Leading From Alignment

Today on the pod we welcome Chad Deerman, lead pastor of Faith Alive Church in West Branch, Michigan. Over the past 20 years, Chad has seen the community of believers he leads grow from 19 to over 800 . . . in a town with a population of approximately 2500. Chad shares incredibly impactful insights that will help you lead the church you pastor to its full potential.

With all of the stress leaders are experiencing, the last thing on many of our minds is taking extended time off. Many leaders struggle to really be on vacation even when they do take one. In today’s pod Jim and John unpack five insights about vacation and why leaders need time away from work.

As the stress and strain of COVID-19 lingers on, and the polarization of people seems to be getting worse, some leaders are tossing in the towel. They’ve determined leading is no longer something they want to do. The rate of depression and anxiety among leaders is growing at an alarming rate.

Today we’re going to explore four key questions relating to the mental and emotional health of leaders, and unpack helpful (we hope) answers to them.

How easy it is to spot the weeds in a neighbor’s yard while being blind to the dandelions growing in my own?

As leaders, how do we take care of our own yard first? We humanoids tend to lash out at others as a protective mechanism that keeps us from having to look at our own shortcomings.

Today’s pod explores four safeguards that will keep us from obsessing over the “the speck of sawdust in our brother’s eye while paying no attention to the plank in our own eye.”

We are living and leading through a stretch unlike any other in recent memory. The noise level in churches and businesses has increased substantially. And this noise often finds its way into the social platforms.

JP Dorsey, President of Northpoint Bible College in Grand Rapids, MI, joins the pod today to continue the conversation about five markers to consider before hitting “send.”

We are living and leading through a stretch unlike any other in recent memory. The noise level in churches and businesses has increased substantially. And this noise often finds its way into the social platforms.

JP Dorsey, President of Northpoint Bible College in Grand Rapids, MI, joins the pod today to talk about five markers to consider before hitting “send.”

Quarantine has forced many churches to set aside its goals for 2020 – at least temporarily. Long range planning has been replaced by short-term planning.

As staffs start to reconvene, meet, and get re-engaged with planning for the future, a significant number of leaders are reporting they’re having a hard time focusing for very long. It seems as though their concentration muscles have atrophied.

Today’s pod explores four questions, that if we answer them correctly, will help leaders get their teams focused again. To crush their goals without crushing themselves in the process.

What’s it like to be on the other side of you?

The answer to that question is a leading indicator of your emotional intelligence level. While the people you lead may or may not care about your intelligence, they do care about your emotional intelligence

In today’s pod, we’ll explore four threads of emotional IQ. These four threads of emotional intelligence - self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, and social skills - are the makings of amazing leadership

After 3+ months of crisis after crisis, leaders are frazzled and exhausted. Some leaders want to stop leading and start selling ice cream instead. We are seeing the floodgates burst, and a huge uptick in calls to Converge Coaching from leaders who are on the edge of burnout or already there.

Today’s pod will explore three behaviors that will help you put more fuel in your emotional tank.

Today we’re delighted to again welcome Jenni Catron to the Leading From Alignment Podcast. Jenni is a leadership coach, author and speaker. Her passion is to lead well and to inspire, equip and encourage others to do the same. Today’s pod is Part 2 of our interview with Jenni, dealing with the subject of The 4 Dimensions of Extraordinary Leadership.

This is a can’t miss podcast!