The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast

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What's The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast about?

The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast is a podcast all about leadership, change and personal growth. The goal? To help you lead like never before—in your church or in your business.

Carey interviews top business and church leaders like Seth Godin, Adam Grant, Nancy Duarte, Simon Sinek, Cal Newport, Patrick Lencioni, Tim Keller, Annie F. Downs, Andy Stanley, Craig Groeschel, Rob Pelinka, Michael Hyatt, Christine Caine, John Mark Comer, Henry Cloud, Gordon MacDonald, Francis Chan, Lysa TerKeurst, Ian Morgan Cron and many more.

For insightful posts on leadership, change and personal growth, episode transcripts and podcast show notes, go to https://careynieuwhof.com/.

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CNLP 575 | Horst Schulze Se...

06.06.2023

Ritz-Carlton co-founder Horst Schulze returns to the podcast to talk about how both Ritz-Carlton and Chick-Fil-A adopted the phrase 'my pleasure' to replace 'you're welcome', and why it matters, shares his secrets to staying curious, fit, and contributing at age ...

The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast episodes:

06.06.2023 CNLP 575 \| Horst Schulze Sets the Record Straight on The Origin of "My Pleasure" and Chick-Fil-A, The Secret to Staying Curious, Fit and Contributing at Age 84, and The Power of Not Being Average. Ritz-Carlton co-founder Horst Schulze returns to the podcast to talk about how both Ritz-Carlton and Chick-Fil-A adopted the phrase 'my pleasure' to replace 'you're welcome', and why it matters, shares his secrets to staying curious, fit, and contributing at age ...
05.30.2023 CNLP 574 \| Warren Bird and JJ Vasquez on The New Math On Church Plants, How Church Planting is Changing, and What Happens When Superman Dies Researcher and bestselling author Warren Bird and church planter J.J. Vasquez talk about fresh research on the changing face of church planting, the new math church planters need to know, how church planting is changing, and what happens when Superman ...
05.25.2023 CNLP 573 \| Scharrell Jackson on How to Approach a Toxic Boss, How to Change the Culture in Your Organization Without Getting Fired, and Building a 95% Team Retention Rate Scharrell Jackson spent 25 years in the C-Suite of accounting firms and fintech companies transforming culture and helping leaders improve the bottom line. She talks about approaching a toxic boss, how to change organizational culture without getting fired, building a ...
05.23.2023 CNLP 572 \| Mike Evans, Founder of Grub Hub, on Start Ups, Dead Ends, Scaling Toward a 2.6 Billion Dollar IPO, And How to Win When You're Not First to Market Grubhub Founder Mike Evans talks about founding GrubHub, how to innovate in a space when you're not first to market, scaling to a $2.6B IPO, real friends and deal friends, and biking across America on a recumbent bike. Show Notes ...
05.16.2023 CNLP 571 \| Michael Hyatt and Megan Hyatt Miller on the Fallout from Workaholism, The Power of Deep Focus and Limits, and How to Get the Negative Narrator Out of Your Head Full Focus Founder Michael Hyatt and CEO Megan Hyatt Miller talk about the fallout from Michael Hyatt's previous workaholism, its impact on family and career, the power of deep focus and having strict limits, and how to get the negative ...
05.11.2023 CNLP 570 \| Vance Roush on Why Millennials Will Be The Most Generous Generation, Tectonic Financial Shifts, And How Planning Not to Lose Kills Organizations Overflow founder and CEO Vance Roush talks about why millennials will be the most generous generation, tectonic financial shifts happening right now, the difference between how Boomers and Millennials think about giving and money, and how planning not to lose ...
05.09.2023 CNLP 569 \| J.D. Greear on Leading Southern Baptists, How Multiplication Leads to Explosive Church Growth, Why Multiplication is Still Hard and the Future of Denominations J.D. Greear, Pastor of Summit Church and Former President of the Southern Baptist Convention, talks about leading Southern Baptists, the future of denominations, how planting churches and church multiplication leads to exponential growth, and how to deal with the tension ...
