Leadership
CNLP 411: Ian Morgan Cron Explains How Your Enneagram Type Responds to Chronic Stress and the Difference Between Fake Authenticity and True Vulnerability
After a year of leading through constant crisis, how are leaders supposed to cope? Ian Morgan Cron and Carey catch up on how each Enneagram type reacts under stress and the difference between fake or strategic authenticity and true vulnerability. Welcome to Episode 411 of the podcast. Listen and access the show notes below or search…
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The Big Church Leadership Mistake of 2021 (That You Can Still Avoid)
As America and other parts of the world have begun to open again for in-person services, many churches and organizations keep falling into a trap we first identified a year ago. The mistake? It’s far too easy to step back into the past the moment you step back into your church building. The biggest mistake…
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CNLP 410: John Ramstead on Training for Top Gun, Quick Decision-Making in Crisis and Becoming Resilient
John Ramstead shares leadership skills drawn from flight school and from the cockpit of F-14A Tomcat fighter jet and shares principles that apply to all crisis leadership. After suffering three life-altering injuries, John also talks about how to be resilient in the face of suffering and setbacks. Welcome to Episode 410 of the podcast. Listen and…
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CNLP 409: Rick Warren Opens Up About the Coming Tsunami of Grief, Handling Personal Tragedy, and How Saddleback Grew During the Pandemic
Rick Warren opens up about the personal tragedy he’s experienced with the loss of his son, Matthew, the loss our culture has experienced and what he predicts will be a coming tsunami of grief as a result of everything people have been through. Rick also explains how and why 2020 and 2021 have been the…
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How the Crisis Probably Killed Your Vision (And How To Get It Back)
How’s your vision casting lately? I noticed something recently that surprised and disappointed me: Without realizing it, a few months ago, I stopped casting vision for my team. Which is really strange, because I’m a visionary, that’s what I do. And I’ve been leading with vision for decades. But after one more meeting where my (amazing)…
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CNLP 408: Jon Acuff on Reinventing Yourself During Crisis, Pro Tips on How to Create Better Content Online, and the Surprising Solution to Overthinking
New York Times bestselling author, Jon Acuff, returns to the podcast to talk about how he reinvented himself in 2020 when his speaking career came to an abrupt halt thanks to the pandemic. Jon also shares insights on how to reinvent yourself online, pro tips on creating content for YouTube, podcasting and social media, and…
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29% of Pastors Want to Quit: How to Keep Going When You’ve Lost Confidence In Yourself.
So many leaders have lost confidence in themselves over the last year or two. Sound familiar? It’s deeply understandable. Things are changing so quickly and remain so unpredictable that almost everything that used to be effective isn’t, and just when you think you might get it figured out, things change again. Add to that the…
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CNLP 407: John Maxwell on How to Develop Next Generation Leaders, When to Step Back, and What You Can Learn About People from Playing Golf and Eating at Buffets
Leadership expert, John Maxwell, talks about how to develop next generation leaders before they’re ready, how and when to hand things off, and what playing golf and eating at buffets can teach you about who people really are. Welcome to Episode 407 of the podcast. Listen and access the show notes below or search for the…
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5 Unsettling Cultural Predictions for the 2020s (And How You Can Prepare Starting Now)
As you know, the last five years have been tough on leaders. Really tough. Pandemic or no pandemic, every leader has realized we’re not in Kansas anymore. In fact, we’re not quite sure where we are. Which is the point of this post. Where exactly are we as a culture, as a society? As leaders?…
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CNLP 406: Steve Cuss on How Anxiety Spreads in a Group, How to Diffuse Your Personal Anxiety, and What to Do with Angry and Anxious Critics
Steve Cuss returns to the podcast to discuss how to manage leadership anxiety. Steve talks about how anxiety spreads in a group, how to diffuse it, managing your personal stress during a prolonged crisis, and how to handle angry and critical voices so they don’t add to your long term anxiety. Welcome to Episode 406…
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