5 Leadership Questions Podcast on Church Leadership with Todd Adkins and Dan Iten

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper sit down with Eric Geiger to discuss the differences between effective delegation of work and simply dumping work on others. They often look very similar in action but the net results can be the difference between a healthy team and a dysfunctional one.

* What is the mindset and motivation of a leader who delegates vs. a leader who dumps?

* How do these manifest themselves on a day-to-day basis?

* What is the effect over time when a leader dumps work instead of delegating?

* What is the effect over time when a leader effectively delegates work?

* What are steps a leader can take to begin delegating effectively?

BEST QUOTES

“All leaders have struggled with dumping instead of delegating.”

“The mindset of delegating is caring about the person and the work.”

“Dumping is an act of desperation. Delegating is leadership.”

“A leader will not be dumped on more than once.”

“The telltale signs of dumping are a tight deadline, little direction, and no support.”

“Delegation includes ownership and responsibility.”

“If work is delegated with intention trust grows.”

“A big part of our stewardship as leaders is people.”

“Over time dumping draws your heart away from your work.”

“Delegation increases the bandwidth and capacity of both the organization and individuals.”

“We are called to make disciples not just be disciples.”

“Too many leaders live in neutral.”

“If a person is higher in competence they need less of a leader’s time.”

“Gauge confidence, competence, and commitment.”

“Over time you’re moving from directive to supportive to delegative.”

“In a situation when a leader is dumping very little credit is handed out.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

One Nation Under God by Bruce Ashford

Leadership And The One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard

We'd like to thank our sponsor, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. SEBTS is always asking the question, “Where are you going?” They want to equip pastors, missionaries, theologians, scholars and more to obey the commands of Jesus to make disciples anywhere and everywhere God calls them to go. Wherever students are going, Southeastern can help them get there. Southeastern Seminary has a wide range of degrees at many levels and all M.Div. programs now have a stronger core curriculum to better equip students biblically, theologically and practically for their current and future ministries. In addition to a stronger core, the total number of hours required to complete an M.Div. has been reduced to 81-84. They even offer distance education options for those who cannot relocate to North Carolina to study.

Apply now to begin your theological education at Southeastern. Use the code 5LQ to receive a discount on your application for any degree.

Vist SEBTS.edu/5LQ.

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper sit down with Eric Geiger to discuss the differences between effective delegation of work and simply dumping work on others. They often look very similar in action but the net results can be the difference between a healthy team and a dysfunctional one.

* What is the mindset and motivation of a leader who delegates vs. a leader who dumps?

* How do these manifest themselves on a day-to-day basis?

* What is the effect over time when a leader dumps work instead of delegating?

* What is the effect over time when a leader effectively delegates work?

* What are steps a leader can take to begin delegating effectively?

BEST QUOTES

“All leaders have struggled with dumping instead of delegating.”

“The mindset of delegating is caring about the person and the work.”

“Dumping is an act of desperation. Delegating is leadership.”

“A leader will not be dumped on more than once.”

“The telltale signs of dumping are a tight deadline, little direction, and no support.”

“Delegation includes ownership and responsibility.”

“If work is delegated with intention trust grows.”

“A big part of our stewardship as leaders is people.”

“Over time dumping draws your heart away from your work.”

“Delegation increases the bandwidth and capacity of both the organization and individuals.”

“We are called to make disciples not just be disciples.”

“Too many leaders live in neutral.”

“If a person is higher in competence they need less of a leader’s time.”

“Gauge confidence, competence, and commitment.”

“Over time you’re moving from directive to supportive to delegative.”

“In a situation when a leader is dumping very little credit is handed out.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

One Nation Under God by Bruce Ashford

Leadership And The One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard

We’d like to thank our sponsor, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. SEBTS is always asking the question, “Where are you going?” They want to equip pastors, missionaries, theologians, scholars and more to obey the commands of Jesus to make disciples anywhere and everywhere God calls them to go. Wherever students are going, Southeastern can help them get there. Southeastern Seminary has a wide range of degrees at many levels and all M.Div. programs now have a stronger core curriculum to better equip students biblically, theologically and practically for their current and future ministries. In addition to a stronger core, the total number of hours required to complete an M.Div. has been reduced to 81-84. They even offer distance education options for those who cannot relocate to North Carolina to study.

