wondering how you can maintain your focus in leadership, even during challenging times? In this episode, John Maxwell is sharing 5 things to put behind you and 5 things to put before you that will help you fix your energy on the things that matter most! After his lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow sit down to talk about what John has shared and offer practical ways to apply it to your life and leadership. Key takeaways: Dwelling on what you c...
Aug 27, 2025•46 min
Living life rich is about so much more than the number at the bottom of your bank statement. In this bonus episode of the Maxwell Leadership Podcast, Mark Cole and Jared Cagle discuss freedom – financial, emotional, relational, physical, and spiritual – with speaker, coach, and financial expert Marissa Nehlsen! She’s sharing her framework for flourishing that comes straight from her new book, Live Life Rich! Key takeaways: You are always enough and never too much. When your vision is clear, deci...
Aug 22, 2025•41 min
Are you suffering from a case of destination disease? Symptoms include a quiet complacency, a decreased drive, a sense of “having arrived.” In today’s episode, John Maxwell is sharing 4 keys to defeat destination disease and recover your desire for constant improvement. After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson unpack John's insights to help you apply them directly to your life and leadership. Key takeaways: The danger of getting good is that “good” is good enough to meet all of our needs. ...
Aug 20, 2025•35 min
Ever wondered what dancing and effective leadership have in common? It’s all about rhythm. In this episode, John Maxwell is sharing how you can know when to push your people, when to pull them, and when to be patient with them in the process. After John’s lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow talk about what John has shared, as well as give you practical advice for how you can apply it to your personal life and leadership. Key takeaways: When you push people, you make pioneers out of them. It's eas...
Aug 13, 2025•43 min
When you’re tempted to stop moving forward, there are a few key strategies that will keep you going — and John Maxwell is sharing those strategies in this episode! After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson sit down to discuss what John has talked about and help you practically apply it to your life and leadership. Key takeaways: Busyness without productivity is an early sign of complacency. Go expose yourself to bigger, better, faster people. A goal that does not stretch you is not a worthy...
Aug 06, 2025•35 min
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who drift through life and those who take ownership of their journey. In this bonus episode of the Maxwell Leadership Podcast, Mark Cole and Jared Cagle are joined by Chris Robinson, who’s sharing the story behind his brand-new book, and how it can help you move From Drift to Drive! Key takeaways: Get clarity on what you really want. Be intentional about learning from those ahead of you. Take action, even if you start small. In lieu of our usual ...
Aug 01, 2025•32 min
Leaders see more than others see and they see before others see — but often, that comes with taking action before being understood. Want to be a standout leader? John Maxwell shares how you can in this week’s episode featuring 3 key values of going first! After his lesson, Mark Cole reflects on what John has taught and gives you practical ways to apply it to your life and leadership. Key takeaways: You never know how far you can go until you go. How do we win? By getting started. The only way th...
Jul 30, 2025•40 min
Activity does not equal productivity. Are your actions strategic enough to be effective? In this episode, John C. Maxwell is sharing 5 strategy questions to ask yourself if you want to lead successfully! After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Goede sit down to discuss what John has shared and help you practically apply it to your personal life and leadership. Key takeaways: “Why” gives context to “what.” If you don’t see the big picture for your people, who else will? Get committed to seeking out...
Jul 23, 2025•43 min
Plato said, “The beginning is the most important part of the work” -- and in today’s episode, John Maxwell is sharing how you can set your people up for success at the start of any project! After his lesson, Mark Cole sits down to talk about John’s insights and give you practical advice on how you can apply them to your life and leadership. Key takeaways: Your job as a leader is to get your people on the right track. With release comes responsibility. We compliment the gifts of our people too mu...
Jul 16, 2025•34 min
If you want to improve your life, you have to be accountable to somebody. This week, John Maxwell is sharing a lesson on the importance of accountability — because it’s the key to improvement! After his lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow sit down to have a conversation on accountability and what John has shared, as well as offer you practical ways to apply it to your personal life and leadership. Key takeaways: Accountability provides the bridge to get you from good intentions to actual accompli...