05.02.2023 CNLP 568 \| Jordan Montgomery on The Pitfalls of Success in Your 20s, Being Underdeveloped and Overexposed, and Public Speaking Tips for Different Generations Jordan Montgomery talks about the pitfalls of success in your 20s, what happens when young leaders are underdeveloped and overexposed, how speaking to different generations requires different skills, and how to add value to leaders you follow. Show Notes On ...
04.27.2023 CNLP 567 \| Will Guidara on Creating the Best Restaurant in the World, When Obsession and Noticing Everything Is a Gift, Getting Your Team to Buy In, and Unreasonable Hospitality Will Guidara, of Eleven Madison Park, talks about his journey to creating the #1 restaurant in the world, with three Michelin Stars and Four Stars from the New York Times. He discusses how being obsessive and noticing everything can work ...
04.25.2023 CNLP 566 \| JP Pokluda on ChatGPT and Preaching, The Preaching Process He Uses, Gen Z Church and The Virtues and Vices of Leaders In this episode, JP Pokluda talks about preaching and reaching young adults, ChatGPT, AI and what it means for preachers. He shares the exact preaching process he uses, what Gen Z church might look like, his thoughts on the Asbury ...
04.18.2023 CNLP 565 \| Mark Batterson On His Exact Writing Process, Where He Gets His Ideas From, Non-Anxious Curiosity, And How To Be True To Your Voice When Others Want to Change It New York Times Bestselling author Mark Batterson breaks down his exact writing process, which he's used for 23 books and several New York Times Bestsellers. He also shares where he gets his ideas from, how he tracks them, how to ...
04.13.2023 CNLP 564 \| Gretchen Rubin on Why Rebels Plant Churches, Clerking for the US Supreme Court, Picking Yourself, How to Increase Your Energy and Be Happier New York Times Bestselling author and podcaster Gretchen Rubin talks about the four tendencies, why rebels plant churches, clerking for the US Supreme Court and Sandra Day O'Connor, picking yourself, and how to increase your energy and be happier. Show ...
04.11.2023 CNLP 563 \| David Platt on the Idolatry of Personal and Political Convictions, How Politics and Division Are Fueling Deconversion, and How the American Gospel Hijacks Hearts New York Times Bestselling author David Platt outlines why the tightly held personal and political convictions of so many Christians have become idolatry, how politics and division are fueling deconversion, and how the American Gospel hijacked so many hearts. Show ...
04.04.2023 CNLP 562 \| Albert Tate on How to Craft a World Class Message, His Sermon/Talk Preparation, and How to Read People Rather Than Your Notes When You're Speaking Keynote speaker and preacher Albert Tate talks about how to craft a world-class talk, how he prepares a message, why recording a separate message for online services is a better approach, and how to read people not your notes when ...
03.30.2023 CNLP 561 \| Andy Wood and Stacie Wood on Following Rick Warren, The Detailed Breakdown on How the Saddleback Succession Happened, How to Navigate the Grief and Promise of Transition, and Being Kicked Andy Wood did what many people thought (in his own words) "only an idiot might do"—become the pastor who follows Rick Warren. Andy breaks down the details of how the surprising call to Saddleback happened, exactly what they did during ...
03.28.2023 CNLP 560 \| Erwin McManus on Why the Future Belongs to Communicators, The Seven Frequencies of Communication, The Dawn of Fast Learning and What it Means for Communicators Erwin McManus returns to the podcast to discuss why the future belongs to communicators, the seven frequencies of communication, the dawn of fast learning and what that means for communicators and preachers. Show Notes On The Rise Newsletter Leadership Accelerator
03.21.2023 CNLP 559 \| Ben Higgins on the Underbelly of Celebrity and Being Almost Famous, The Backstory of the Bachelor, Being the Most Googled Breakup on the Internet, and the Difference Between Real Friends an Almost Famous Podcast co-host and Bachelor alumnus Ben Higgins talks about the challenges of being almost famous, the underbelly of celebrity and being known, the backstory behind his time on the Bachelor and the Bachelorette, going through the most googled ...
03.16.2023 CNLP 558 \| John Lee Dumas on How to Work Less and Make More Money, The #1 Way to Make an Impact Online Today, And How He Grew Entrepreneur On Fire to 140 Million Downloads Entrepreneur-on-Fire host John Lee Dumas talks about how he built a multi-million dollar business working just 15 hours a week, the key to his workflow, the #1 way to make an impact online if you were starting today, and how ...
