Moral Authority: Why Do People Listen to You? (Part 1)
Maxwell Leadership Podcast
John Maxwell
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 27 November 2019
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Do people listen to you because they have to? Or do they listen because they want to? Much of the time, the answer to this question is a reflection of your level of influence.
In this new series on what John Maxwell calls “moral authority,” John dives into five levels of influence that determine if and why those you lead are willing to listen to your guidance and leadership. This series will show you how to gain influence with your team based on the person you are, not the position you hold.
Your hosts Mark Cole and Jason Brooks discuss what this looks like within the John Maxwell Enterprise, while Mark reflects on how these principles gained him the influence to become John Maxwell’s CEO.
Our BONUS resource for this series is the Moral Authority Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Listen and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.”
References:
The 5 Levels of Leadership by John C. Maxwell
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| 0:00.0 | Hey podcast family, Mark Cole here. I want to take a moment to share something very |
| 0:05.3 | important with you. Some of you may have learned through our social media that on |
| 0:09.7 | Friday November the 22nd 2019 we unexpectedly lost our dear friend and my |
| 0:16.5 | co-host Richard Chansey. There's a quote that says, life is not measured by the |
| 0:22.6 | number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away. While |
| 0:28.2 | that author of the quote is unknown, I am confident the author had to have known |
| 0:33.2 | Richard Chansey. Since we started this podcast in August of 2018, Richard has |
| 0:39.4 | added value to countless lives and leaders throughout the world. His passion |
| 0:44.8 | was contagious and his love was truly constant. I know he's added value to you as |
| 0:50.6 | a podcast listener and our team is grateful for the imprint he's left on the |
| 0:55.6 | world through his authentic leadership and his role in this podcast. While |
| 1:01.6 | Richard isn't in today's episode, we will release some featuring Richard in |
| 1:06.8 | January. In the meantime, we hope you will go back and listen to some of our |
| 1:11.6 | previous episodes to remember how well he served us with all of his energy and |
| 1:16.8 | insight. You're welcome to celebrate Richard by leaving a comment or sharing a |
| 1:21.6 | story of how he impacted your life. We will be sharing these stories in these |
| 1:26.6 | comments with Christy his wife and Jordan his daughter. Please visit MaxwellPodcast.com |
| 1:33.6 | forward slash Richard to share your thoughts and stories and now I hope you |
| 1:40.0 | enjoy today's episode. |
| 1:50.0 | Welcome to the John Maxwell Leadership Podcast. I am Jason Brooks co-hosting |
| 1:54.9 | today with Mark Cole and today Dr. Maxwell is going to be bringing us a lesson |
| 1:59.2 | entitled more authority. Why do people listen to you? This lesson is all about how |
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