Posts by Peter Glocker
The Leading Edge: Leadership Qualities for Everyday Living
By Velma Knowles “Leadership” is a word often used in business and life. Parents are thought to be leaders of their children. Executives are thought to be leaders of their businesses. In fact, anyone who holds some distinguished title or position, is thought to be a leader. But what does Leadership really look like? What are…
Read MoreThe Leading Edge: Grandma Leadership
Leadership is not about position or title. It has no age, no gender, and no fancy education. Leadership is not a noun; it’s a verb. Leadership is action. Leadership is making a difference in the lives of others and modeling how to make a difference in the lives of others. Meet Jean. She’s 92 years…
Read MoreThe Leading Edge: The Other Name For Leadership
By: Lorna Weston-Smyth There are numerous definitions of leadership. You can ask a dozen different people and get a dozen different answers– everything from being the head of a company, organization or country, to a leader is someone who makes things better for everyone through their influence and vision. When I took on my first…
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The Leading Edge:
Are you a Professional Leader?
By Mike Harbour, a certified John Maxwell Team coach, speaker, and trainer. I always wanted to be “the” leader. I wanted to be the one in charge. I worked hard to get to a position of leadership. I was always going to out hustle everyone else, even to the risk of injury because I wanted…
Read MoreA Life of Value
In 2013, Debi Markland found herself on a conference call. She can’t quite recall why she dialed in, but she listened as John Maxwell shared his vision for bringing transformational leadership to Guatemala. When she hung up, she was crying. “The John Maxwell Team found me and I knew I wanted to be a part…
Read MoreThe Leading Edge: An Important Leadership Tool that is Often Overlooked
By Michelle Weidenbenner, a certified John Maxwell Team coach, speaker, and trainer. It was time to make the call – the first coaching call of many that I’d promised. Twenty people had come to my writing seminar. As a bonus, I promised attendees an hour of free coaching after the event. But I was nervous.…
Read More3-Day International Maxwell Certification Live Event – August 2017
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Read MoreThe Leading Edge: Leading Through a Lens of Gratitude While Wearing My Fancy Glasses.
By Sue Gibbs, a certified John Maxwell Team coach, speaker, and trainer. I frequently joke with my husband that I promise to use my super powers only for good and never for evil. The same should hold true for social media, but sadly that is seldom the case. That is why I get so excited…
Read MoreWorking the Plan
For 20 years, David Drewelow had been using John Maxwell’s books, principles, and teachings in his corporate career. “It always continues to amaze me how people easily connect with John’s principles, which are powerful and yet simple.” In March of 2011, a friend saw on Facebook that John was building a team. When he shared…
Read MoreThe Leading Edge: Leadership Qualities of a Super Coach
By Randy Wheeler, a certified John Maxwell Team coach, speaker, and trainer. Each of us has been led by someone. As children we did not internalize the words that our parents said as much as the character they exemplified. If you’re a parent you know the reality of that thought. We learn from an early…
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