03.14.2023 CNLP 557 \| David Kroll on Moving Beyond the Megachurch Model, What Churchome is Learning About Reaching Gen Z and Millennials, and Why Ministry is the Most Challenging Learning Environment David Kroll, CEO of Churchome, talks about moving beyond the megachurch model, the problems with church transfer growth, what Churchome is learning about reaching Gen Z and Millennials, and why ministry is the most challenging learning environment. Show Notes On ...
03.07.2023 CNLP 556 \| Reggie Joiner & Kristen Ivy on What Families Are REALLY Struggling With, Why Unchurched People Don't Care About Your Next Sermon Series, and the Tension of Leadership Transitions in a Rapid Rethink Leadership and Orange Founder Reggie Joiner and President Kristen Ivy talk about what research reveals families are really struggling with, why unchurched people don't care about your next sermon series, and the tensions of navigating leadership transitions in a ...
02.28.2023 CNLP 555 \| John Mark Comer on The Sabbatical as a Hospital, How Stepping Down from Church Leadership Impacts Identity, The Secret Life of Trees, and Why Attending a Church After You've Led One Can Be John Mark Comer returns to the podcast to debrief his year-long Sabbatical after leaving Bridgetown Church as Lead Pastor, how stepping down from day to to day church leadership impacted his identity, why ministry is harder than it needs to ...
02.23.2023 CNLP 554 \| Richard Blackaby on Turning a Dying Church Around, The Story Behind Experiencing God, How to Find God's Will and How Pastors Can Disciple Business Leaders Richard Blackaby has worked with his dad for decades to bring the message of Experiencing God to the world. In this interview, Richard talks about how arriving at a small church of ten people and seeing God turn it around, ...
02.21.2023 CNLP 553 \| Craig Groeschel Breaks Down Being Undisciplined as a Younger Leader, The Current Habits He's Mastering, How to Improve Your Sleep Habits, and the Three Habits Every Leader Should Focus On Craig Groeschel, Pastor of Life.Church and NYT bestselling author breaks down what being undisciplined as a young leader costs him, the process of becoming a disciplined leader, the current habits he's mastered, including how to improve your sleep, and the ...
02.16.2023 CNLP 552 \| Marc Schulz on the Secret to Happiness, Lessons from the Longest Longitudinal Study in the World (The Harvard Study) and Why It's Never Too Late to Grow Happier Marc Schulz shares key findings on the secret to happiness from the longest longitudinal study in the world (the Study of Adult Development at Harvard Medical School), which has profiled thousands of people over 84 years, why success and career ...
02.14.2023 CNLP 551 \| Carlos Whittaker on the Value of Fail Journaling, How to Build Unity Around Divisive Topics and Hot Takes, and Building a Huge Instagram Movement Author and Instagram Influencer Carlos Whittaker talks about the practice and value of fail journaling, how to build unity around divisive topics and hot takes, and how he built a huge Instagram following and movement after losing 30% of his ...
02.07.2023 CNLP 550 \| Andy and Sandra Stanley on Parenting Mistakes You Should Avoid, The Key to Juggling Full Time Ministry While Being Home With Your Family, and Raising Kids Who Want to Be Around You When The Andy and Sandra Stanley talk about how to juggle the time crunch demands of leading a mega-church while raising kids, parenting mistakes to avoid, how to raise kids who respect people and value relationships, and how to raise kids who ...
01.31.2023 CNLP 549 \| Bill McKendry on How to Build a Superbowl Ad, The Marketing Mistakes Churches and Non-Profits Make, And How to Brand When You Have No Budget Advertising expert Bill McKendry breaks down how to build a Superbowl Ad that works, the marketing mistakes churches and non-profits make, the story and principles behind the massive He Gets Us campaign, and how to brand when you have no ...
01.26.2023 CNLP 548 \| Tim Keller on the Rise and Fall of the American Evangelical Church, Pastoral Moral Failures, Justice and Forgiveness, and Liberal Democracy and Nominal Christianity In a wide-ranging interview, Tim Keller talks about the decline of the mainline and evangelical church, how forgiveness and justice get mishandled during pastoral moral failures, the threat to liberal democracy, civil dialogue, and how nominal Christianity created consensus. Read ...
