One Decision That Separates Good Leaders From Great Leaders
Maxwell Leadership Podcast
John Maxwell
4.7 ā¢ 2.4K Ratings
šļø 3 June 2026
ā±ļø 35 minutes
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Summary
Leaders make lots of key decisionsābut one decision can be the separator between leadership that sustains and leadership that thrives. In this week's episode, John reveals how the choice to be intentional transforms good leaders into great ones and empowers you to make a real difference.
After his lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow unpack the practical steps you can take to apply these principles in your own leadership.
Key takeaways:Ā
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Generational greatness demands intentional actions, a growth mindset, and a commitment to serving others.Ā
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The best leaders shine their light in the darkest times by focusing on solutions and courageously solving problems rather than cursing the darkness.Ā
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Daily disciplines, consistency, and a focus on adding value to people are what make a powerful leadership legacy possible.Ā
Our BONUS resource for this episode is the One Decision That Separates Good LeadersĀ FromĀ Great Leaders Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John's teaching. You can download the worksheet by visitingĀ MaxwellPodcast.com/OneDecisionĀ and clickingĀ "Download the Bonus Resource."
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, welcome to the Maxwell Leadership Podcast. |
| 0:10.0 | This is our podcast that is committed to adding value to you so that you'll multiply value to others. |
| 0:17.0 | And Tracy, I'm so glad you're with me today. |
| 0:20.0 | It feels like it's been five ever, as my daughter says. |
| 0:22.6 | She doesn't say four ever. She says it feels like it's been five ever. And I'm so glad you're on today. |
| 0:29.3 | And by the way, on to talk about a good decision that separates good leaders from great leaders. |
| 0:35.9 | And one of the things I love about you, Tracy, |
| 0:38.3 | just kind of as we get ready to hear from John, is the intentionality you have with your family. |
| 0:44.1 | And every time I get on a podcast now with you, I find out that you've got 14 more grandchildren. |
| 0:50.6 | So where are we right now? |
| 0:53.7 | We're at six, and we have one more just announced on the way. |
| 0:58.0 | So number seven is coming along the way. |
| 1:01.0 | So far we have three boys and three girls and we just found out that a girl is breaking the tie. |
| 1:08.0 | Yes, as it should be. |
| 1:09.0 | As it should be. I guarantee you girls should always break that tie. Yes, as it should be. As it should be. I guarantee girls should always break that tie because we have three |
| 1:16.2 | grandsons and one granddaughter. And fortunately, she's so good that she makes up for the other three |
| 1:22.0 | guys. I'm just kidding. They're all good. But yeah, we need to tip about it. |
| 1:25.9 | I feel like sometimes, yeah, sometimes a girl, that one girl can feel like, oh, yeah, |
| 1:30.2 | there's three girls now and three grandsons. Yeah. Your little granddaughter can feel like she |
| 1:34.8 | totally breaks the tie. That's awesome. So today, podcast listeners, we're going to be talking |
| 1:41.3 | about a decision that literally will separate you from a good |
| 1:45.8 | leader to a great leader. And I believe this. I happen to know what John's getting ready to teach, |
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