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Maxwell Leadership Executive Podcast

Hosted by John Maxwell

Listed under Business, Business › Entrepreneurship

★4.6on Apple Podcasts · 25 recent reviews

The Maxwell Leadership Executive Podcast provides leadership training and coaching based on the principles of its founder John C. Maxwell.

300 episodes · publishes weekly · latest 2026-09-24 · ~25 min/episode

Rank

#5481

Substance

43.8

/ 100

Breakdown

Scored 2026-09
Updated monthly

Leadership rank

#850 of 1040

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Across the index

#5481 of 6203

Substance

Top 88%

outscores 12% of the index

Why it scores where it does

Maxwell Leadership Executive Podcast ranks #5481 on The B2B Podcast Index with a substance score of 43.8 out of 100, scored across 5 recent episodes. It scores highest on insight density and guest caliber. The episode revolves around one idea (cognitive load/always-on burnout) padded into 28 minutes with a generic RESET acronym; most takeaways are familiar leadership platitudes rather than non-obvious insights.

The five-dimension breakdown

Averaged across 5 recently scored episodes, with cited evidence.

Insight Density

9.4 / 20

The episode revolves around one idea (cognitive load/always-on burnout) padded into 28 minutes with a generic RESET acronym; most takeaways are familiar leadership platitudes rather than non-obvious insights.

“One of the healthiest things leaders can say is this, you don't need to prove commitment through constant availability.”

“work fills time allotted. So if you say, I'm only going to work 3 hours today, guess what? You have 3 hours worth of work.”

Originality

8.6 / 20

Heavily recycled material: generational stereotypes, the Eisenhower matrix, gap/gain, Parkinson's Law (misnamed 'Patterson's Law'), and a coined acronym that repackages standard boundary-setting advice.

“You guys have heard us talk about the Eisenhower matrix, right?”

“there's a teaching from Dan Sullivan on the gap and the gain”

Guest Caliber

8.8 / 20

No external guest; two in-house Maxwell Leadership hosts (a coach/facilitator and an EVP) who are leadership trainers rather than operators who've run things at scale, drawing mostly on coaching anecdotes.

“Hi, I'm Perry Holley, a Maxwell Leadership facilitator and coach. And I'm Chris Goede, Executive Vice President with Maxwell Leadership.”

“this came about with talking to a coaching client, uh, actually out, outside the U.S.”

Specificity & Evidence

8.2 / 20

Almost entirely anecdotal and abstract - no companies, metrics, dollar figures, or timelines; the closest to evidence are vague personal stories and an unnamed coaching client.

“I was just in a meeting and a person in the meeting said, Yeah, I mean, I was here till 9:15 PM working on this.”

“there'll be some studies down the road that will probably show that those generations are healthier”

Conversational Craft

8.8 / 20

Two hosts amiably reinforce each other with no real probing, disagreement, or follow-up pressure; it's a comfortable co-host riff peppered with product plugs rather than sharp questioning.

“So Perry, where in the world did this come from?”

“Have you ever taken a mental recovery day? Well, I'm learning about it”

Standout episodes

  • #401: I Quit - There's Too Much Homework

    2026-06-18

    49
  • #402: Questions I Ask Myself to Become a Leader People Remember

    2026-06-25

    45
  • #407: Systems Beat Heroics with Greg Steely

    2026-07-30

    42

Rank over time

4 periods tracked.

Episodes

6 scored on substance · 69 tracked in total.

  • #411: Self-Awareness - The Skill It's Easy to Ignore

    2026-08-27 · 23 min

    41 / 100
  • #407: Systems Beat Heroics with Greg Steely

    2026-07-30 · 26 min

    42 / 100
  • #403: Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch

    2026-07-02 · 25 min

    42 / 100
  • #402: Questions I Ask Myself to Become a Leader People Remember

    2026-06-25 · 24 min

    45 / 100
  • #401: I Quit - There's Too Much Homework

    2026-06-18 · 28 min

    49 / 100
  • #400: The Executive Multiplier with Belay CEO, Tricia Sciortino

    2026-06-11 · 37 min

    57 / 100

What listeners say on Apple Podcasts

★★★★★
Great Podcast
Appreciate this podcast and what you’re putting out to the world!

- JanelleAH

★★★★★
Firm Feedback
Thank you all so much for the opportunity to share my heart around the content of my book, Firm Feedback in a Fragile World. Y’all are difference makers! I am grateful. 🙏🏻

- Jeff Hancher

Frequently asked

What is Maxwell Leadership Executive Podcast's substance score?
Maxwell Leadership Executive Podcast scores 43.8 out of 100 for substance and ranks #5481 on The B2B Podcast Index. That puts it ahead of 12% of the B2B podcasts we rank and #850 of 1040 in Leadership. The score reflects insight density, originality, guest caliber, specificity and conversational craft across recent episodes - not downloads.
Is Maxwell Leadership Executive Podcast worth listening to?
Maxwell Leadership Executive Podcast is ranked on The B2B Podcast Index with a substance score of 43.8/100. See the five-dimension breakdown above to judge whether it fits what you're after.
Who hosts Maxwell Leadership Executive Podcast?
Maxwell Leadership Executive Podcast is hosted by John Maxwell.
How often does Maxwell Leadership Executive Podcast publish?
Maxwell Leadership Executive Podcast publishes weekly, has 300 episodes, released its most recent episode on 2026-09-24.
Which Maxwell Leadership Executive Podcast episode should I start with?
Our highest-scoring recent episode is "#401: I Quit - There's Too Much Homework" (49/100) - a good place to start.

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Frequently discusses

Companies, products and tools that come up most across this show's episodes.

Maxwell Leadership · 35 Levels of Leadership · 2IBMBelayEisenhower MatrixCulture ClarityBelay Solutions21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership40-Hour CEO System

Guests who've appeared

Perry HollowayChris CodyGreg SteelyTricia Sciortino

Topics this show covers

The themes that come up most across this show's episodes.

Five Levels of Leadership · 25 Levels of Leadership · 2Psychological safety · 2Self-awareness as a leadership skillIntent versus impact gapE+R=O framework (Event plus Response equals Outcome)Emotional intelligence (Daniel Goleman)Executive presence and coachingMaxwell Leadership training and developmentFeedback relationships and inner circlesLeadership vulnerability and trustWake zone leadership metaphororganizational culturemission-driven organizationskey person dependencysustainable leadershipSystems vs. heroicsGuardrails framework

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