As you lead you must expand your capacity to have difficult conversations. On season 2 of the podcast we focus on organizational unity; on this episode we talk about pursuing unity in seasons of discord.

3:27 Difficult conversations are harder to have when they are avoided repeatedly

6:30 Creating a culture of expectation for difficult conversations on your team

11:18 Are we avoidant or do we simply lack the tools?

14:18 Does the Christian message make us averse to confrontation?

20:11 Tools for difficult conversations

24:30 Is it possible to move past our emotions?

28:55 Ensure you are have the emotional capacity for the conversation

31:00 How we have been conditioned to view confrontation

33:55 Conflict can make us better and healthier

38:05 Address difficult conversations with vulnerability

41:39 Conflicts moves us forward and builds unity

Resources from this episode:

Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler

https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Conversations-Talking-Stakes-Second/dp/1469266822

How to Have That Difficult Conversation: Gaining the Skills for Honest and Meaningful Communication by Henry Cloud

https://www.amazon.com/Have-That-Difficult-Conversation-Communication/dp/0310342562

7 Habits of Highly Effective People

https://www.franklincovey.com/the-7-habits/

The Power of Vulnerability by Brené Brown

https://brenebrown.com/book/the-power-of-vulnerability/

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In order for teams to pull in the same direction and become united; it is imperative that you are able to communicate vision to your followers.

3:05 How do you define vision?

3:50 Communicating vision to your teams

5:27 Barriers to embracing and seeing the vision

9:04 Sharing the burden of vision casting

13:33 What if my team just doesn’t get it?

16:13 Practical tools for the effective communication of the vision

19:25 Clarity of vision leads to unity

22:35 Do you know how to listen?

29:45 Is it possible to measure clarity of vision?

33:40 If you have failed in communicating vision to your team; don’t give up

Resources from this episode:

https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=ctamj

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Multigenerational teams offer diversity and creativity in the organizations they exist in. However, they can also create conflict if not managed or led well. Multigenerational teams are made up of workers, each representing a different generation.

How do you lead multigenerational teams well and inspire unity? How do you manage differences that exist across generations? Find out more on this episode.

Resources from this episode:

Mind Tools

https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/multigenerational-workplace.htm

Beresford Research

https://www.beresfordresearch.com/age-range-by-generation/

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Organizational culture is the sum total of the expression of its contributors. Making it possible to change. This week on the podcast we focus on creating a culture of unity in spaces that are devoid of unity or in need of unity.

How do you encourage your teams to pull together in the same organization? Are you an entrepreneur? How do you plan for a culture of unity from the beginning?

Key Takeaways from this episode

Resources from this episode:

The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups

https://www.amazon.com/Culture-Code-Secrets-Highly-Successful/dp/0525492461

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In order to strive for unity in our spaces of influence, it is imperative that we look internally and deal with our own bias.

This week on the podcast we focus on dealing with personal bias. Where do you see bias in yourself? Are you aware that you carry bias as a leader? Do you have a feedback loop around you to call you out?

Key Takeaways from this podcast

Join us this week on the podcast.

Resources to inspire you towards dealing with your own bias:

Lead Change Group

https://leadchangegroup.com/7-ways-for-leaders-to-deal-with-bias/

Harvard Business Review

https://hbr.org/2019/11/how-the-best-bosses-interrupt-bias-on-their-teams

New episodes of the Bigger on the Inside podcast every other Monday at 9AM EAT

We are excited for season 2 of the bigger on the inside podcast. This season we focus on organizational unity.

How can we pursue it and how can we inspire our organizations towards it.

Here are resources for you this week to inspire your organization towards unity.

KnowlegeWorkx https://www.knowledgeworkx.com/post/unity-in-diversity-in-your-organization

Craig Mowll of HR Daily https://community.hrdaily.com.au/profiles/blogs/the-value-of-unity-to-an-organisation-the-new-movement-of-the

On this episode we look back on this season of the Bigger on the Inside podcast. 

There have been so many lessons for seasoned and young leaders alike. Thank you for journeying with us this season. We look forward to growing and learning together. If you are a leader on the verge of giving up this episode is for you. 

You can make it! Until next season remember you are bigger on the inside.

If we believe that the people that work with us and we oversee are an end in themselves and not just a means to an end; then stewarding the people God has placed around us is key. How can we champion safe spaces for people around us in our personal and work lives? 

Beyond your environment being safe, are you a safe space for the people that work with you and for you? 

Join the conversation!

For further tips on creating safe spaces in your organization check out Initiatives of Change Switzerland https://www.iofc.ch/stories/10-tips-creating-safe-space

Sexual boundaries protect you as the leader and they protect those who work around you. A lack of sexual boundaries is an achilles heel for many leaders and has been at the core of downfall amongst many leaders. On this episode Pastor Gibson and Pastor Steve get candid about what it has taken for them to create and maintain sexual boundaries.

When leading people emotional, mental and physical boundaries are key to ensure that we maintain a healthy perspective. Boundaries are necessary but seemingly challenging to follow through. In the midst of our 24/7 work cycle, how can we sustainably set boundaries and champion safe spaces? Join the conversation on this episode.

Listen to episode 5 of this podcast for more resources on building healthier boundaries and championing sustainable corporate change in your organization.

Resources on Boundaries and Rest

https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinecastrillon/2019/07/18/10-ways-to-set-healthy-boundaries-

at-work/?sh=60741e447497

Boundaries by Henry Cloud

https://www.amazon.com/Boundaries-When-Take-Control-Your/dp/0310247454

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer

https://johnmarkcomer.com/#new