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The Leadership Lens: How You View Things is How You Do Things

How you see your world determines the actions you take and the results you create—what lens are you using to view your leadership? In this week’s episode, John Maxwell unpacks how your perspective shapes your impact, and reveals four keys to developing a leadership lens that drives lasting effectiveness. 

After John’s lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson dive deep into practical ways you can shift your perspective and model impactful leadership behaviors in your daily life. 

Key Takeaways

  • The most important voice you listen to is your own—guard your self-talk and ensure it builds you up rather than tears you down. 
  • Realistic perspective is essential at every stage of success; leaders must walk slowly through the crowd, listen, and learn to stay grounded. 
  • It’s not enough to do what’s best for yourself—great leadership means aligning actions with good values so everyone wins. 

Our BONUS resource for this episode is the The Leadership Lens: How You View Things is How You Do Things Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by clicking “Download the Bonus Resource” below. 

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