The Leading Edge

By: Amy Smith Montoya Many people want to be THE leader. Prestige, privilege, and popularity, all perceived benefits of some leadership positions, attract rising stars who focus on “what’s in it for me.” What are the rewards of MY hard work? The brass ring! Yet, in my experience, successful leadership of teams requires a shift…

By: Amy J. Malay Most people have heard of the “comfort zone.” In fact, whether we’ve heard of it or not, most of us probably live in a comfort zone of one kind or another all the time. Maybe it’s the comfort zone of our physical surroundings, or the comfort zone in our conversations, or the…

By: Ray Popham Quite a few years back, an unassuming young man stood next to me in the buffet line at the conference where I was the keynote speaker. I struck up a conversation, building on the fact that he had been in several different meetings where I had spoken. Then came the tipping point…

By: Nicole Karnowski Many have heard John Maxwell’s quote, “Leadership is influence, nothing more nothing less,” but what does that mean and how do you get it? John Maxwell also says, “If you think you are leading but nobody is following, you are merely taking a walk.” How do you get people to follow? Sometimes…

By Annica Törneryd The International Maxwell Certification (IMC) event in Orlando, Florida has just come to an end. Over 2,200 coaches, speakers and trainers came together from around the world to learn, grow, and get challenged and inspired to become better versions of ourselves on our journey of personal and professional leadership and growth. Another notebook…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…