Posts Tagged ‘relationships’
CNLP Episode 437: Jennifer Kolari on How to Deal with Irrational People, Customers and Team Members, and the Superpower of the CALM Technique
Jennifer Kolari is a sought-after therapist, podcaster, author and consultant who specializes in how to deal with conflict in a way that not only de-escalates tension and deeply conflicted situations, but transforms them. She explains the CALM technique she developed and how to make it a superpower working for you at work and at home.…
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CNLP 423: Greg McKeown on How to 10X Your Influence by Listening, What He Learned from Stephen Covey, and How to Live Effortlessly
Greg McKeown returns to the podcast to talk about his latest New York Times bestselling book, Effortless…sort of. Greg and Carey also talk about podcasting, Greg’s next book idea on why listening can 10x your influence, what he learned from Stephen Covey and, yes, also Essentialism and Effortless. Welcome to Episode 423 of the podcast. Listen…
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The Most Overlooked Person in your Church (And 5 Ways To Invest In Them)
This is a post by Jeff Henderson. Jeff is a leading voice on how to create and grow momentum for organizations and leaders and is a member of my Speaking Team. Jeff is the founder of The For Company and author of the book, Know What You’re For. By Jeff Henderson The most overlooked person in your church is the…
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Most Small Groups Can Be… Mediocre. (10 Lessons From A Church Whose Groups Are Exploding)
This post was written by Dillon Smith, a Gen-Z team member at CareyNieuwhof.com who lives in Omaha, Nebraska. We’re so grateful to the Citylight team for making the time to share what they’re learning with us. I’ve always had a hard time with small groups as a church leader. In my experience, whenever a church…
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“If I Win, We Lose”: 3 Ways to Handle Your Conflict Better
This is a guest post written by Toni Nieuwhof. Toni and Carey Nieuwhof met in law school and have been married for three decades. Toni is the author of Before You Split: Find What You Really Want For The Future Of Your Marriage (available for pre-order). You can download her free Better Conflict Cheat Sheet here.…
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How to Unite a Divided People: 4 Keys to Leading in an Angry Era
So you’re leading a more divided group of people than you ever imagined. And you’re leading them in a very angry era. Talk about complicated. People have always been somewhat divided. But it’s never been this divided. And people have rarely been this angry. The divisions have rarely been greater: political, economic, racial, geographic, ideological, theological and more.…
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New Trends: 4 Ways The Pandemic Is Negatively Impacting People
Today’s post is written by David Kinnaman. David is the president of Barna and has authored numerous books, including unChristian, You Lost Me, Good Faith and Faith for Exiles. David co-hosts the ChurchPulse Weekly podcast with Carey Nieuwhof as they cover the weekly impact the crisis is having on leaders and churches. Subscribe for free…
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3 Things to Consider Before Giving Up on Your Spouse
You’ve heard people say that marriage can be hard, but you didn’t know it could be this hard. You married with the hope of sharing your life with someone who’s as pumped to make the most of it as you are, so how did the two of you end up here? Maybe the turbulence of…
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How to Really Take a Break This Christmas (So Your Family Won’t Hate You)
Christmas has always felt like a mixed blessing for me as a leader. For years, it hasn’t felt like a break. As a pastor, Christmas is our biggest outreach and largest services of the year. Realizing that this is the time when most people who don’t go to church would come to church, we…
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How to Deal With Toxic People (7 Pro Tips)
Leadership would be so much easier, the saying goes, if it wasn’t for people. And topping off the list of difficult people to work with or lead is toxic people. The hard part is, as much as we might wish it was otherwise, toxic people are everywhere. Two questions spring up almost immediately when the…
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