How to Surround Yourself with Great People (Part 2)
Maxwell Leadership Podcast
John Maxwell
4.7 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 18 February 2026
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Last week, John Maxwell shared three of his six insights for surrounding yourself with people who can accelerate your growth journey. In this week's episode, John Maxwell is revealing the last three, so you can get yourself around great people!
After his lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow unpack John's lesson so you can apply these principles in your own leadership.
Key takeaways:
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Being unforgettable isn't about showing off—it's about finding innovative ways to serve others and do for them what they can't do for themselves.
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True vision matures when you move from "me" to "we," inviting participation and building energy that attracts great people to your cause.
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Leadership influence grows when your inner character and spirit outshine outward achievements.
Our BONUS resource for this episode is the How to Surround Yourself with Great People (Part 2) Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John's teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/GreatPeople and clicking "Download the Bonus Resource."
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| 0:00.0 | Strong leaders prioritize efficiency. But leadership isn't just about performance. It's about making |
| 0:07.4 | tough decisions, listening well, and showing empathy, being human. Of course, in the age of AI |
| 0:14.5 | efficiency, that's harder said than done. Implementing AI systems comes with its own workload, |
| 0:20.7 | like researching, integrating, and |
| 0:22.8 | verifying accuracy. And that's on top of all your other responsibilities. So where do you even start? |
| 0:30.3 | Our friends at Belay help busy leaders by pairing them with U.S.-based executive assistants |
| 0:36.0 | who bring AI fluency to the table without |
| 0:39.2 | losing the human touch. They handle the admin and you focus on leading well. And right now, |
| 0:46.0 | B'LAY is offering free downloads of the future of executive partnership, why AI isn't |
| 0:52.1 | enough. In this resource, you'll learn what AI can do, why it's still |
| 0:56.9 | necessary to have a real person behind the algorithms, and how an executive assistant can make you |
| 1:02.8 | a better leader. Text Maxwell to 55123 for your free copy today. That's M-A-X-W-E-L-L to 55-1-2-3. |
| 1:15.0 | Don't miss this chance to boost your leadership potential. |
| 1:31.5 | Hey, welcome back to the Maxwell Leadership Podcast. |
| 1:34.0 | You have joined in today. |
| 1:40.9 | If it's your first time, you're in part two of an incredible lesson that John is teaching. |
| 1:44.5 | Tracy, I know how you feel about your family, specifically your husband, |
| 1:49.6 | Casey. Since our last lesson of surrounding yourself with great people, here in the U.S., we've experienced Valentine's Day, and you surrounded yourself with a great husband, I guarantee you. |
| 1:55.3 | I really did surround myself with him. And we are excited, not only that, but we have a little Valentine's |
| 2:02.0 | granddaughter that has been born to us, our new granddaughter. We are popping them out. So what better |
| 2:07.4 | thing to have come in on Valentine's Day than a new little family member? So we have so many |
| 2:14.9 | of our podcast family that's outside the United States. Here in the United States, we find a day to celebrate everything. |
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