Summary of John C. Maxwell's Good Leaders Ask Great Questions

Everest Media

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 I’ve been asked questions for forty years, and I’ve learned that the more I ask questions, the more valuable they become. I want to share the impact that questions have made on my life and answer questions from people around the world.
#2 If you want answers, you must ask questions. No one has helped me understand the value of questions more than my friend Bobb Biehl. In his book Asking Profound Questions, he writes: There is a gigantic difference between the person who has no questions to help him process situations and the person who has profound questions available.
#3 Questions are the keys to opening the doors that lead to opportunities, experiences, and people. For example, when interviewing former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice, I wanted to ask good questions that would allow me to understand her better.
#4 As a leader, you must always be looking forward for the sake of your team. When you face a problem and don’t know what steps to take to advance the team, ask the following questions: Why do we have this problem. How do we solve it. What specific steps must we take to solve it.

Sujets

• Religion
• Christianisme
• Devotion
• Devotional
• Philosophie et théologie
• Christian Living

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 17 mai 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798822511842
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on John C. Maxwell's Good Leaders Ask Great Questions
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 4 Insights from Chapter 5 Insights from Chapter 6 Insights from Chapter 7 Insights from Chapter 8 Insights from Chapter 9 Insights from Chapter 10 Insights from Chapter 11
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I’ve been asked questions for forty years, and I’ve learned that the more I ask questions, the more valuable they become. I want to share the impact that questions have made on my life and answer questions from people around the world.

#2

If you want answers, you must ask questions. No one has helped me understand the value of questions more than my friend Bobb Biehl. In his book Asking Profound Questions, he writes: There is a gigantic difference between the person who has no questions to help him process situations and the person who has profound questions available.

#3

Questions are the keys to opening the doors that lead to opportunities, experiences, and people. For example, when interviewing former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice, I wanted to ask good questions that would allow me to understand her better.

#4

As a leader, you must always be looking forward for the sake of your team. When you face a problem and don’t know what steps to take to advance the team, ask the following questions: Why do we have this problem. How do we solve it. What specific steps must we take to solve it.

#5

The most effective way to connect with others is by asking questions. All of us have experienced the interest of others when we were lost and asked for directions. People will usually stop what they’re doing to help others.

#6

All fear stems from either I am not enough or I don’t have enough. We must surrender being right in order to find what’s right. People are open to those who are open to them.

#7

The secret to good conversation is to ask questions. Ask questions to engage others and learn from them. You will find it one of the most rewarding practices you ever develop.

#8

The Table is a mentoring group that I have created. It is a round table where hand-selected leaders meet with me monthly to discuss tough leadership issues and sharpen one another.

#9

Select people who understand the value of questions, who desire the success of others, who add value to others’ thoughts, and who are not threatened by others’ strengths.

#10

As a leader, you should be asking questions and listening to others to gain a better understanding of their point of view. This allows you to correct your assumptions and prevent miscommunication.

#11

Laziness is the enemy of mental energy. You can fight it by asking yourself the same question that Bill asked me: When was the last time you had a good thought for the first time. Asking questions is a great way to prevent mental laziness.

#12

If you want to make discoveries, if you want to disrupt the status quo, and if you want to make progress, you must ask questions. Questions are the first link in the chain of discovery and innovation.

#13

I created the Maximum Impact Club, a leadership training group, after I spent a day teaching leadership at a Holiday Inn in Jackson, Mississippi. The club grew to more than ten thousand members and has continued to train leaders for the last thirty years.

#14

The second half of your life is about focusing on adding value to others. You should know your life mission, which is to add value to others. This can be done by answering some questions: What is your passion. What have you achieved. What have you done uncommonly well.

#15

I was 63 years old when Scott, Paul, and I started the John Maxwell Team coaching company. I initially said no, but they were persistent and wouldn't stop asking the question. I eventually said yes. Today I am grateful for the question and their persistence because the thousands of John Maxwell Team coaches who have been trained and released around the world are a continual source of joy to me.

#16

The answer to the question of whether or not I was loved unconditionally was always yes, and it was. I was loved by my mother in spite of myself, and I credit much of my success and willingness to take risks to this love.

#17

I have been married to Margaret for over forty years. She has been a vital part of every decision we have made for over four decades. In our early years, she helped me carry a heavy workload and allowed me to pursue my calling with full commitment.

#18

I was a young pastor who was influenced by the books of Elmer Towns, who wrote much about church growth. I wanted to grow a large church, so I began to call the leaders of America’s greatest churches and ask them questions.

#19

I was never planning on becoming an author, but I loved to read, and I wanted to write. I realized that books could influence people I would never meet. Thus, I decided to write.

#20

I asked my father why he was in the organization, which was the hardest question I ever asked. He gave me his blessing to leave, and I understood that my future could not be there. I had to leave all I knew to learn what I didn’t know.

#21

I was offered the position of leader of the most influential Wesleyan church in the world, Skyline Church. I knew I would not be able to fill Orval Butcher’s shoes, but I was excited to lead the church.

#22

I had to learn to write in order to publish my first book. It took me four hours one night in a hotel room to write the single poorly written paragraph, but I persisted. Over the next fourteen years, I authored nine books.

#23

I have mentored ten people on an ongoing basis since 1995. The list of people I am mentoring has continued to change, but I have always handpicked the people I invest in. No one has given a greater return on the time I am investing than Kevin Myers.

#24

When you meet new people, ask them if they know anyone else who is interesting. The old saying is true: birds of a feather flock together.

#25

As I write, I ask myself, Will the reader turn the page. I believe the answer will be yes as long as I am able to add value to you on each page.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

As a young leader, I was always in a rush. I had a lot of passion and vision, and I wanted to get buy-in from others. I gave a lot of directions and asked very few questions because of this.

#2

Good leaders ask themselves questions. I realized this while having lunch with my mentor, Coach John Wooden, former basketball coach of the UCLA Bruins. He said that he asks himself one question every day.

#3

As a leader, you understand that questions are a part of your life. The issue is who is asking the questions. You can allow others to ask you the hard and important questions, or you can take responsibility and ask those questions yourself.

#4

The most important investment you and I will ever make is in ourselves. That investment will determine the return we get out of life.

#5

You will never be able to invest in yourself if you don't believe in yourself. You will never be able to bet on yourself unless you believe in yourself. Your self-image describes your willingness to invest in yourself. If you rated your self-image at a 5, you would be willing to invest in yourself up to a 5 level, but not more.

#6

The size of your dream determines the size of your investment. If your dream is large, you will invest in yourself to achieve it. If you have no dream, you may not invest in yourself at all.

#7

People need others to help them stay inspired and growing. If you don’t have any friends who share your passion for growing, find some. Nothing is more important for your potential as a leader than your personal daily growth.

#8

The good reason and the real reason for doing something are often different. People who want to lead because they are genuinely interested in others and desire to help them, versus people who are in it to help only themselves.

#9

Humility is the most important quality of a well-grounded person. It is a choice to give credit to God for our blessings and to others for our successes.

#10

Humble leaders are comfortable with who they are and feel no need to draw attention to themselves. They revel in the accomplishments of others, empower others to excel, and allow others to shine.