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We explore how leadership goes far beyond titles, tracing Father Daniel’s mission work and his new book that measures Jesus against top secular models. Practical steps emerge for building aligned teams, treating people with dignity, and making daily prayer a leader’s edge.

• leadership as influence rooted in dignity and mission
• lessons from global missionary work and local impact
• Jesus measured against leading secular frameworks
• the power of small-team formation and delegation
• culture fit, onboarding, and retention through value
• transformation over performance and ego
• aligned diversity versus misaligned goals
• daily prayer as a practical tool for decisions
• simple frameworks for reflection and action

You can find Father Daniels book on Amazon.com and then look for Leader Like No Other. You can also find it with a slightly discounted price @ https://www.regnumchristi.com/en/leader-like-no-other-what-secular-leadership-models-reveal-about-jesus/

Learn more about Father Brandenburg @ https://www.frdanielbrandenburg.com/

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Explore how leaders and coaches can adopt AI without losing the human core, turning compliance and ethics into everyday practice. Colin Cosgrove shares a practical arc for AI readiness, concrete use cases, and a clear view of risk, trust, and governance.

• journey from big-tech compliance to leadership coaching 
• why AI changes the leadership environment and decision pace 
• making compliance human: transparency, explainability, consent 
• AI literacy across every function, not just data teams 
• the AI leader archetype arc for mindset and readiness 
• practical augmentation: before, during, after coaching sessions 
• three risks: reputational, relational, regulatory 
• leader as coach: trust, questions, and human skills 
• EU AI Act overview and risk-based obligations 
• governance and accountability

Reach out to Colin on LinkedIn and check out his website: Movizimo.com. 

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Join us as we talk with Tamara Jackson about leading with wisdom in a world that rewards speed. She shares the GRASP method for better decision making, how to avoid regret, rework, and relational fallout, and why self-leadership and faith-filled integrity create durable results.

• costs of speed culture and why urgency misleads
• the three Rs: regret, rework, relational fallout
• the GRASP method for confident decisions
• 90-day planning and weekly measurement
• learning loops that turn failure into insight
• spotting burnout and building rest into schedules
• modeling self-care as a leadership signal
• living faith at work without compartmentalizing
• mentors and advisors as leverage for growth
• Beaconship and Lead Reviver resources

Visit Tamara's websites at beaconship.co and https://leadreviver.pro/ or on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/thebeaconship

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Growth strategist Maritza Davila shares powerful insights on using KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) to achieve predictable business growth through systematic measurement and accountability.

• KPIs serve as "momentum metrics" that measure how well businesses are performing toward specific goals
• Nothing is predictable unless it's measurable - weekly tracking allows for timely course correction
• Both quantitative metrics (financial) and qualitative metrics (team satisfaction, culture) are important
• Common mistake: measuring only lagging indicators (revenue) instead of leading indicators (inputs)
• Having clear metrics creates accountability and clarity for team members
• Weekly reporting creates a cadence to culture - everyone knows what's expected
• The GROW methodology: Guide (vision/goals), Research (data collection), Optimize (improvement), Win (execution)
• For predictable growth, referrals must be part of a systematic strategy, not just passive word-of-mouth
• Owners must demonstrate accountability themselves to set the example for their teams
• Three-strike rule provides framework for addressing underperformance

For a free consultation with Maritza on growing your business predictably, visit www.businessclarity.co

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What if everything you thought you knew about sales was wrong? Alex Gabbert, Brand Communications Director at Publicity For Good, challenges conventional wisdom by redefining sales as "the transfer of energy and certainty that solves a need." Far from the pushy stereotypes we've come to expect, Alex reveals how authentic sales is fundamentally about helping people.

• Sales is simply the transfer of energy and certainty that solves a need your product/service provides
• Creating relationships starts with being present and truly listening without thinking about what to say next
• You only control three things in sales: your attitude, your words, and your pace of work
• Rejection triggers the same brain response as physical pain, but embracing "no" leads to greater success
• 80% of deals happen after someone initially says "no"
• Don't practice on prospects—prepare and rehearse objection handling before client conversations
• Purpose-driven PR helps positive stories reach the right audiences and combats media negativity
• The ability to be "positively contagious" transcends sales roles and applies to all leadership positions

Visit publicityforgood.com to learn more about how they help purpose-driven brands tell their stories, or connect with Alex at https://publicityforgood.com/  for sales leadership resources and training.

Alex shares more information on the after show following the podcast.

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Julie Jenkins and Dr. Thomas Anderson II explore how leaders can navigate complex change by embracing curiosity as a way of being rather than seeking stability or rushing to solutions.

• Complex change differs from linear change—there's no step-by-step process, only sense-making and educated guesses
• Leaders create the "weather" for their teams—their approach to uncertainty directly affects how others respond
• Moving from a controlling leadership style to a curious one requires sitting with the discomfort of not knowing
• Breaking out of leadership defaults requires self-awareness and intentionally designing new responses
• Creating spaciousness, asking one more question, and mapping out knowns versus unknowns are practical leadership tools
• Resistance and readiness are two sides of the same coin—resistance signals important information
• Embracing paradox ("two things can be true") helps teams move forward despite uncertainty
• Approaching change as experiments allows for learning without judgment about right or wrong
• Being vulnerable with your team builds trust that sustains through uncertainty

Remember that leadership during complex change doesn't require having all the answers. Be kind to yourself, extend compassion to others, and trust the process of learning as you go.

