Leading Edge: The Heart of the Matter

On a typical day, in any given office environment raucous laughter is hardly the norm. And even though intellectually we know the benefits of a good belly laugh we tend to shy away from it in that setting. Work is serious business. We don’t want to be disruptive. Frequent laughter might even be viewed by…

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Leading Edge: Having a Blast While Working!

Hands-down, The Leadership Game—a tool exclusive to those on the John Maxwell Team—is my favorite resource to use when asked to help a team grow together, challenge itself, and plan for the future as a whole team. Why? What The Leadership Game Is The Leadership Game is fun! Most participants walk into the room unsure…

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Leading Edge: How The Leadership Game Built Up a Team

The game started with only a few of the members of the organization in the room. No one was sure what they were getting into. One senior sales member had body language which made me wonderif he really wanted to be there. One of the younger individuals said “this looks like fun” yet was hesitantly…

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Real Stories, Real Success:
Finding the People and Resources to Grow

   Heather Manzano has been a part of the John Maxwell Team since August of 2014, and she truly doesn’t recognize the Heather that she was before she started! When it came up, Heather talked herself out of joining the Team because of the expense.  At its core, she knows now, the issue was…

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Leading Edge: Speaking to No One Sure Can be Awkward

Standing in front of fourteen to eighteen year old testosterone filled teenage boys on a daily basis could be quite challenging, but that was my life for many years so it felt normal.  Standing in front of my iPad practicing a three minute speech where I am talking to no one – now that is…

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