John Maxwell Company Executive Leadership Podcast

In their leadership classic, The Leadership Challenge, authors James Kouzes and Barry Posner shared what they considered to be the four prerequisites for leadership. The four are honest, competent, inspiring, and forward-looking. Learn how to embrace these characteristics in your own leadership and create powerful, positive change in your organization. Download the Learner Guide here. 

In college football, any player at any time may declare they would like to enter the transfer portal to transfer to another school and play football there. What if you, as a leader, had to worry about the people on your team declaring they were entering the portal? Oh yeah, you do! Your top performers can resign at any time and join another organization. How should leaders engage with top performers to ensure they stay with your organization? Harvard Business Review says, if your young stars are anything like those at the companies they’ve studied: 25% intends to leave your employ within the year. Over 30% admits to not putting all his effort into his job.  20% believes their personal aspirations are quite different from what the organization has planned for them.  40% have little confidence in their coworkers and even less confidence in the senior team.  This episode is sponsored by BELAY – the incredible organization revolutionizing productivity with their virtual assistants, accounting services, social m

The term Matrix Management is used to describe an organizational structure where individuals can report to more than one leader. A team member might have a direct supervisor who they ultimately report to, but also have dotted line reporting to another leader or leaders depending on the projects where this employee is assigned.  There are pros and cons to a matrix system, but for any leader tasked with leading a cross-functional team in a matrix organization, there are some best practice ideas to ensure project success.

Leadership is influence, not your position or title. How do you develop your Influence and raise your leadership lid. The Law of the Lid say, your ability to lead (influence) will determine your effectiveness In everything you do. In the INFLUENCE acrostic there are nine (9) lessons for developing your personal influence and today we want to look at the first four (4). Next week we will do the remaining five (5).

Leadership is influence, not your position or title. How do you develop your influence and raise your leadership lid? The “Law of the Lid” says, your ability to lead (influence) will determine your effectiveness in everything you do. In the INFLUENCE acrostic there are nine (9) lessons for developing your personal influence and today we want to look at the first four (4). Next week we will do the remaining five (5).

In the 21 Irrefutable Laws Leadership, John Maxwell calls it the Law of Priorities:  Leaders understand that activity is not necessarily accomplishment. This episode is sponsored by BELAY––the incredible organization revolutionizing productivity with their virtual assistants, accounting services, social media managers, and website specialists for growing businesses just like yours. Get BELAY’s latest ebook, Delegate to Elevate, for free, and learn how to reclaim your time. Just text the word EXEC to 55123 for your free copy today!

Do the people on your team know they have a future with your organization? Or, are they wondering where this all leads? When they see they have a place in the future, you will see increased levels of commitment, engagement, and buy-in.

John Maxwell shares how he likes to take the last two weeks of the year to review, reflect, and evaluate on the year just completed. What is your plan to get off to a fast start in the new year?

Transparent leadership means leading with openness and honesty. These leaders keep their team in the loop and share information freely. Where many leaders struggle is on the fine line between being open/honest and oversharing.

We often think we are better listeners than we really are. We all need to work on being better listeners. This idea originated in the book, “Listen!: The Art of Effective Communication Kindle Edition” by Dale Carnegie & Associates.

Joel Manby is the former CEO of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment and former President and Chief Executive Officer of Herschend Family Entertainment, the largest family-owned theme park corporation in the United States. Joel hosts the Maxwell Leadership Executive Circle, a 12-month group and individual mentoring program focused on Executive Leadership for those who are or desire to be C-suite leaders . Have you ever thought, "I am overwhelmed with my job. There are never enough hours in the day." Where should leaders be spending their time to be as efficient and effective as possible?

Joel Manby is the former CEO of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment and former President and Chief Executive Officer of Herschend Family Entertainment, the largest family-owned theme park corporation in the United States. Joel hosts the Maxwell Leadership Executive Circle, a 12-month group and individual mentoring program focused on Executive Leadership for those who are or desire to be C-suite leaders . 2023 and 2024 are setting up to be challenging times for leaders. How can leaders position themselves to lead during volatile times?

Joel Manby is the former CEO of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment and former President and Chief Executive Officer of Herschend Family Entertainment, the largest family-owned theme park corporation in the United States.  Joel hosts the Maxwell Leadership Executive Circle, a 12-month group and individual mentoring program focused on Executive Leadership for those who are or desire to be C-suite leaders.  With the challenge of leading a hybrid workforce (working from home and the office), Joel shares five best practices of a work from anywhere culture.

You may think of Extroverts as loud and charismatic and Introverts as quiet and reserved. But that is a stereotype. Extroversion and introversion refer to where someone gets their energy. The difference between an extrovert and an introvert is extroverts are energized through socialization and collaboration, whereas introverts receive energy from alone time or in social settings with much smaller groups.

Microsoft surveyed 20,000 people in 11 countries and found that 87% of employees report that they are productive at work. Yet, only 12 percent of managers said they have full confidence their team is as productive when working remotely compared to sitting at their desks in the office. 85% of senior leaders say that the shift to hybrid work has made it challenging to have confidence that employees are being productive. The Microsoft report describes Productivity Paranoia as “where leaders fear that lost productivity is due to employees not working, even though hours worked, number of meetings and other activity metrics have increased.”

The Trifecta of Trust by Dr. Joseph Folkman uses data from tens of thousands of 360-Degree assessments to determine how team members view trust with their leaders. The data showed that over 45% of leaders were not trusted as much as they think they are. In the book, he gives 7 signals that you might not be trusted as much as you think you are. 

When things get difficult and challenging, do find yourself wishing things were easier? According to author and speaker, Jim Rohn. “Don’t wish things were easier, wish you were better.” How can you turn tough times into growth times?

When we teach that leadership is influence––nothing more, nothing less––this generates questions from those trying to grow as leaders. They often ask, “How do you grow your influence?” People are watching your actions, reactions, interactions, and behaviors. Every follower is trying to determine if they want to give you PERMISSION to influence or lead them. This is Level 2 of the 5 Levels.

There are currently four to five generations in the workforce. While this may seem to be a leadership challenge, it’s actually an opportunity to gain competitive advantage, if you know how to leverage the contribution that each generation brings to the workplace. Part 2 of an interview with the author of, A New Kind of Diversity - Making the Different Generations On Your Team a Competitive Advantage, Dr. Tim Elmore.

There are currently four to five generations in the workforce. While this may seem to be a leadership challenge, it’s actually an opportunity to gain competitive advantage if you know how to leverage the contribution that each generation brings to the workplace.