The Next Move Podcast

When Someone Else Drops the Ball


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In this episode of The Next Move, Orvin Kimbrough highlights the importance of guarding one's heart in leadership. He discusses handling unexpected responsibilities, managing mistakes, and maintaining honesty and calm in adversity. Sharing his journey from foster care, Orvin examines systemic issues in child welfare and leadership. He explores absorbing chaos without spreading it and how leadership is defined by unexpected challenges. The episode concludes with a reminder that problems don't define you, followed by Orvin's closing thoughts and a call to action.

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(0:00) Introduction and the importance of guarding your heart
(0:53) Navigating unexpected responsibility
(1:36) Managing mistakes and professional excuses
(2:32) The test of leadership: Steadiness in adversity
(3:15) Key leadership qualities: honesty, boundaries, and calm
(3:52) Personal story from foster care
(4:38) Systemic issues in child welfare
(6:12) Leadership at a system level
(7:03) Absorbing chaos without spreading it
(7:30) Leadership defined by unexpected challenges
(8:05) The problem doesn't define you
(8:38) Closing thoughts and call to action
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The Next Move PodcastBy Orvin Kimbrough