Lead & Deliver Podcast

Dr. Jeff Williamson spent over thirty years in higher education before founding Converge Group in 2017. As a Gallup certified Strengths coach, his work centers on a simple idea most organizations ignore: building around what people already do well produces better results than constantly trying to fix what they don’t.In this episode, Jeff and I talk about how leaders quietly become the bottleneck in their own organizations, why systems and delegation matter more as a team grows rather than less, and what reflection actually does for a leader's decision making. We also get into ethical AI adoption, why younger leaders deserve more credit than they get, and how strengths-based engagement can cut employee attrition nearly in half.

In this episode:

1. The difference between a strengths-based approach and the traditional deficit model

2. How to recognize when you've become the bottleneck in your own organization

3. Why standard operating procedures protect both your people and your mission

4. The role of reflection in aligning values with actions

5. Using AI ethically without abandoning sound judgment

6. Why Jeff is optimistic about the next generation of leaders

Connect with Dr. Jeff Williamson:

Converge Group: convergegroup.io

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyswilliamson/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeff.williamson.372661

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjeffwilliamson/

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Kingdom Planning helps faith-based leaders identify organizational strain before it becomes crisis. Proverbs 22:3

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Kent Chevalier spent 23 years as a local church pastor before walking away from everything familiar to become the chaplain of the Pittsburgh Steelers through Athletes in Action. It was not a safe move. It was not a certain one. But it was a clear one.

In this inaugural episode of Lead and Deliver, Kent and I talk about what it actually looks like to step into God's purpose while fear is still present, how he and his wife Erica navigated one of the biggest decisions of their lives, and why healthy marriage may be the most underrated leadership indicator in any room.

We also get into his LEAP framework for major life decisions, what spiritual leadership looks like inside a secular organization, and how athletes respond to setbacks when faith is or is not part of the equation.Kent is the bestselling author of Do It Afraid and one of the most grounded voices I know on the intersection of faith, courage, and calling.

In this episode:

- From 23 years of pastoral ministry to the NFL

- The LEAP framework: a decision-making tool for high-stakes moments

- Why Kent and Erica refused to ask players for financial support - Marriage as the first and most important leadership assignment

- Serving without preaching: presence-based ministry in professional sports

Connect with Kent:

Team Chevalier Site: teamchevalier.com

Speaking site: Kentchevalier.com

Do It Afraid Book: https://www.amazon.com/Do-Afraid-Kent-Chevalier/dp/1969508205/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3QVQC2Z4MZ7M8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.OfCFZYWQ6KK7xbhYZ1t4g4bjPm5fuNgcujW4HGZntrreWzZ9VtplnpBcyziyDESHo4azjdM4EM8-PIqpAAPGcTGhR1RxRJ80_KPR_QyxHavJinCGPKDwJdBwCdO33vo-A7ieAms5rrAl-xpCWuZNmS-jH9DSuCEPj64qNKhmDwU7ufxzDqn90VTOYwQ90vMwJdCEgS1CymkuD7Z8vBLcxZlLWlkVsfzNvJp6ol2j1yM.aGIT5cujjRYmMybHqHs1Kg6ib9bP_fQ1p_Un6bozwaE&dib_tag=se&keywords=do+it+afraid+book&qid=1780597434&sprefix=do+it+afraid+book%2Caps%2C181&sr=8-2

Free leadership resources: kingdomplanning.org/resources

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Free Market Competition Analysis Snapshot: Market.kingdomplanning.org

Free Hidden Strain Questionaire: Strain.kingdomplanning.org

Free Leadership Clarity Scorecard: Leaderscorecard.kingdomplanning.org

5 Hidden Strains ebook: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=5+hidden+strains&crid=LB4ZO3JDKTVL&sprefix=5+hidden+strain%2Caps%2C142&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

Kingdom Planning helps faith-based leaders identify organizational strain before it becomes crisis. Proverbs 22:3

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In this episode of Lead and Deliver, Joshua Updegraff sits down with Chuck Proudfit, founder and president of SkillSource, to talk about what happens when strategy, leadership, and culture stop working together.

Chuck spent years in corporate roles at Procter & Gamble, Ernest and Julio Gallo Winery, and LensCrafters before a ten year spiritual search led him to Christianity and, eventually, to founding SkillSource in 1995. Since then, he has helped privately held businesses build sustainable growth by treating winning strategies, strong leadership, and healthy culture as inseparable, the way three legs hold up a stool.

We talk about:

-Why strategic plans so often fail even when the strategy itself is sound

-The five decision areas Christian professionals wrestle with across every industry

-What it means to bring the kingdom into the workplace without being overtly religious

-The concept of "biznistry," where profit becomes a way to fund and operate as a kingdom entity-Chuck's international work in Nigeria, including a 75 acre economic development zone funded through micro-enterprise

-Why the next generation of business leaders is motivated less by prestige and more by wanting to make things better

Chuck's upcoming book, "Vocation Transformation," releases this fall. Learn more about his work with At Work On Purpose and connect with him directly through the links below.

At Work on Purpose: https://atworkonpurpose.org/

SkillSource: https://skillsource.com/

Chuck’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckproudfit/

Kingdom Planning Information:

Free leadership resources: https://www.kingdomplanning.org/resources

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Free Market Competition Analysis Snapshot: https://Market.kingdomplanning.org

Free Hidden Strain Questionaire: https://Strain.kingdomplanning.org

Free Leadership Clarity Scorecard: https://Leaderscorecard.kingdomplanning.org

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