John Maxwell is a coach, author, and speaker that is known world-wide for being an influential leadership expert (Christian books preview [CBP], n.d.). John is the originator of the John Maxwell Company, John Maxwell Team, EQUIP, John Maxwell Leadership Foundation and trained more than five million leaders. John is an honorary inductee into the Hall of Fame. John also is a pastor with twelve doctorates, and a recipient of several honorary awards in his lifespan thus far (CBP, n.d.). In this analysis of John Maxwell, this author will present why this is his chosen vocation, qualities/ traits, style, theoretical framework, and shortcomings.
Vocation
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John places emphasis on little tolerance on those that monopolize credit when the team wins or assigns blame when we lose (Maxwell, 2013). John believes in praising his followers and promoting them when they demonstrate value to other coworkers and high willingness to show servant leadership to their teammates (Maxwell, 2013).
Shortcomings
John in his leadership style provides others with great insight and experiences that lead people successfully within themselves and the organization. John only focuses his writings and books on people with similar personalities as his (Cobblah, 2011). People maybe a bit more analytic and think more logically, where John’s books were more focused on leadership traits of a more supportive or influential role. John needed to express more about the different leadership styles and opportunities that were not even discussed or considered.
There was a need for a stronger focus on the realities of leadership, and less informational (Cobblah, 2011). Also, the ideas to explain leadership objectives and perspectives of all the different personality traits people have. A benefit was needed to explain how to make adjustments and demonstrating the abilities alongside other leaders in the organization (Cobblah,