Jul 09, 2025•37 min
If what you focus on expands and what you put behind you shrinks, your focus impacts the trajectory of your leadership. This week, we’re continuing our two-part series where John Maxwell shares 4 things that you should focus on! After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson discuss John’s insights and give you practical ways that you can apply them to your life and leadership. Key takeaways: Take action on things that are worthwhile. The main difference between who you are and who you want to b...
Jul 02, 2025•34 min
If what you focus on expands and what you put behind you shrinks, what should you be focusing on in your leadership? This week, we’re starting a two-part series where John Maxwell answers this question and gives you 4 things that you need to put in front of you! After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson discuss what John has shared and offer you practical advice for how you can apply it to your life and leadership. Key takeaways: Spend time with the right people. You equip people off of str...
Jun 25, 2025•41 min
No matter what your leadership looks like, the more context you have, the better a leader you are to those around you. In this episode, John Maxwell shares a list of 9 kinds of context that empower you to make your most effective leadership decisions! After his lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow sit down to have a conversation about what John has shared and give you practical ways to apply it to your life and leadership. Key takeaways: Leaders must humbly seek information, even if it feels vulne...
Jun 18, 2025•40 min
If the greatest gap between successful and unsuccessful people is the thinking gap, how can you close it? In this episode, John Maxwell is sharing the key to shrinking the distance between where you are and where you want to be! After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Goede sit down to talk about what John has shared and offer you practical application for your own life and leadership. Key takeaways: The most effective leaders give themselves permission to think about what’s possible, not just wha...
Jun 11, 2025•33 min
If you want to love the people you work with and lead them effectively, build a community of friendship in the workplace. In this bonus episode of the Maxwell Leadership Podcast, Mark Cole is joined by special guest Marcylle Combs to discuss her brand-new book, Never Hire Your Friends! Key takeaways: Too many people say that humility is a weakness and not a strength. Speak honesty with kindness, especially when it’s going to hurt. Having fun with your team isn't just a nice idea — it's serious b...
Jun 06, 2025•37 min
How can you take something bad and make it better? In today’s episode, John C. Maxwell answers this question and shares a lesson on how you can grow from tough experiences! After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson sit down to discuss what John shared and give you practical ways to apply it to your life and leadership. Key takeaways: Be intentional in your personal time to do something that will make you better. People need encouragement and added value more during difficult times than in a...
Jun 04, 2025•30 min
The greatest way to identify with other people is to say, “I know what you’re going through.” In today’s episode, John C. Maxwell is sharing a lesson on how you can be a relatable leader for the people around you! After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Goede sit down to have a conversation on what John has shared, as well as offer you practical leadership wisdom and application. Key takeaways: Adversity makes you relatable to others. Success and failure are not opposites. Wisdom always comes out ...
May 28, 2025•38 min
In life and in leadership, you’ll meet complicated people. How do you work with them? Do you change them? Challenge them? Ignore them? Or is there a better way to approach them? In today’s episode, Mark Cole and Jared Cagle are joined by Ryan Leak for a special look at his new book, How to Work with Complicated People! Key takeaways: Focus on influencing and serving your people rather than controlling them. On the other side of each and every one of us is complexity. The best leaders humbly exam...
May 21, 2025•49 min
The most effective coaches make powerful halftime adjustments. In this episode, John C. Maxwell explains the power of adaptability and how you can leverage it to adjust your way to victory! After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson have a conversation about what John has shared and offer you practical ways to apply what you’ve learned to your life and leadership. Key takeaways: You have to get a result in order to change a result. There’s a profound difference between conformity and adaptab...
May 14, 2025•29 min
We have a special episode this week on the Maxwell Leadership Podcast! Mark Cole is joined by personal finance expert, best-selling author, and CEO of Ramsey Solutions, Dave Ramsey. In this episode, they discuss Dave’s latest book, Build a Business You Love , and walk through the 5 stages of business growth. Key takeaways: Time management is one of the ways you level up. The people you put your DNA in define your success. Don't wait until it's too late to ensure your business can thrive without ...
