How to Lead with Clay Scroggins

In this episode, Adam and Clay discuss some research on what makes an employee happy (spoiler alert: it's not money).

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Sometimes, you need your boss to step up and fight for one of your ideas. When that doesn't happen, it can be very frustrating. On this episode, Clay and Adam explore a few reasons why your boss might not be advocating for you.

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This episode is sponsored by The Unstuck Group.

Every quarter, Tony Morgan analyzes all the data collected by The Unstuck Group to report on trends in churches in the United States.

For this quarter’s report, they focused on questions related to staffing, structure and team. They only included responses from church leaders that submitted data between April 8 and May 6, 2024 to provide a very current snapshot of ministries of all shapes and sizes. That includes responses from 402 churches, ranging in size from under 100 to more than 8,000 in physical attendance for worship gatherings.

Download Q2 2024 edition of The Unstuck Church Report for all Tony’s insights in the areas of Staffing & Ministry Trends, Staffing Data by Ministry Type, Staffing by Generation, Leveraging Contractors, and more at theunstuckgroup.com/data

Clay has been exploring a few ways ChatGPT can help leaders.

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The amazingly great Tim Elmore joins Clay and Adam on this episode. Check out his latest book here.

Brad Pugh leads the Atlanta office of Russell Reynolds Associates and is a senior member of the Corporate Officers Sector and HR Officers Practice.

This episode is brought to you by THE UNSTUCK GROUP. Download their free ebook: theunstuckgroup.com/clay

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Are you looking for easy ways to build camaraderie on your team this summer? Then, this episode is for you!!

You don't need to plan a two-day offsite or have a family picnic. All it takes is a few small things, done consistently, to make a big difference.

As referenced in this episode, here are links to the games you can plan on MS Teams and to the best TED talks.

There are few things in life more powerful than a great question. The right question can make people come alive, spark deep conversation, and lead to lasting connections.

In this episode, Clay and Adam challenge you to take some time this summer to ask your team better questions. To help, they will share four we need to stop asking and four questions we need to start asking.

Shout out to David Brooks' book, How to Know a Person for inspiring this episode.

Misemployment is when you do not feel like you are being used correctly.

Unfortunately, this happens to a lot of people. There is so much about their job they like:

Good wage. ✅

Good boss. ✅

Good team. ✅

However, despite all the good, something still feels off.

In this episode, Clay and Adam give those feeling misemployed a few ideas to consider.

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We all need mentors. And by all, we mean ALL.

Why?

VUCA

That's why.

Our world is filled with Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity.

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