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-jenkins/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasandersonii/

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The digital revolution promised connection but delivered something more complicated. Social media now intertwines with our daily existence, and emerging research reveals disturbing patterns about its impact on developing minds.

During our conversation with Kerri Carswell, content creator for the Carolina Journal, we explore the neurological reality behind social media addiction. Those seemingly innocuous features—infinite scrolling, like buttons, notifications—trigger powerful neurochemical responses, releasing dopamine and oxytocin in ways that mirror substance dependencies. 

For adults, this creates problematic usage patterns, but for children with developing brains, the consequences can be devastating. The documented harms—disrupted sleep cycles, shortened attention spans, increased anxiety and depression—demand action.

"It's actually the second leading cause of death in North Carolina between the ages of 10 to 18," Carswell reveals when discussing youth suicide rates. 

North Carolina legislators are responding with groundbreaking proposals. 

Parents face unprecedented challenges navigating this landscape. When should children receive smartphones? How can we monitor usage without overreaching? What conversations should families have about digital wellness? Carswell shares both personal experience and professional insights to help listeners find balance in an increasingly unbalanced digital world.

Listen to understand what's happening behind the screen and how we can protect the next generation from digital harms while preserving technology's benefits.

Check out more on this and other topics from Kerri @ https://www.carolinajournal.com/people/kerri-carswell/

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What happens to your organization when you leave? Dr. David Ashcraft, President and CEO of the Global Leadership Network, tackles the critical yet often neglected topic of succession planning with remarkable transparency and practical wisdom.

Ashcraft's leadership journey took an unexpected turn after a pivotal conversation with Jim Collins, who challenged him with a provocative insight: "You'll never be a level five leader until you've actually left your organization and it's better with you gone than with you there." This single statement transformed Ashcraft's approach to leadership at LCBC Church, where he served as senior pastor for 32 years, growing the congregation from 150 to over 25,000 people across multiple locations.

The conversation reveals succession planning as both a strategic process and a deeply personal journey. Ashcraft details how he developed a comprehensive 10-year succession plan focused on organizational health rather than personal timing, identified and systematically developed his successor, and navigated the unexpected emotional challenges of letting go. His candid reflections on battling pride after stepping away provide a rare glimpse into the psychological dimensions of leadership transition.

Perhaps most valuable are the practical insights Ashcraft offers: the importance of documentation, creating a special succession subcommittee, implementing a careful transition period, and remaining physically absent after departure to allow new leadership to flourish. Throughout the discussion, he emphasizes that true succession isn't about managing your exit but ensuring your organization thrives long after you've gone.

Whether you lead a church, nonprofit, or business, this conversation offers a masterclass in planning for your organization's future beyond your tenure. It challenges leaders to shift focus from "what's next for me" to "what's best for the organization I'm leading"—a perspective that ultimately defines leadership legacy.

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What if everything we thought we knew about leadership was wrong? Jenny Robinson, a successful Kiwi entrepreneur with five thriving businesses spanning three decades, has discovered something remarkable about how true leadership emerges.

When Jenny began her PhD research on leadership, she made a startling realization: despite a century of academic study, we lack a predictive model of leadership. This prompted her to strip away all preconceptions and ask a fundamental question: "What would leadership look like if we didn't know what leadership looks like?"

Her search for answers led her to study natural systems, where recent science reveals something counterintuitive - nature thrives through collaboration rather than just competition. Trees share resources, information, and medicine with neighboring trees when in proximity. This insight became the foundation for a revolutionary approach to understanding how humans lead.

Jenny and her colleague Phil Renshaw were inspired to create "Leadership on the Go" and author "Coaching on the Go," offering practical guidance for implementing collaborative leadership approaches. Their innovative tool "Gizmo" helps teams develop the skills needed for collaborative leadership without the stigma of traditional assessments. Now working across 25 countries in five languages, they've found that groups worldwide consistently identify the same key elements for effective collaboration.

Want to transform your leadership approach? Connect with Jenny on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/leadershiponthego/ or visit www.coachingonthego.co.uk to access the first chapter of her book, featuring a practical lookup table for common workplace challenges and research evidence on effective leadership practices.

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Sam Isaacson challenges us to rethink leadership through three powerful lenses—as ancestors, humans, and change makers. This framework reveals how truly effective leadership transcends quarterly targets and focuses instead on lasting impact, full humanity, and meaningful transformation.

• Leaders should be change makers who catalyze transformation, not just maintain status quo
• Thinking of yourself as a "leader as ancestor" means considering what legacy you'll leave for future generations
• Embracing "leader as human" means recognizing our bodies, emotions, and values as assets, not liabilities
• Four universal leadership traits—wisdom, integrity, bravery, and kindness—have been valued across all cultures and time periods
• Systemic kindness creates ripple effects throughout organizations when leaders prioritize human impact
• Technology evolution shapes leadership styles, from the industrial revolution to today's AI revolution
• Tomorrow's leaders must understand technology while maintaining human-centered approaches
• Governance of creativity will become an essential leadership skill as AI capabilities expand

Learn more about Sam on LinkedIn.

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