The Multiply Leader Collective Podcast

Most people would call a 17-year climb from associate merchant to senior vice president at Walmart a destination job. Creighton Kiper called it a chapter.

In this episode, Josh sits down with Creighton, who led beauty and wellness at Walmart under three different CEOs before stepping away to build Served, an AI-powered dinner concierge that lives in your iMessage. They talk about the prayer, margin, and wise counsel behind a leap that was really a step, why stewardship multiplies where ownership only adds, and what it looks like to lead for other people's success at every level of the org chart.

You'll learn:

• Why stewardship produces multiplication while ownership produces addition, through the lens of the parable of the talents
• How to lead with influence when you're in the middle of the org chart and don't make the final call
• Why great teams act like paramedics, not morticians, and come with solutions instead of problems
• How to tell healthy ambition apart from its shady cousin, arrogance
• Why even high performers need a personal board of advisors before making a big move
  
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• Agapone: Unconditional service and care
• The Who Not What Principle: Leadership is about who you are, not what you do. Insecurity in leadership can lead to people-pleasing and a focus on pleasing superiors rather than seeking truth.
• Becoming inwardly sound and others-focused is crucial for trustworthy leadership and engagement.
• The arc of leadership emphasizes the importance of 'who' over 'what' in leadership development.

Chapters

• 00:00 Agapone: Unconditional Service and Care
• 01:37 Reconnecting After 25 Years
• 02:27 The Denver Adventure and Leadership Development
• 03:37 The Year in Montana: A Transformative Experience
• 15:09 The Who Not What Principle
• 21:26 The Only Leaders Worth Following
• 25:38 Inwardly Sound and Others Focused
• 28:04 Insecurity in Leadership
• 33:16 Becoming Inwardly Sound
• 36:09 Others Focused Leadership
• 50:26 The Arc of Leadership

• Nurturing voices are essential in leadership and bring healing and peace to teams.
• The Five Voices assessment provides valuable insights into individual leadership tendencies and the dynamics of team interactions. Continuous growth in leadership and personal development
• The impact of Sabbath on cultivating peace and overcoming pressure
• The pursuit of quality in real estate and the importance of community connections

Chapters

• 00:00 Introduction and Emerging Leadership
• 01:42 Building a Great Team
• 03:26 Initial Impressions and Role Transition
• 06:25 Shaping Leadership Through Experience
• 12:24 The Impact of Nurturing Voices in Leadership
• 16:16 The Five Voices and Leadership Dynamics
• 20:38 Surprises in Behind-the-Scenes Work
• 20:41 Leadership and Growth
• 23:47 The Pursuit of Quality in Real Estate
• 32:03 Cultivating Peace and Overcoming Pressure
• 40:14 Overcoming Self-Doubt and Building Community Connections

The conversation delves into the power of vulnerability and transparency in building a strong father-son relationship. It explores the concept of equity in the relationship and the impact of clear expectation and vision from the father to the son. The key takeaways emphasize the importance of vulnerability and transparency, as well as the liberating impact of clear expectation and vision in the father-son dynamic. The conversation delves into the themes of authenticity, presence, and self-sufficiency in parenting and leadership. It explores the impact of authenticity, the value of showing up with honor, and the significance of being willing to lay down one's life for those you lead. The dialogue also highlights the importance of humility in leadership and the desire for ordinary living, as well as the journey of becoming a man of substance. The conversation concludes with insights on lessons in leadership and parenting, emphasizing the need for authenticity and self-sufficiency in parenting and the impact of a son's role in the relationship with his father.

Takeaways

• Vulnerability and transparency are key to building a strong father-son relationship.
• The gift of clear expectation and vision from the father to the son is liberating and impactful. Authenticity over pretense
• The value of presence in fatherhood
• The importance of showing up with honor
• The impact of authenticity and self-sufficiency in parenting
• The significance of being willing to lay down one's life for those you lead