JMT Blog

The Leading Edge:
5 Qualities to Be a Leader They Can Follow

By Dr. Andrea Bowens-Jones, a certified John Maxwell Team coach, speaker, and trainer. A few years back, my husband turned his passion for basketball into an opportunity to coach a high school girls’ basketball team. Although he had the practical knowledge and mechanics of the game, the skeptical group of girls didn’t automatically follow him.…

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Making a Difference

In 2012, Jan Robberts was invited to participate in a Mastermind Group focused on John Maxwell’s 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth. A perpetual student of growth, Jan was moved by John’s message and when he heard about the John Maxwell Team, he signed up without hesitation. At his first International Maxwell Certification Event in February…

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The Leading Edge:
Executive Coaching: A Clear Perspective

By Velma Knowles, a certified John Maxwell Team coach, speaker, and trainer. Remember the hit song, I Can See Clearly Now by Johnny Nash? One of the many benefits of having an executive coach is you have someone who can help you to see things from a fresh, clear perspective. Up until now, I never really…

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Finding the Courage to Grow

After 28 years in the field of technology, corporate life was starting to wane on Louise Elliott. With a passion for serving others, she dreamed of a career where she could help others to apply the lessons she’d learned to tap into their potential. As a single parent, changing careers felt risky. She found that…

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The Leading Edge: Coaching Is Not Just About Sports

By Karen Aloy, a certified John Maxwell Team coach, speaker, and trainer. Historically, coaching was understood as a sports-oriented career. If you Google “great coaches”, names like Vince Lombardi, John Wooden, Phil Jackson, and Tom Landry appear. I’ve always believed that a coach knew more than any student they were training and they probably knew…

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The Leading Edge: Preventing a Key Leader from Career Derailment.

By Michael Todd Bauer, certified John Maxwell Team coach, speaker, and trainer John was a Vice President of Finance with years of exceptional vision and achievement working in a small firm, until about six months ago, when the organization made another leap in growth and his responsibilities doubled. He could produce results while his department…

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Find Your Purpose, Grow Your Potential

In 2011 Joyce McMurran was attending a luncheon in Bremerton, WA. Always interested in growing, she was moved by the speech John Maxwell delivered. Just when she thought he was wrapping up, he announced that he would be forming the John Maxwell Team. “I wanted to join because it was the best leadership training with…

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The Leading Edge: 5 Powerful Reasons Coaching Works

By Jack Henshaw, certified John Maxwell Team coach, speaker, and trainer. “Coach” is a word used broadly in today’s world. Coaching is simple, it’s just not easy. I learned what coaching is, and what it’s not, from the John Maxwell Team. I believe so much in coaching because I’ve been on both sides. I’ve seen…

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Give Up to Go Up

Mitch Tublin always knew that if he wanted to be the best, he needed to learn from the best. With a passion for helping others to achieve their potential, he sought the wisdom of those whose skills were beyond his own. “When I determined to become a better speaker I started to work with Les…

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