Tests of Timing (Part 1)

Maxwell Leadership Podcast

John Maxwell

Education, Business

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🗓️ 14 October 2020

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Knowing when to lead is just as important as knowing what to do and where to go. That's why we're beginning a new series on the Tests of Timing. John Maxwell explains that, when it comes to making good timing decisions, environment is everything. So, throughout this two-part series, he walks us through a step-by-step guide complete with key questions at every step to help you test whether the environment is right for the decision you need to make.

During the application portion of the episode, Mark Cole and Jason Brooks discuss how they've implemented these tests in the John Maxwell Enterprise and how the courage to make big decisions comes from giving yourself permission to fail.

Our BONUS resource for this series is the Tests of Timing Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John's teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Timing and clicking "Download the Bonus Resource."

References:

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell

Leadershift by John C. Maxwell

Good Leaders Ask Great Questions by John C. Maxwell

Put Your Dream to the Test by John C. Maxwell

The John Maxwell Online Store

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0:00.0	Hey, welcome to the John Maxwell Leadership Podcast. I am excited about this episode. It's
0:12.8	actually more than an episode. It's a series. We're going to bring to you a two-part series
0:18.2	called The Test of Timing. Now, John several years ago, he did a session about timing, about
0:27.3	how we test our ability to lead with the law of timing. In John's book, you'll hear him reference
0:34.9	in today's lesson, he writes about the law of intuition and the law of timing and how both are some of
0:41.9	the most difficult laws for a leader to use. So today, I want you to grab a pen, grab a paper,
0:48.9	you're going to be able to hear from John on three of these tests of these areas that John is
0:55.6	challenging us to build the right environment. Now, after that, Jason Brooks, my cohort today is
1:04.2	going to come and join with me to break out this application of the test of timing. If you would like
1:13.8	to download the notes, we have notes for you, you can go to MaxwellPodcast.com forward slash timing
1:21.6	and you'll be able to click on the bonus resource button and be able to take the worksheet and fill
1:27.0	in the blanks and follow along as John Maxwell, Jason Brooks and I spend time talking to you about
1:34.4	test of timing during times of crisis. I look forward to sharing with you, but before then, here is John
1:41.9	Maxwell. I can tell you that when I wrote the 21 irrefutable laws of leadership, with integrity,
1:57.1	I could say to people that every one of those laws, you can transfer or teach to other people. In
2:02.8	other words, all the 21 laws are teachable laws, but also it's a fact that some laws are harder to
2:09.2	teach than others. There are some laws that are harder to learn than others. And the two toughest
2:15.4	laws of leadership out of the 21 to teach are the following two. Number one is the law of intuition.
2:23.4	To teach a person to be intuitive in the area of leadership is a challenging task and the
2:28.7	second law is the law of timing. To teach them how to know the ab and flow of life is also very
2:35.2	difficult. Now, when I look at both the law of intuition and the law of timing, what I understand very
2:41.6	quickly is that both of these laws of leadership favor what I call the natural leader. The person who
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