Apply now to begin your theological education at Southeastern. Use the code 5LQ to receive a discount on your application for any degree.

Vist SEBTS.edu/5LQ.

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper sit down with Eric Geiger to discuss the differences between effective delegation of work and simply dumping work on others. They often look very similar in action but the net results can be the difference between a healthy team and a dysfunctional one.

* What is the mindset and motivation of a leader who delegates vs. a leader who dumps?

* How do these manifest themselves on a day-to-day basis?

* What is the effect over time when a leader dumps work instead of delegating?

* What is the effect over time when a leader effectively delegates work?

* What are steps a leader can take to begin delegating effectively?

BEST QUOTES

“All leaders have struggled with dumping instead of delegating.”

“The mindset of delegating is caring about the person and the work.”

“Dumping is an act of desperation. Delegating is leadership.”

“A leader will not be dumped on more than once.”

“The telltale signs of dumping are a tight deadline, little direction, and no support.”

“Delegation includes ownership and responsibility.”

“If work is delegated with intention trust grows.”

“A big part of our stewardship as leaders is people.”

“Over time dumping draws your heart away from your work.”

“Delegation increases the bandwidth and capacity of both the organization and individuals.”

“We are called to make disciples not just be disciples.”

“Too many leaders live in neutral.”

“If a person is higher in competence they need less of a leader’s time.”

“Gauge confidence, competence, and commitment.”

“Over time you’re moving from directive to supportive to delegative.”

“In a situation when a leader is dumping very little credit is handed out.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

One Nation Under God by Bruce Ashford

Leadership And The One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard

We’d like to thank our sponsor, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. SEBTS is always asking the question, “Where are you going?” They want to equip pastors, missionaries, theologians, scholars and more to obey the commands of Jesus to make disciples anywhere and everywhere God calls them to go. Wherever students are going, Southeastern can help them get there. Southeastern Seminary has a wide range of degrees at many levels and all M.Div. programs now have a stronger core curriculum to better equip students biblically, theologically and practically for their current and future ministries. In addition to a stronger core, the total number of hours required to complete an M.Div. has been reduced to 81-84. They even offer distance education options for those who cannot relocate to North Carolina to study.

Apply now to begin your theological education at Southeastern. Use the code 5LQ to receive a discount on your application for any degree.

Vist SEBTS.edu/5LQ.

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions Podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper talk with Ken Costa, the Chairman of Alpha and the author of both God at Work and the newly released Know Your Why. Costa has extensive leadership experience as the chairman of both IMG and Lazard and still works in the finance industry as a consultant assisting companies with mergers. The conversation covers his time as a Marxist in his youth, the need for people to belong before they can believe, and Costa's emphasis on learning from younger people in order to continue to present Jesus well to culture.

BEST QUOTES

“The desire of this generation more than any other is the desire for belonging.”

“When I cam to faith you believed then you belonged. Now you long for belonging before believing.”

“Friendship precedes fellowship, community before covenant.”

“We need to feel cool in our own skins. We need the belief that we are loved by God, we are known by him, and I am called by Him.”

“I’m trying to learn to fail well.”

“There’s a need to be gritty about the call we have and not to wimp out at the first opportunity.”

“No Christian leader grows without knowing the pain of being in God’s waiting room.”

“Live on. Life survives failure.”

“You either take risks and fail or don’t take any risks and fail that way too.”

“Do I lead in such a way that my kids want to come on holiday with me?”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Alpha

God At Work - Site

Know Your Why

God at Work

We'd like to thank our sponsor, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. SEBTS is always asking the question, “Where are you going?” They want to equip pastors, missionaries, theologians, scholars and more to obey the commands of Jesus to make disciples anywhere and everywhere God calls them to go. Wherever students are going, Southeastern can help them get there. Southeastern Seminary has a wide range of degrees at many levels and all M.Div. programs now have a stronger core curriculum to better equip students biblically, theologically and practically for their current and future ministries. In addition to a stronger core, the total number of hours required to complete an M.Div. has been reduced to 81-84. They even offer distance education options for those who cannot relocate to North Carolina to study.

Apply now to begin your theological education at Southeastern. Use the code 5LQ to receive a discount on your application for any degree.

Vist SEBTS.edu/5LQ.

