In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper are joined by Henry Cloud. Dr. Cloud is an acclaimed leadership expert, psychologist, and best-selling author. You probably know him from his books like Boundaries and Integrity. In this conversation, they discuss everything from the health of a leader to the neuroscience behind how leaders can impact others.

BEST QUOTES

“Don’t be surprised when you find leaders are unhealthy in some ways.”

“We come into this planet with two things only: time and energy.”

“The greatest leaders I know are the most curious and they invest time and energy in learning.”

“If you want to learn to walk on the water, you can’t do it from inside the boat.”

“It is hard to find a Christian that is curious about anything because we act like sometimes we have all the answers, and actually, we don’t.”

“My basic role is find the right person, resource them, and then let them go.”

“We get lost in activity and we can be busy and do a bunch of stuff, but you have to ask yourself is this moving anything forward.”

“Somehow I’ve got to be learning and gaining new information everyday. I’ve got to read every day.”

“You are only going to learn from experience.”

“It is really a combination of knowledge, experience, and coaching that ultimately leads to transformation.”

“I find a lot of people are good at work, but kind of get confused at home.”

“You should get on your knees and thank God that he is putting people around you that will help develop you.”

“I would tell somebody that is 20, the best thing you can do is to need other people that can help you.”

“You just can’t do everything.”

“Whatever is making you comfortable, get out of it. You are only going to get better by being uncomfortable."

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

DrCloud.com

Boundaries by Henry Cloud

The Power of the Other by Henry Cloud

The Curious Christian by Barnabas Piper