Maxwell Leadership

“Procrastinators of the world unite!… Tomorrow.” This pithy saying appears on novelty t-shirts all across the internet. But behind the joke, it hints at a major habit haunting millions of adults today – the habit of putting off until tomorrow, or the next day, or someday soon, what can be done today. From the Latin pro, meaning “forward,” and crastinus,...

In his 5-decade career studying the achievement of personal goals, social psychologist Dr. David McClelland came to a shocking conclusion: as much as 95% of your success or failure in life depends on the people you regularly spend time with. The leadership development community places a high value on personal responsibility: the only one responsible for your results is you....

In December 2018, LinkedIn Learning leveraged the power of their Economic Graph to determine the most important soft skill in the working world. And more than growth, more than communication, more than efficiency, do you know what came out on top? One billion members, millions of companies, all pointing to one conclusion: creativity – solving problems effectively and in a...

In January 1996, Bill Gates wrote an essay about the future of the Internet. The title of his piece was “Content is King.” He believed the fledgling online world of the 90’s and 00’s would take a path similar to the one that broadcast media had up to that point, where the people who created content would be the influencers,...

What’s the most important relationship in your life? Of course, it’s subjective. For many, the first person to come to mind will be your spouse. For others, it might be a child, a parent, or a friend. And there’s no right or wrong answer to the question. But in terms of the one relationship that impacts more than any other...

The personal growth conversation might seem a bit crowded, especially for newcomers. Enter the term into Google’s search bar and in less than half a second you’ll have nearly 6 billion results. Can it be a complicated topic? Certainly. It’s nuanced and deeply emotionally driven, because that’s the way that people are. But in all the in-depth discussion around it...