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

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins, Barnabas Piper, and Daniel Im discuss what it takes to depart a position well whether you are let go or leave on your own. Everyone transitions jobs at some point, so how can you do it as well as possible whether the circumstances are happy or hard? They ask the following questions.

* How do you know when it’s time to go?

* What should a person do differently when leaving a position involuntarily vs. voluntarily?

* How much notice is best to give when you are leaving?

* How do you handoff your work well to others?

* What are the pluses and minuses of exit interviews?

BEST QUOTES

“Maybe the role you have was good for you in a previous season, but God is transitioning you to a new season.”

“We are loathe to do anything for money, but money is a very real reason to stay at or leave a job.”

“Don’t be a ladder climber, but don’t be stuck in a place you’re not learning and growing.”

“Have the personal integrity to make sure you don’t leave behind a mess.”

“If you’re a jerk about things you’re undermining your own future.”

“You need to set up the people who will be filling your spot.”

“There are simple processes that can crush you if you don’t have them documented and recorded.”

“As much as it is up to you maintain good relationships with people at the organization you are leaving.”

“Leaving well is part of starting something well.”

“The last thing you want is to leave and have everything you did be overhauled.”

“It’s myth that if good leaders leave everything will fall apart. That just means you didn’t invest in others.”

“An exit interview with Human Resources is not the best. It should be with your superior.”

“The person doing the exit interview needs to willing to listen.”

“Regardless of what the person leaving says, don’t get defensive.”

“People leave positions for one of three reasons: money, lifestyle, or potential growth opportunities.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

New Churches Podcast

The Making of a Leader by J. Robert Clinton

Checklist Manifesto by Atule Gawande

The First 90 Days by Michael Watkins

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins, Barnabas Piper, and Daniel Im discuss what it takes to depart a position well whether you are let go or leave on your own. Everyone transitions jobs at some point, so how can you do it as well as possible whether the circumstances are happy or hard? They ask the following questions.

* How do you know when it’s time to go?

* What should a person do differently when leaving a position involuntarily vs. voluntarily?

* How much notice is best to give when you are leaving?

* How do you handoff your work well to others?

* What are the pluses and minuses of exit interviews?

BEST QUOTES

“Maybe the role you have was good for you in a previous season, but God is transitioning you to a new season.”

“We are loathe to do anything for money, but money is a very real reason to stay at or leave a job.”

“Don’t be a ladder climber, but don’t be stuck in a place you’re not learning and growing.”

“Have the personal integrity to make sure you don’t leave behind a mess.”

“If you’re a jerk about things you’re undermining your own future.”

“You need to set up the people who will be filling your spot.”

“There are simple processes that can crush you if you don’t have them documented and recorded.”

“As much as it is up to you maintain good relationships with people at the organization you are leaving.”

“Leaving well is part of starting something well.”

“The last thing you want is to leave and have everything you did be overhauled.”

“It’s myth that if good leaders leave everything will fall apart. That just means you didn’t invest in others.”

“An exit interview with Human Resources is not the best. It should be with your superior.”

“The person doing the exit interview needs to willing to listen.”

“Regardless of what the person leaving says, don’t get defensive.”

“People leave positions for one of three reasons: money, lifestyle, or potential growth opportunities.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

New Churches Podcast

The Making of a Leader by J. Robert Clinton

Checklist Manifesto by Atule Gawande

The First 90 Days by Michael Watkins

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins, Barnabas Piper, and Daniel Im discuss what it takes to depart a position well whether you are let go or leave on your own. Everyone transitions jobs at some point, so how can you do it as well as possible whether the circumstances are happy or hard? They ask the following questions.

* How do you know when it’s time to go?

* What should a person do differently when leaving a position involuntarily vs. voluntarily?

* How much notice is best to give when you are leaving?

* How do you handoff your work well to others?

* What are the pluses and minuses of exit interviews?

BEST QUOTES

“Maybe the role you have was good for you in a previous season, but God is transitioning you to a new season.”

“We are loathe to do anything for money, but money is a very real reason to stay at or leave a job.”

“Don’t be a ladder climber, but don’t be stuck in a place you’re not learning and growing.”

“Have the personal integrity to make sure you don’t leave behind a mess.”

