John Maxwell

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2,811 appearances 15 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 17 Sep

John Maxwell’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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THE ED MYLETT SHOW · John Maxwell's #12 Law of Leadership: The Law of Empowerment · 3 Sep 2026 podcast

And that insecurity constantly causes leaders. voice-verified

to keep pushing people down. voice-verified

Let me just say this and then I'll move on real quickly because I'll start to show my bias and I don't want to do that. voice-verified

One of the worst days of your life is to be in any organization. voice-verified

Where you have to follow an insecure leader. voice-verified

Trust me. voice-verified

It's like walking handcuffed. voice-verified

Through a landmine. voice-verified

It's only a matter of time till they'll blow you and them up together. voice-verified

Insecurity. voice-verified

Insecure leaders do not empower other people. voice-verified

Another reason I think we fail to empower others voice-verified

is a desire for job security. voice-verified

I do know people who I don't think they're insecure, they just want to keep their job. voice-verified

They're saying, well, I don't know if I want to train and empower somebody. voice-verified

They may take my job away from me. voice-verified

Now what I've always taught, especially my inner circle, who I've taught all to be leaders, I've always told them it's their job to work themselves out of a job. voice-verified

My thing is equip and train people to take your job. voice-verified

And let me tell you something. voice-verified

If you equip somebody to take your job and you train them, here's the way this works. voice-verified

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