Today we talk about the scientific reasons why you have so many creative ideas in the shower and the wildly beneficial habit of going for walks and how it can strengthen your resiliency muscle. We unpack the Latin phrase solvitur ambulando, which means “it is solved by walking.”

Links:
Aqua Notes: www.myaquanotes.com
Digital Minimalism
“The Power of the Outdoor Office” (Cal Newport)
TED Blog: “Walking Meetings? 5 Surprising Thinkers Who Swore By Them”
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On this episode, J.R. talks about posture. There are many leadership resources available today, but few address the way in which we approach leadership. Using the experience of his favorite statues in a plaza (Laborer, Scientist, Poet, and Preacher statues) near the Philadelphia Art Museum, J.R. unpacks what each one can teach us about the four postures of leadership and how we can embrace and exhibit these postures in the new reality.

The topic of this episode touches on the content of an e-book I wrote a few years ago titled The 4 Postures of the Spiritual Leader of the Future. GOOD NEWS: You can access the e-book for FREE today. When you sign up to receive the FREE newsletter I will also give you the e-book for free as well. All you have to do is sign up for the newsletter at www.kairospartnerships.org/newsletter
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On this episode we look at an incredible story of resilience of a Greek college student studying in Scotland and his amazing journey home to Athens.

We also explore a question every leader must wrestle with: “What do you do when you are BLASTED?”
BLASTED stands for:
Bored
Lonely
Anxious/Afraid/Angry
Stressed
Tired
Envious
Depressed (or Distracted)

The backstory to this episode’s Stories of Resilience about Kleon Papadimitriou can be found here.
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Today J.R. talks about the importance of the four letter F word: fail. It’s a powerful force – and if we are to be healthy and resilient leaders we must face this concept of failure directly and courageously.
J.R. shares that how you define success will define you – and conversely, how you define failure will also define you.
Here are the four reflection questions he submits to resilient leaders:

1. What’s your favorite leadership mistake? What’s the leader fail you’ve committed? What was it and why is it your favorite?

2. A great question to ask yourself in the midst of failure: “Did we do any learning yet?” “What can I learn and how can I grow from this situation I am in?” “What can I learn for next time?”

3. How do you define success? How do you define failure? Because how you define those terms will define you.

4. And like Ray Dalio, “Have I or am I creating a culture in which it is okay to make mistakes and unacceptable not to learn from them?”

LINK: J.R.’s book on failure he wrote to help ministry leaders – Fail: Finding Hope and Grace in the Midst of Ministry Failure

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On this episode, J.R. explores one of his coaching tools called the Inner Compass. Using a compass rose, this resource helps leaders assess where they are currently, what is most important to them, as well as notice and acknowledge the new possibilities, as well as name the doors or opportunities that are closing in this season.
North: your guiding light.
South: your southern light.
East: your rising sun.
West: your setting sun.
Each direction holds several questions for personal reflection.
The Questions That Will Get Me Through the Pandemic (The Atlantic):
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/questions-will-get-me-through-pandemic/613144/
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On this episode we talk about the important topic of how to develop leaders. More specifically, we talk about three crucial steps in the process.

First, we focus on their character. Leaders must be FAT (Faithful, Available, Teachable) and hungry.
Second, we consider what domain of leadership is needed in developing a particular leader (executing, influencing, building relationships, or thinking strategically).
And third, we use the six-part framework of equipping, empowering, and unleashing:

• Teach
• Demonstrate
• Observe
• Evaluate
• Encourage
• Evacuate

The goal is leadership development is not about creating clones; instead, it is about multiplying leaders. And leaders who multiply other leaders are resilient.

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On this episode J.R. discusses the importance for resilient leaders to develop healthy teams. He unpacks the study Google conducted throughout their corporation and identified the key factors and themes of their top 200 healthiest teams. They all had these five norms in common.
(1) Dependability
(2) Structure and clarity
(3) Meaning
(4) Impact
(5) Psychological safety
How is your team doing? Which area are you the strongest? Which area do you need the most improvement - and how would you go about doin that? We discuss it all on this episode.

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In this episode, J.R. unpacks the three primary areas of a leader’s time.

·       Think time
·       Face time
·       Admin time

Thinking strategically about these three areas can have a dramatic impact on how you spend your time and how you lead.

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Today J.R. looks at this important question: “What’s the difference between good leaders and great leaders?” His answer?

These six factors:

[1] The mindset you have
[2] The people you surround yourself with
[3] The habits you possess
[4] The questions you ask (of yourself and others)
[5] A posture of anticipation
[6] The institutions you’re committed to

Additional resources:

How to Ask Better Questions:

Why Ask Questions? (Briggs and Smith), available in print and e-book: https://www.kairospartnerships.org/store

Habits:

· The Power of Habit (Charles Duhigg)
· Tiny habits (BJ Fogg)
·Atomic Habits (James Clear)

Anticipatory Leadership:

·       Episode 25 (“Anticipatory Leadership”) on the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast

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 “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”

-  Matthew 11:28-30 – The Message translation

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