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions Podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper talk with Ken Costa, the Chairman of Alpha and the author of both God at Work and the newly released Know Your Why. Costa has extensive leadership experience as the chairman of both IMG and Lazard and still works in the finance industry as a consultant assisting companies with mergers. The conversation covers his time as a Marxist in his youth, the need for people to belong before they can believe, and Costa’s emphasis on learning from younger people in order to continue to present Jesus well to culture.

BEST QUOTES

“The desire of this generation more than any other is the desire for belonging.”

“When I cam to faith you believed then you belonged. Now you long for belonging before believing.”

“Friendship precedes fellowship, community before covenant.”

“We need to feel cool in our own skins. We need the belief that we are loved by God, we are known by him, and I am called by Him.”

“I’m trying to learn to fail well.”

“There’s a need to be gritty about the call we have and not to wimp out at the first opportunity.”

“No Christian leader grows without knowing the pain of being in God’s waiting room.”

“Live on. Life survives failure.”

“You either take risks and fail or don’t take any risks and fail that way too.”

“Do I lead in such a way that my kids want to come on holiday with me?”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Alpha

God At Work – Site

Know Your Why

God at Work

We’d like to thank our sponsor, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. SEBTS is always asking the question, “Where are you going?” They want to equip pastors, missionaries, theologians, scholars and more to obey the commands of Jesus to make disciples anywhere and everywhere God calls them to go. Wherever students are going, Southeastern can help them get there. Southeastern Seminary has a wide range of degrees at many levels and all M.Div. programs now have a stronger core curriculum to better equip students biblically, theologically and practically for their current and future ministries. In addition to a stronger core, the total number of hours required to complete an M.Div. has been reduced to 81-84. They even offer distance education options for those who cannot relocate to North Carolina to study.

Apply now to begin your theological education at Southeastern. Use the code 5LQ to receive a discount on your application for any degree.

Vist SEBTS.edu/5LQ.

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions Podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper talk with Ken Costa, the Chairman of Alpha and the author of both God at Work and the newly released Know Your Why. Costa has extensive leadership experience as the chairman of both IMG and Lazard and still works in the finance industry as a consultant assisting companies with mergers. The conversation covers his time as a Marxist in his youth, the need for people to belong before they can believe, and Costa’s emphasis on learning from younger people in order to continue to present Jesus well to culture.

BEST QUOTES

“The desire of this generation more than any other is the desire for belonging.”

“When I cam to faith you believed then you belonged. Now you long for belonging before believing.”

“Friendship precedes fellowship, community before covenant.”

“We need to feel cool in our own skins. We need the belief that we are loved by God, we are known by him, and I am called by Him.”

“I’m trying to learn to fail well.”

“There’s a need to be gritty about the call we have and not to wimp out at the first opportunity.”

“No Christian leader grows without knowing the pain of being in God’s waiting room.”

“Live on. Life survives failure.”

“You either take risks and fail or don’t take any risks and fail that way too.”

“Do I lead in such a way that my kids want to come on holiday with me?”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Alpha

God At Work – Site

Know Your Why

God at Work

We’d like to thank our sponsor, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. SEBTS is always asking the question, “Where are you going?” They want to equip pastors, missionaries, theologians, scholars and more to obey the commands of Jesus to make disciples anywhere and everywhere God calls them to go. Wherever students are going, Southeastern can help them get there. Southeastern Seminary has a wide range of degrees at many levels and all M.Div. programs now have a stronger core curriculum to better equip students biblically, theologically and practically for their current and future ministries. In addition to a stronger core, the total number of hours required to complete an M.Div. has been reduced to 81-84. They even offer distance education options for those who cannot relocate to North Carolina to study.

Apply now to begin your theological education at Southeastern. Use the code 5LQ to receive a discount on your application for any degree.

Vist SEBTS.edu/5LQ.

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions Podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper are joined by Brad Lomenick to talk about how leaders can bounce back after failure. They specifically explore coming back from a business or organizational failure (more so than moral failures, though that does get briefly discussed). The conversation covers regaining trust, when a leader simply can't come back., and what steps leaders can take to make up for mistakes.

* What’s the difference between responding to a moral failure vs. a business failure?

* What is the first step a leader must take after failure?

* What are ways to limit the damage of failure?

* At what point is failure to great to recover from in leadership?

* How can a leader regain his or her confidence as well as the confidence of followers after failure?

BEST QUOTES

“There’s a difference between breaking the business plan and breaking God’s law.”

