John C. Maxwell: 5 Employee Perks That Should Be Standard in Every Company
Reward your people with what they really need.
John C. Maxwell: How to Make the Most of Your Mistakes
By examining what worked and what didn’t, I’m able to mine the best takeaways from my successes and failures, and use the knowledge to push myself forward.
John C. Maxwell: 3 Things NASA Can Teach You About Leadership
With lives on the line, NASA leaders trusted their people to make the impossible possible. They empowered the engineers to create a miracle, and they did.
John C. Maxwell: Do More Than Accomplish—Achieve
There’s a big difference between achievement and accomplishment, and it boils down to one word: intentionality.
John C. Maxwell: How to Design an Optimum Life
8 growth principles vital to charting your path to personal development.
John C. Maxwell: 5 Steps to Discover Why You’re Here
Why are you here? John C. Maxwell shares 5 steps to discover the answer.
John C. Maxwell: You Are Filled With Extraordinary Potential
Have you ever seen a cartoon with a snowball perched on top of a hill? You know what happens: It starts rolling, slowly at first, and then faster and faster, growing with each revolution, flattening all in its path (or gobbling up bystanders, their arms and legs sticking out at impossible angles). Basic physics describes […]
John C. Maxwell: Why You Need to Surround Yourself With Like-Valued People
In his new book, Intentional Living (Center Street Press, October 2015), John C. Maxwell explores the concept of acheiving success with intention. He says no one climbs a mountain without preparation, hard work and a crystal-clear picture of what it’ll take to survive the trek and reach the top of the mountain. The same in life, […]
John C. Maxwell: 4 Qualities of Charismatic People
At first glance, charisma appears to be an invisible energy or magnetism. There’s no denying its presence, but it’s hard to put a finger on its source. Some mistakenly believe charisma is a birth trait—embedded in certain personalities but completely absent in others. Charisma is both explainable and learnable, defined as “the ability to inspire […]
John C. Maxwell: Do You Have What It Takes to Be an Entrepreneur?
Imagine you’ve been offered a fantastic position with an industry-leading company. It’s the kind of job people kill for. The pay is outrageous, the hours are flexible, and your title would guarantee you respect no matter where you went in town. Now imagine that, at the same time, you’ve got an idea—potentially a brilliant breakthrough […]
John C. Maxwell: Take the ‘Cult’ Out of Culture
Remember the last time you experienced a professional failure or setback? Of course you do. What went wrong? Was your strategy flawed? Did you miscalculate costs? Did the client suddenly bail on you? Did a vendor let you down? What if the thing you think created the problem was only a symptom of another, deeper […]
John C. Maxwell: 10 Actions to Help Your Team Accept Change
Early in my career, I took over a volunteer-driven organization that had been led by the same man for 27 years. I respected the previous leader and admired a lot of the things he did. But I knew that I was a different person and needed to do some things my own way. I recognized that the […]
