The Foundation of a Leader
Maxwell Leadership Podcast
John Maxwell
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 5 March 2025
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Every leader worth following builds their leadership on 3 key qualities. In this episode, find out what they are as John Maxwell shares a lesson on the foundation of great leadership!
After his lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow help you to practically apply what you’ve learned to your own life and leadership.
Key takeaways:
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Character is essential to who you are.
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Commitment separates the doers from the dreamers.
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The best generosity comes when you give in a way that has no strings attached.
Our BONUS resource for this episode is the The Foundation of a Leader Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Foundation and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.”
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, welcome back to the Maxwell Leadership Podcast. |
| 0:11.1 | This is the podcast that adds value to leaders who multiply value to others. |
| 0:16.1 | My name is Mark Cole, and today's episode is all about a few foundational and key qualities |
| 0:23.2 | of a leader. |
| 0:24.9 | John wrote a book, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader, and today's lesson, John |
| 0:31.7 | pulls out three of those qualities and goes on a deep dive. |
| 0:36.8 | I'm very excited because I think after today's podcast, you will be and aspire to be a better |
| 0:44.5 | leader. |
| 0:45.6 | After John shares his lesson, my co-host Tracy Morrow and I will come together and talk |
| 0:51.4 | about how to get the most out of this podcast and what John shared, |
| 0:56.1 | what we've learned, and how you and I can apply it to our personal life and leadership. |
| 1:02.1 | I also want to encourage you to download our free bonus resource and tune into this episode |
| 1:08.4 | on YouTube by going to Maxwellpod Podcast.com forward slash foundation. |
| 1:16.1 | Okay, let's go. |
| 1:17.8 | Here is John Maxwell. |
| 1:25.3 | Today, I want to talk to you about the 21 from my book. |
| 1:30.3 | I wrote a book several years ago called The 21 Qualities of a Leader. |
| 1:34.3 | In fact, this is going to surprise you because people come to me all the time. |
| 1:37.3 | They say, chop. |
| 1:39.3 | I want to be a leader. |
| 1:41.3 | I want to learn how to lead well. |
| 1:43.3 | Where do I start? |
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