“If you’re a jerk about things you’re undermining your own future.”

“You need to set up the people who will be filling your spot.”

“There are simple processes that can crush you if you don’t have them documented and recorded.”

“As much as it is up to you maintain good relationships with people at the organization you are leaving.”

“Leaving well is part of starting something well.”

“The last thing you want is to leave and have everything you did be overhauled.”

“It’s myth that if good leaders leave everything will fall apart. That just means you didn’t invest in others.”

“An exit interview with Human Resources is not the best. It should be with your superior.”

“The person doing the exit interview needs to willing to listen.”

“Regardless of what the person leaving says, don’t get defensive.”

“People leave positions for one of three reasons: money, lifestyle, or potential growth opportunities.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

New Churches Podcast

The Making of a Leader by J. Robert Clinton

Checklist Manifesto by Atule Gawande

The First 90 Days by Michael Watkins

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins, Eric Geiger, and Barnabas Piper discuss how leaders can best handle conflict. It seems conflict is inevitable in leadership, so what can leaders do to manage and respond to it well?

* Can a leader avoid conflict? Why or why not?

* What are the consequences for conflict avoidance?

* Is there such a thing as healthy conflict and, if so, how can a leader foster it?

* What are the worst ways to handle conflict as a leader?

* What are the most helpful ways to handle conflict as a leader?

Best Quotes

“A leader cannot avoid conflict.”

“If you’re actually leading something you’re going to have conflict.”

“Forward progress usually comes with conflict.”

“Healthy conflict is where people are not attacking each other, they are attacking a problem or challenge.”

“If a leader runs from conflict there will be a lack of trust on the team.”

“If a leader avoids conflicts critical issues are not addressed and incompetence is allowed.”

“If leaders avoids conflict the culture becomes passive aggressive.”

“An organization that avoids conflict just can’t get as much done.”

“Healthy conflict keeps negative conflict at bay.”

“A big part of conflict management is asking good questions.”

“Leaders must surface the problems.”

“Leaders must show a better way.”

“Put the goal on the board and get the best people around the table.”

“There are so many people who aren’t successful because they quit too soon.”

“Put the opportunity on the board and get the best people around the table.”

“Fight for something instead of against something.”

“We have a tendency to focus on the naysayers. Don’t do that. Focus on the people who are positive about change.”

Recommended Resources

EricGeiger.com

 

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins, Eric Geiger, and Barnabas Piper discuss how leaders can best handle conflict. It seems conflict is inevitable in leadership, so what can leaders do to manage and respond to it well?

* Can a leader avoid conflict? Why or why not?

* What are the consequences for conflict avoidance?

* Is there such a thing as healthy conflict and, if so, how can a leader foster it?

* What are the worst ways to handle conflict as a leader?

* What are the most helpful ways to handle conflict as a leader?

Best Quotes

“A leader cannot avoid conflict.”

“If you’re actually leading something you’re going to have conflict.”

“Forward progress usually comes with conflict.”

“Healthy conflict is where people are not attacking each other, they are attacking a problem or challenge.”

“If a leader runs from conflict there will be a lack of trust on the team.”

“If a leader avoids conflicts critical issues are not addressed and incompetence is allowed.”

“If leaders avoids conflict the culture becomes passive aggressive.”

“An organization that avoids conflict just can’t get as much done.”

“Healthy conflict keeps negative conflict at bay.”

“A big part of conflict management is asking good questions.”

“Leaders must surface the problems.”

“Leaders must show a better way.”

“Put the goal on the board and get the best people around the table.”

“There are so many people who aren’t successful because they quit too soon.”

“Put the opportunity on the board and get the best people around the table.”

“Fight for something instead of against something.”

“We have a tendency to focus on the naysayers. Don’t do that. Focus on the people who are positive about change.”

Recommended Resources

EricGeiger.com

 

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins, Eric Geiger, and Barnabas Piper discuss how leaders can best handle conflict. It seems conflict is inevitable in leadership, so what can leaders do to manage and respond to it well?

* Can a leader avoid conflict? Why or why not?

* What are the consequences for conflict avoidance?

* Is there such a thing as healthy conflict and, if so, how can a leader foster it?

