CNLP
CNLP 435: Jean Twenge on Rising Anxiety, Depression, Isolation and Smartphones in Gen Z, and What that Means for Them and for Leaders
Jean Twenge, Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University, is a global leader in generation research. She talks about the big spike in anxiety, depression, suicide and other mental health challenges she and other researchers noticed a decade ago,…
CNLP 434: Steve Carter on Leaving Willow Creek, What Crisis Taught Him as a Millennial Leader, and Why Character Matters So Much
In 2018, Steve Carter was one of the named successors to Bill Hybels at Willow Creek. At 38, he was poised to become the senior pastor of one of the largest and most influential churches in America. Steve talks about…
CNLP 433: Alan George on Everything You Need to Know About Church Online, How to Make it Relational, and What Metrics to Watch and Which to Ignore
From 2010-2020, Alan George led church online for Life.Church and saw it grow to one of the largest online churches in the world. Alan shares his top insights about church online, why it can be relational, how to grow your…
CNLP 432: Ximena Vengoechea on What She Learned About the User Experience at LinkedIn, Twitter and Pinterest, and the Power of Listening Like You Mean It
Ximena Vengoechea has been a user researcher at Twitter, LinkedIn and Pinterest. She talks about how listening to clients and customers before you launch a product can lead to greater success, how to listen to customers, and what feedback to…
CNLP 431: Chris Hodges on Being on the Doorstep of Ministry Suicide, Battling Anxiety and Depression, and Finding Resilience
Chris Hodges had a battle with depression back in 1999, but the last thing he expected was to face it again in the summer of 2020. In a very transparent interview, Chris explains his battle with anxiety, depression and panic…
CNLP 430: Amy Edmondson on How to Create a Psychologically-Safe Workplace and What to Do if You Don’t Work in One
Harvard Business School Professor and renowned business expert, Amy Edmondson, talks about the growing link between psychological safety at work and the results that high-performing teams accomplish. She details what psychological safety is, how to create a psychologically-safe workplace, and…
CNLP 429: Derwin Gray on the Pushback Against Racial Diversity and How to Build a Truly Multi-Ethnic Organization
Former NFL player Derwin Gray returns to the podcast to talk about what’s behind the pushback to racial diversity in the church, explain what the NFL taught him about building a multi-ethnic team, and what leaders need to do to…
CNLP 428: David Nurse on What NBA Athletes and Fortune 500 CEOs have in Common, Overcoming Intimidation as a Young Leader and How to Handle Influence
Author, speaker, and former NBA coach David Nurse talks about what NBA athletes and Fortune 500 CEO’s have in common, how to overcome intimidation as a young leader and the best way to handle influence when you’re young. Welcome to…
CNLP 427: Allison Fallon on How to Unlock Your Brain and Leadership by Writing Things Down
Author, speaker and CEO Allison Fallon has helped CEOs, Olympic gold medalists, politicians and many others unlock their brains and leadership by learning how to write things down. Allison has seen leaders get freed from anxiety, depression and past trauma…
CNLP 426: Ed Stetzer on the Evangelical Reckoning, QAnon, Conspiracy Theories and Why Extremes are Not the Norm
Ed Stetzer talks about the moment in history we’re seeing as being a cultural convulsion that’s making it exceptionally challenging to lead. In this wide-ranging interview, Ed talks about QAnon, Trump-ism, why evangelicals gravitate to conspiracy theories and what he…
CNLP 425: Anthony O’Neal Shares His Debt Story, How to Start Paying Cash for Everything, and Breaking Out of the Student Debt Trap
Almost everyone has a debt story, and on this episode, #1 national bestselling author, speaker, financial expert and host of the popular YouTube series and podcast The Table with Anthony O’Neal, Anthony shares his story. He also gives some practical…
CNLP 424: Rich Stearns on How to Beat Failure in Leadership, the Value of Persistence, and What For-Profits and Non-Profits Can Learn from Each Other
After a quick climb in the corporate world, Rich Stearns served as World Vision’s president for almost 20 years. He talks about how growing up in a traumatic environment didn’t stop him from going to Cornell and the Wharton School…