01.24.2023 CNLP 547 \| Sean Morgan on the Succession Crisis in America's Church, What Makes Pastoral Succession Successful, and Pro Tips for Outgoing and Incoming Leaders Nobody in the church today has the breadth and depth of experience as Sean Morgan does when creating successful pastoral succession plans. Sean and Carey discuss pro tips for incoming and outgoing leaders, what makes pastoral succession successful, critical mistakes ...
01.17.2023 CNLP 546 \| Mark Sayers on Future Cultural Disruption, The Church in Ten years, The Overton Window and How to Cultivate a Non-Anxious Presence The Midst of It All Mark Sayers returns to the podcast to talk about future cultural disruptions, the decline of civilization, the rapid acceleration of the Overton Window, and how to sleep at night and cultivate a non-anxious presence in the midst of it all. ...
01.12.2023 CNLP 545 \| Annie F. Downs on Building Fame Versus Building Influence, Podcasting Tips, Tricks and Secrets, and How to Handle Leadership Pressure Annie F. Downs, host of the That Sounds Fun Podcast and Podcast Network, discusses the rapid growth of her company, the difference between building fame and building influence, podcasting tips, tricks and secrets, and how to handle the personal and ...
01.10.2023 CNLP 544 \| TED's Chris Anderson on Why and How Ideas Spread, The Backstory to TED's Massive Growth, How TED got Rejected by Network Television, and His Advice to Preachers and Communicators TED's Chris Anderson shares the behind-the-scenes story of TED's massive success, how and why ideas spread, how all the major TV networks rejected turning TED talks into a TV show, growing up with missionary parents, and his advice to preachers ...
01.03.2023 CNLP 543 \| James Clear on the Backstory Behind Atomic Habits, His Top Tips on Habit Formation, Values and Identity, and His Theory on Selling More Than Ten Million Copies of Atomic Habits James Clear talks about his entrepreneurial journey, the backstory behind Atomic Habits, his theories on why Atomic Habits has sold more than 10 million copies, his approach to focus, and his top tips on habit formation, personal values and identity. ...
01.01.2023 CNLP Trailer 2023 \| A Brief Welcome to What's New in 2023 Carey Nieuwhof jumps in with this super short episode to let you in on what's new, what's the same and what you're invited into on the podcast and beyond for 2023. Subscribe today!
12.29.2022 CNLP 542 \| Insights from Andy and Sandra Stanley, Mona Delahooke, Jenni Catron, Steve Stroope, Chick-fil-A Executives David Farmer and Shane Benson and More In a world with millions of podcasts, it can be hard to listen to the shows that you want or need to keep up with. In this episode, Carey asked some friends to contribute excerpts from their podcast. You'll hear ...
12.27.2022 CNLP 541 \| Adam Duckworth on Rebuilding a Decimated Industry, the Future of Travel and the Challenges of Reopening Disney Adam Duckworth, founder of Travelmation, talks about rebuilding a decimated industry, the future of travel, the challenges of reopening Disney, and the power of curation. Get more on this episode by going to https://careynieuwhof.com/episode541.
12.20.2022 CNLP 540 \| Jason Feifer, Editor-in-Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine, on How to Find a Future in a Declining Industry, the Way to Tell if Your Entrepreneurial Idea is a Winner, and the Latest on Hybrid W Editor-in-Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine, Jason Feifer, talks about how to find a future in a declining industry, how to tell if your entrepreneurial idea is a winner early on, the latest on hybrid work versus the return to the office, ...
12.15.2022 CNLP 539 \| Sean Cannell on How to Do Video Well for Churches on a Tight Budget, Optimizing Sermons for YouTube, the Power of Short Vertical Video, and the Perfect Video Recipe Think Media founder, Sean Cannell, returns to the podcast and discusses how to do video and church online well when your church is on a small or tight budget, how to optimize sermons for YouTube, the power of short vertical ...
12.13.2022 CNLP 538 \| Rory Vaden on the Best Branding Advice Ever, the Shortcut to Finding Your Unique Contribution to the World, and How Influence Really Works New York Times bestselling author and TED speaker, Rory Vaden, talks about the best branding advice he ever received, being mentored by Zig Ziglar, the shortcut to finding your unique contribution to the world, how influence works, and what he's ...
