Blue Collar Leadership · Mack Story

454: 5 Requirements for Developing Others!

May 30, 2025·27 min·2 clips
John Maxwell says only 10% of successful people make the sacrifice to help others grow—are you in that rare group?
Max Storey discusses the five requirements for developing others based on his wife Ria's book, emphasizing character over competency. He explains that effective development requires valuing others, their growth, belief in them, their self-belief, and trust, sharing personal stories and examples to illustrate these principles.

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Character, growth, and the danger of settling shape this chapter on developing others.

Max Storey keeps the focus on a plain but useful shift: moving from doing the work alone to helping other people do it well. In Chapter 20, actually Part 21, of The Ladder of Influence, he frames the fourth step as a commitment to developing others, with character at the center…

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A blunt lesson on why developing people starts with belief, not charity.

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