* What are the worst ways to handle conflict as a leader?

* What are the most helpful ways to handle conflict as a leader?

Best Quotes

“A leader cannot avoid conflict.”

“If you’re actually leading something you’re going to have conflict.”

“Forward progress usually comes with conflict.”

“Healthy conflict is where people are not attacking each other, they are attacking a problem or challenge.”

“If a leader runs from conflict there will be a lack of trust on the team.”

“If a leader avoids conflicts critical issues are not addressed and incompetence is allowed.”

“If leaders avoids conflict the culture becomes passive aggressive.”

“An organization that avoids conflict just can’t get as much done.”

“Healthy conflict keeps negative conflict at bay.”

“A big part of conflict management is asking good questions.”

“Leaders must surface the problems.”

“Leaders must show a better way.”

“Put the goal on the board and get the best people around the table.”

“There are so many people who aren’t successful because they quit too soon.”

“Put the opportunity on the board and get the best people around the table.”

“Fight for something instead of against something.”

“We have a tendency to focus on the naysayers. Don’t do that. Focus on the people who are positive about change.”

Recommended Resources

EricGeiger.com

 

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper talk with Simon Sinek, New York Times best-selling author of Start with Why and Leaders Eat Last as well as presenter of one of the most popular TED talks ever given. Sinek's aim is to help people find as much fulfillment and enjoyment in their work as in their non-work. The conversation is engaging and full of fabulous leadership insights (and even gets into game theory and how it really matters for organizations and leadership). Enjoy!

BEST QUOTES

“I think curiosity is everything. It’s the underlying motivation to learn. It’s a characteristic where you acknowledge you don’t know everything and perhaps there are better ways to do things. I’m always nervous about people who aren’t curious about anything in the world.”

“The world is such a fascinating place it seems odd to be uncurious about it.”

“Catch people doing things right instead of catching them doing something wrong.”

“Wouldn’t it be amazing to create an environment where we made work as fun as not-work?”

“Ambition is finite. Idealism is infinite.”

“The game of business is infinite. Most businesses are operating as if they’re in a finite game. They’re playing to ‘win.’”

“A finite player is trying to beat everyone else. An infinite player is trying to advance themselves.”

“I took a deep breath and let myself not be involved.”

“A lot of entrepreneur’s struggle with letting ago.”

“You don’t have to know all the answers and when you don’t you don’t have to pretend you do.”

“The lie we’ve been told is that leadership is knowing the answers.”

“Three quarters of an answer is better than an answer-and-a-half.”

“One of the criteria of being a leader is that when everything goes right you distribute the credit and when everything goes wrong you take all of the blame.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Why Discovery Course

Start With Why

Leaders Eat Last

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper talk with Simon Sinek, New York Times best-selling author of Start with Why and Leaders Eat Last as well as presenter of one of the most popular TED talks ever given. Sinek’s aim is to help people find as much fulfillment and enjoyment in their work as in their non-work. The conversation is engaging and full of fabulous leadership insights (and even gets into game theory and how it really matters for organizations and leadership). Enjoy!

BEST QUOTES

“I think curiosity is everything. It’s the underlying motivation to learn. It’s a characteristic where you acknowledge you don’t know everything and perhaps there are better ways to do things. I’m always nervous about people who aren’t curious about anything in the world.”

“The world is such a fascinating place it seems odd to be uncurious about it.”

“Catch people doing things right instead of catching them doing something wrong.”

“Wouldn’t it be amazing to create an environment where we made work as fun as not-work?”

“Ambition is finite. Idealism is infinite.”

“The game of business is infinite. Most businesses are operating as if they’re in a finite game. They’re playing to ‘win.’”

“A finite player is trying to beat everyone else. An infinite player is trying to advance themselves.”

“I took a deep breath and let myself not be involved.”

“A lot of entrepreneur’s struggle with letting ago.”

“You don’t have to know all the answers and when you don’t you don’t have to pretend you do.”

“The lie we’ve been told is that leadership is knowing the answers.”

“Three quarters of an answer is better than an answer-and-a-half.”

“One of the criteria of being a leader is that when everything goes right you distribute the credit and when everything goes wrong you take all of the blame.”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Why Discovery Course

Start With Why

Leaders Eat Last