Takeaways from Doris Kearns Goodwin
Maxwell Leadership Podcast
John Maxwell
4.7 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2021
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
John Maxwell and Mark Cole were recently in Boston to learn from Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of the acclaimed book on Abraham Lincoln, A Team of Rivals. In this episode John and Mark share their biggest takeaways from their time with Goodwin and her insightful wisdom on presidential history and leadership in the United States.
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References:
A Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, welcome to the John Maxwell Leadership Podcast, Mark Cole here and I'm excited today |
| 0:12.4 | to bring you some relevant leadership principles and practices and things that I just know is |
| 0:18.8 | going to help you. |
| 0:19.8 | In fact, today I'm really excited because in Boston, Massachusetts with me today where |
| 0:26.5 | we're recording is John Maxwell and John, you're joining me live, you're always with |
| 0:31.7 | us live somewhere but today you're live in what we'll call this a studio. |
| 0:36.0 | Welcome to Welcome John. |
| 0:37.0 | Yeah, well while we're in our studio in Boston, we're looking at the harbor my friend. |
| 0:41.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:42.0 | And this is a city of incredible history and as you know and why we're so excited about |
| 0:45.4 | being on this podcast with all of you today is we have just spent two incredible days with |
| 0:50.7 | Doris Currents, Goodwood, and Mark, those days marked our lives and not only ours but we |
| 0:58.0 | did a roundtable with her. |
| 0:59.2 | So we had probably about 30 people coming in in one shift one day, the second day another |
| 1:05.1 | shift and they sat at her feet and not only listened to her teach and do leadership |
| 1:11.4 | in presidential history but they were able to interact and ask questions and Doris told |
| 1:17.8 | me at the end of the second day it was one of the most rewarding experiences that she's |
| 1:21.8 | ever had said, you've created a memory I'll never forget. |
| 1:25.5 | So we want that to happen for our podcast listeners today. |
| 1:30.0 | We want to create a memory for you on leadership and history that will just mark your life |
| 1:36.9 | and make you better because that's why I want you on the podcast ad value to you obviously. |
| 1:40.8 | Yeah, you know John, you and Doris, I finish this day, those two and a half days to be |
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