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The Ed Mylett Show · September 3, 2026 · 20m

John Maxwell's #12 Law of Leadership: The Law of Empowerment

Ed Mylett and John Maxwell continue their series on the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership with Law #12, the Law of Empowerment. John explains that only secure leaders give power to others, and warns that leaders who push people down go down with them. He breaks down five reasons leaders fail to empower anyone, from insecurity to ego to painful past experiences. Ed connects this to his Power of One More teaching and challenges leaders to stop seeing dependency as value and start asking who can grow by doing the work instead.

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Only secure leaders give power to others
John Maxwell states that only secure leaders truly give power to others, and leaders who push people down go down with them.
The five reasons leaders don't empower
John breaks down five specific reasons leaders fail to empower others, including insecurity, ego, and painful past experiences.

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