12.06.2022 CNLP 537 \| Tyler Staton on the Transition Between John Mark Comer and Him at Bridgetown, 3 Kinds of Biblical Discernment, and Why Prayer is More Important than Sermon Preparation Tyler Staton talks about the transition between John Mark Comer and him as lead pastor of Bridgetown Church, 3 kinds of biblical discernment that can help you figure out a call, and why prayer is more important than message prep. ...
11.29.2022 CNLP 536 \| Brian Clark on How to Attract and Keep an Audience, Why Email Still Outperforms Social Media 40:1, How to Write Better Headlines, and War Stories from the Early Days of Copyblogger Copyblogger founder, Brian Clark, talks about how to attract and keep an audience, why email still outperforms social media 40:1, the power of curation and how anyone can do it, how to write better headlines, and war stories from the ...
11.23.2022 CNLP 535 \| Kayla Stoecklein on the Unsustainable Pressures of Ministry on Church Leaders, How to Grieve Your Losses, and Overcoming Victim Mentality Kayla Stoecklein returns to the podcast four years after her husband, Andrew, died by suicide to talk about the unsustainable pressures of ministry on church leaders, how she's grieved her losses, making sure your loss doesn't define you, and how ...
11.22.2022 CNLP 534 \| Patrick Lencioni Opens Up About Becoming a Devout Christian, His Real Motivation, Genius Gaps, and Drunks and Monks Table Group founder and bestselling author, Patrick Lencioni, returns to the podcast for a deeply personal conversation about his conversion to Christianity, becoming a more devoted follower of Jesus, how he views succession and his changing motivation, genius gaps many ...
11.15.2022 CNLP 533 \| Lysa Terkeurst on the Death of Her Marriage, Leading Through Personal Crisis, Giving Yourself Permission to Get Out of Leadership Things You Don't Like, and When Good Boundaries Should Lead Proverbs 31 founder and New York Times bestselling author, Lysa TerKeurst, talks about the death of her marriage, leading through personal crisis, how she stopped doing numerous things in leadership that she didn't like doing, and when to determine that ...
11.10.2022 CNLP 532 \| Rich Birch on the Mini-Apocalypse that Happened Around Church Growth, How to Generate Growth at Your Church, and the Numbers that Matter Most in Church Planting unSeminary founder, Rich Birch, returns to the podcast to discuss the mini-apocalypse that's happened around church growth in the last few years, what growing churches are doing, why volunteers are a key to seeing your church grow, and the numbers ...
11.08.2022 CNLP 531 \| Nancy Duarte Outlines 4 Trends in Communication for Public Speakers and Preachers, the Power of Curation and What She Learned from Coaching Top Communicators Nancy Duarte returns to the podcast to discuss four trends in communication preachers and public speakers need to pay attention to, the power of curation (and why the monologue might be limiting), and what she learned from coaching top communicators. ...
11.01.2022 CNLP 530 \| Jon and McRae Acuff on Who Teens Really Listen To, Why Adults Fail to Connect with Gen Z, and Creating a Better Soundtrack for the Next Generation New York Times bestselling author, Jon Acuff, returns to the podcast with his 16-year-old daughter, McRae, to talk about who teens really listen to, why adults fail to connect with kids, and how to do it well, and what it ...
10.27.2022 CNLP 529 \| Brian Koppelman on the Backstory Behind Billions, Oceans 13, Rounders, and Working with Top Talent Like Brad Pitt and George Clooney Brian Koppelman, showrunner for Billions and Super Pumped, and co-writer of films like Oceans 13 and Rounders, talks about how he got into making movies and TV shows, overcoming ADHD when it felt like failure, how his first movie almost ...
10.25.2022 CNLP 528 \| Les McKeown on the Difference Between Feeling Like You're Failing and Real Failure, Imposter Syndrome, and the Problem with People-Pleasing Leaders Predictable Success founder, Les McKeown, discusses the difference between feeling like you're a failure and real failure, the two keys to leaders who make it over the long haul, imposter syndrome and the problem with people-pleasing leaders—particularly in a church ...
10.18.2022 CNLP 527 \| Tim Elmore on Cracking the Code on Gen Z, How 5 Generations Can Get Along at Work, Why Gen Z Mistrusts Authority and How to Engage Them Tim Elmore returns to the podcast to talk all things Gen Z, why they mistrust authority, how to win their trust, engaging them at work, and why they have high agency and high anxiety. Plus, Tim covers all five generations ...

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