How to Be a Relatable Leader

28 May, 2025

The greatest way to identify with other people is to say, "I know what you're going through." In today's episode, John C. Maxwell is sharing a lesson on how you can be a relatable leader for the people around you!

After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Goede sit down to have a conversation on what John has shared, as well as offer you practical leadership wisdom and application.

Key takeaways:

  • Adversity makes you relatable to others.

  • Success and failure are not opposites.

  • Wisdom always comes out of crisis.

Our BONUS resource for this episode is the How to Be a Relatable Leader Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John's teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Relatable and clicking "Download the Bonus Resource."

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