Category Archives: Keller Williams

IMAGE ALIGNMENT By Dr. John C. Maxwell When I was fairly young, I was a pretty decent communicator. The upside to that was that I received some great opportunities to speak. The downside, however, was that I was often in … Continue reading →

THE MIRACLE OF TEAMWORK By Dr. John C. Maxwell They called it the “Miracle on Ice.” Twenty-five years ago, a team of American college hockey players overcame seemingly insurmountable odds to beat the heavily favored Soviet team—and, soon thereafter—win the … Continue reading →

EMOTION PLUS LOGIC By Dr. John C. Maxwell As a referee in the National Football League for 31 years, Jim Tunney had myriad opportunities to witness great teams in action. He officiated at no less than 29 postseason games (an … Continue reading →

VALUES 101 By Dr. John C. Maxwell When the legendary John Wooden was coaching basketball at UCLA, he seldom made home visits to prospective players. He did make an occasional exception, however, like the time he went to see an … Continue reading →

MAKE A CONNECTION By Dr. John C. Maxwell Think back to your high school days for a moment. Who were your favorite teachers? Who were your favorite friends? If you were involved in sports, who were your favorite coaches? The … Continue reading →

TRAVEL LIGHT By Dr. John C. Maxwell One of the first international trips my wife, Margaret, and I took together was to Japan. When we were choosing luggage for our journey, we decided to get the biggest suitcases we could … Continue reading →

TAKE SOMEONE WITH YOU By Dr. John C. Maxwell A year or two after my wife, Margaret, and I got married, we made a critical decision. We didn’t have much money, but we decided that, whenever I was invited to … Continue reading →

GETTING FROM HERE TO THERE By Dr. John C. Maxwell When I travel, my daily agenda is always full. I don’t get up late, linger over breakfast, and then start meandering down one country road after another, just to see … Continue reading →

IN PURSUIT OF POTENTIAL By Dr. John C. Maxwell The enemy of great is good.  The primary reason so few leaders or organizations ever become great is because they get good and then stop.  They stop growing, learning, risking, and … Continue reading →

REPLACING COMPLACENCY By Dr. John C. Maxwell One of the biggest temptations leaders of successful organizations face is to stop thinking big.  After a taste of success, even the best and brightest leaders suddenly start to think complacently. When a … Continue reading →

PERSONAL GROWTH By Dr. John C. Maxwell I vividly remember a conversation I had many years ago in 1974, which marked a turning point in my leadership journey. I was sitting at a Holiday Inn with my friend, Kurt Campmeyer, … Continue reading →

CREDIBLE COMMUNICATION by John C. Maxwell Before jumping into this edition’s lesson on credibility, I’d like to thank John Baldoni for the wonderful thoughts he provided in “Great Communication Secrets of Great Leaders”.  His ideas helped to shape this lesson, … Continue reading →

Words To Learn By by John C. Maxwell In my years studying leadership and evaluating leaders, I have stumbled across a leadership shortcoming that continually amazes me. Leaders will manage a team, work with the same individuals every day, yet … Continue reading →

PICKING POTENTIAL LEADERS – PART 2 by John C. Maxwell The Law of the Inner Circle: Those who are closest to me will determine the level of my success. In the last edition of “Leadership Wired”, I shared four of … Continue reading →

PICKING POTENTIAL LEADERS by John C. Maxwell The Law of the Inner Circle: Those who are closest to me will determine the level of my success. The year was 1864. The battle for America’s future had been raging for over … Continue reading →

THE CRUCIBLE By John C. Maxwell Growing up, future United States President Harry Truman never thought of himself as a leader—nor did anyone else. With “eyeglasses thick as the bottom of a Coke bottle,” historian David McCullough writes that Truman … Continue reading →