“Business failure can lead to moral failure.”

“Don’t be a failure but don’t be afraid of failing.”

“Moral failure says you must take a step back from leadership.”

“People can often be restored where there isn’t the baggage of their own failure.”

“It’s hard to get a fresh start where you had your past.”

“There’s a difference between making a dumb decision and a sinful decision.”

“Sometimes you make a good decision at the time and things just don’t work out.”

“Push the blame onto your self, publicly especially.”

“Always out yourself to the authority above you.”

“Don’t just take a step to admit failure. Take a step to remedy the issue.”

“ Think about the concentric circles of your failure and who is affected.”

“Everyone I have affected needs to be apologized to.”

“Authenticity and humility may not limit the damage in the short run but they will limit the damage in the long run.”

“Leaders take risks.”

“When failure is often to great to recover from is when it’s compounded.”

“If you inspire a lack of confidence you can’t lead.”

“One of the ways you show your character is by getting back up on the horse.”

“For every failure you need a lot of wins.”

“Failures can be mile markers on the way to success.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Creativity Inc. by Ed Catmull

We'd like to thank our sponsor, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. SEBTS is always asking the question, “Where are you going?” They want to equip pastors, missionaries, theologians, scholars and more to obey the commands of Jesus to make disciples anywhere and everywhere God calls them to go. Wherever students are going, Southeastern can help them get there. Southeastern Seminary has a wide range of degrees at many levels and all M.Div. programs now have a stronger core curriculum to better equip students biblically, theologically and practically for their current and future ministries. In addition to a stronger core, the total number of hours required to complete an M.Div. has been reduced to 81-84. They even offer distance education options for those who cannot relocate to North Carolina to study.

Apply now to begin your theological education at Southeastern. Use the code 5LQ to receive a discount on your application for any degree.

Vist SEBTS.edu/5LQ.

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions Podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper are joined by Brad Lomenick to talk about how leaders can bounce back after failure. They specifically explore coming back from a business or organizational failure (more so than moral failures, though that does get briefly discussed). The conversation covers regaining trust, when a leader simply can’t come back., and what steps leaders can take to make up for mistakes.

* What’s the difference between responding to a moral failure vs. a business failure?

* What is the first step a leader must take after failure?

* What are ways to limit the damage of failure?

* At what point is failure to great to recover from in leadership?

* How can a leader regain his or her confidence as well as the confidence of followers after failure?

BEST QUOTES

“There’s a difference between breaking the business plan and breaking God’s law.”

“Business failure can lead to moral failure.”

“Don’t be a failure but don’t be afraid of failing.”

“Moral failure says you must take a step back from leadership.”

“People can often be restored where there isn’t the baggage of their own failure.”

“It’s hard to get a fresh start where you had your past.”

“There’s a difference between making a dumb decision and a sinful decision.”

“Sometimes you make a good decision at the time and things just don’t work out.”

“Push the blame onto your self, publicly especially.”

“Always out yourself to the authority above you.”

“Don’t just take a step to admit failure. Take a step to remedy the issue.”

“ Think about the concentric circles of your failure and who is affected.”

“Everyone I have affected needs to be apologized to.”

“Authenticity and humility may not limit the damage in the short run but they will limit the damage in the long run.”

“Leaders take risks.”

“When failure is often to great to recover from is when it’s compounded.”

“If you inspire a lack of confidence you can’t lead.”

“One of the ways you show your character is by getting back up on the horse.”

“For every failure you need a lot of wins.”

“Failures can be mile markers on the way to success.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Creativity Inc. by Ed Catmull

We’d like to thank our sponsor, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. SEBTS is always asking the question, “Where are you going?” They want to equip pastors, missionaries, theologians, scholars and more to obey the commands of Jesus to make disciples anywhere and everywhere God calls them to go. Wherever students are going, Southeastern can help them get there. Southeastern Seminary has a wide range of degrees at many levels and all M.Div. programs now have a stronger core curriculum to better equip students biblically, theologically and practically for their current and future ministries. In addition to a stronger core, the total number of hours required to complete an M.Div. has been reduced to 81-84. They even offer distance education options for those who cannot relocate to North Carolina to study.

Apply now to begin your theological education at Southeastern. Use the code 5LQ to receive a discount on your application for any degree.

Vist SEBTS.edu/5LQ.