21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Q&A Season 1, w/John Maxwell
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This is the Ed Myland Show. Welcome back to the show, everybody. Very excited to be here with John Maxwell. And we are going to take some time today and we're going to learn from you even some more. And so, as you know, we're through season one of the 21 laws. And today we're going to have a chance to get questions answered by John. I might even kick in a couple ideas as well. But this is a chance for those of you that have downloaded the workbook and submitted your questions. You can do this for season two and three as well. Your question may show up here on the show through the voice of Max Milet, who's going to be asking us the questions today. So, John, thank you for being here. Oh, my gosh. If I'm with you, I'm a happy man.
So am I. We've had more fun off camera than you can possibly imagine. And now we're going to have some fun on camera. On camera, exactly. Go ahead, Max. Why don't you start us off?
Yeah, sounds good, guys. So the first question we have comes from one of the fans that downloaded the workbook, and it's for you, John. So question one will be, I feel like I'm losing influence with my kids as they get older. They don't listen the same way, and I just don't want to control them. I want them to trust me. How do I lead my family through influence instead of authority?
Well, first of all, the most humbling thing in life is being a parent. Okay, let's start right there. Everybody needs to be a parent. And everybody knows exactly what this question's all about because as your children grow, the relationship changes with them. And there does come a time, I remember when Margaret and I, when our two children became teenagers, I'll tell you something, just a real quick funny story. I told the publisher I would write a book called Breakthrough Parenting. Get the picture. I'm going to write this book when my kids become teenagers. Let's talk about who doesn't understand timing. And so I'm doing breakthrough parenting. My kids are teenagers. Hey, they're not listening. My influence is waning.
In fact, I'm calling the publisher, and I'm saying, this isn't working. This is not working. And I said, can I change the title of the book? I'd like to call it a breakdown parenting. I think that, oh, hey, here's a better one. Breakup parenting. We may break up over this thing. Now, I... Please understand, where you are, every parent has been and will be. And I love your question because you're a good parent. And I know you're a good parent because you're saying, I know it's not what it was, and how do I get it back? And let me see if I can help you just for a moment. You get it back when you talk to your children and ask them how you get it back. This is so key. I learned with our children that when it wasn't going well, instead of me telling them why it wasn't going well, I sat down and said, help me out as a parent.
It's not going well. What could I do better to kind of up-level us?
How do I regain influence with my growing children without using authority?
Is there something I could say differently? Let's just talk about it. The moment I included my children in the conversation, We up-level it every time. And I think that's a big miss. I think so many times we as parents say, I've got to have direction here and I've got to make sure that I'm the one that's in control. And I think there's something beautiful about a parent. In fact, there's something beautiful about a parent looking at their child and say, I'm sorry. I could have done that better. I wish I had another shot at it. But I will have another shot at it. So help me next time so I can do it better for you. So I would just say to you, You never fix a problem by ignoring the problem. You only fix a problem not by giving answers, but by asking questions, including them in the process.
Trust me, if you do that, you'll up-level that connection.
What a tremendous answer.
Yeah, that was great.
I can't add to that one. That was too good.
Yeah, that was a great one there. So for the next question, we have it for you, Ed. Gosh, John, that was so good. That was a great answer. Our next question is, I'm in a leadership role, but I can feel my team complying but not fully buying in.
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Chapters
4 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:03–2:50
2
How do I regain influence with my growing children without using authority?
2:50–12:44
3
How can leaders turn team compliance into genuine buy-in and energy?
12:44–19:51
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Why is humility and service essential to sustaining leadership influence?
19:51–29:43
Speakers
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