May 07, 2025•43 min
Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a leader that people love to follow? This episode is for you! John C. Maxwell shares a lesson that will help you develop a culture where people feel valued, inspired, and empowered. After his lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow sit down to discuss what John has shared and help you to apply what you’ve learned to your life and leadership. Key takeaways: Respect is always earned on difficult ground. As leaders, we need a heart to care. We may forget what a...
Apr 30, 2025•38 min
As John Maxwell says, all is well that begins well and all is well that ends well — reflection is key to ending well! In this episode, John shares what his reflection path looks like and helps you understand why reflection is so important when it comes to success in leadership. After his lesson, Mark Cole takes what John has shared and offers you practical ways to implement it into your own life and leadership. Key takeaways: Instead of having reactions to what is happening to us, we need to hav...
Apr 23, 2025•30 min
When you meet a truly charismatic leader, you’ll notice one thing: they are focused on others, not themselves. In this episode, John Maxwell is sharing 3 ways you can develop your influence – and achieve significance – as you maintain your focus on others. After his lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow dive into the chapter and give you practical ways that you can apply it to your life and leadership. Key takeaways: Put your focus on others. Success in life has nothing to do with what you gain or ...
Apr 16, 2025•34 min
John Maxwell shares that truly great leaders make themselves replaceable by empowering the leaders around them. Do you wonder if you’re an empowering leader? Find out as John himself shares the 3 signs to look for! After his lesson, Mark Cole takes what John has shared and helps you to apply it to your life and leadership. Key takeaways: We need a willingness to empower people. Trust is the foundation of an empowering leader. If you want to develop leaders, you have to delegate authority. Our BO...
Apr 09, 2025•30 min
Good values allow leadership to rise! In this episode, John Maxwell shares a lesson on ethics in leadership and the importance of valuing people and adding value to them. After his lesson, Mark Cole analyzes John’s teaching and equips you with practical advice and application for your life and leadership. Key takeaways: Everything rises and falls on leadership. We should lead not out of reward — we should lead out of responsibility. Treat others how you would like to be treated. Our BONUS resour...
Apr 02, 2025•36 min
In leadership, how can you have courage to continue and keep moving forward in difficult times? John Maxwell shares a lesson in this episode that is all about courage and the important role it plays in the lives of leaders! After his lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow talk about what John has shared and help you navigate how to apply it to your own life and leadership. Key takeaways: We need to focus on today — today matters. Courage is not an absence of fear or failure. Actions follow the domin...
Mar 26, 2025•39 min
How can you attract people to your team or organization? In this episode, John Maxwell answers this question by sharing 5 helpful tips that you can begin applying today! After his lesson, Mark Cole sits down to review what John has shared and give you practical ways to implement what you’ve learned into your life and leadership. Key takeaways: Passion is the great energizer. Leaders not only know the way, but they also show the way. The size of the vision you have determines the size of the pers...
Mar 19, 2025•39 min
John Maxwell often says, “The best thing a leader can leave people is a legacy.” In this episode, John will be sharing 3 pictures that will help you develop a legacy culture for your team and organization. After his lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow sit down to talk about what John has shared and give you practical ways to apply it to your life and leadership. Key takeaways: “There is no success without a successor. And the most important thing you can do is leave a legacy.” — Peter Drucker Whe...
Mar 12, 2025•41 min
Leaders and business owners – tired of working around the clock to grow your organization? In this bonus episode of the Maxwell Leadership podcast, John is sharing 3 questions that will help you move from linear to exponential expansion – all while getting some hours back in your day. After his lesson, Mark Cole is joined by BELAY CEO Tricia Sciortino to help you turn these questions into practical time-saving strategies to leverage in your own life and leadership. Key takeaways: Growth is happi...
Mar 07, 2025•39 min
