Leadership is complex, but it doesn’t have to be lonely.
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Each week, you’ll be shaped by our coaching, our experience, and the voices of expert guests.
We ask deep questions and share practical tools to help you gain clarity, build courage, and create culture where leaders and teams thrive.
This is more than a podcast. It’s the most practical resource available to help you take your next right step toward healthy and high impact leadership.
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Thursday May 14, 2020
Thursday May 14, 2020
Instead of trying to do 'all the things' what if you focused on that one thing that God uniquely designed you do to do and really pressed into it?
On today's episode, Alan has a great conversation with Jordan Raynor about his book Master of One: Find and Focus on the Work You Were Created to Do. Jordan shares his heart for deep work and what it looks like when we take the path of singularity and focus in on the work we were created to do, instead of trying to do all of the work.
About Jordan
Jordan Raynor is a serial entrepreneur and national bestselling author who helps Christians do their most exceptional work for the glory of God and the good of others. Through his books (Called to Create and Master of One), podcast, and weekly devotionals, Jordan has helped millions of Christians in every single country connect the gospel to their work.
In addition to producing this content, Jordan serves as the Executive Chairman of Threshold 360, a venture-backed tech startup that has built the world's largest library of 360° experiences of hotels, restaurants, and attractions. Jordan previously served as CEO of the company, following a string of successful ventures of his own.
Jordan has twice been selected as a Google Fellow and served in The White House under President George W. Bush. A highly sought-after public speaker on the topic of faith and work, Jordan has spoken at Harvard University, SXSW, and many other high-profile events around the world.
What are you uniquely designed to do?
What's holding you back from pursuing that one thing?
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Tuesday May 12, 2020
Tuesday May 12, 2020
How anxious are you right now? Do you know how to identify what makes you anxious?
Anxiety is spinning all around our culture right now. As we lead through the complex times we're having to identify and process our own anxiety while simultaneously helping those we lead process theirs. Leadership was complex before COVID-19, but it is really complex right now.
In this episode, Alan has a conversation with pastor and author, Steve Cuss. Steve was on the podcast back on episode 26 where he discussed his book Managing Leadership Anxiety.
Steve talks about practical ways of identifying and acknowledging our anxiety through physical cues in our bodies. He gives insight into some of our deeper sources of anxiety in leadership and how those can be compounded right now. Steve also offers a practical solution to managing our anxiety right now through a process of creating a life-giving list of things that bring us joy, connect us to God, and make us feel like a 'kid in the kingdom'.
Take time and sit with this one. slow it down, listen in pieces, let this conversation soak in. The message is timely, practical, and very applicable to our current season.
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Thursday May 07, 2020
Thursday May 07, 2020
We're back for part 2 of our conversation with Allen Arnold. If you haven't listened to part 1 yet back up one episode and check out part 1.
Limitation creates innovation. We change when something has to happen. As a result, there are all sorts of meaningful innovations taking place right now. Some may never make it to the top of a Google search, but we are relearning the way we do things.
On today's episode, Alan sits down with Allen Arnold for part 2 of our discussion about creativity and how it is blossoming right now.
There's a lot of encouragement and inspiration to be found in this episode.
About Allen Arnold
Allen is author of the popular allegory on creativity, The Story of With. His mission is to help people to pursue their dreams and gifting with God. He mentors and speaks to the larger creative community – including one of the most successful Shark Tank companies and Dave Ramsey's core marketing team. From the mountains of Colorado, he leads Content for Ransomed Heart – a ministry founded by the New York Times Bestselling Author of Wild at Heart, John Eldredge. Before that, Allen was the founding Publisher of Thomas Nelson Fiction where he oversaw the launch of more than 500 novels and received the American Christian Fiction Writers Lifetime Achievement Award. He coaches creatives in developing their stories and art actively with God.
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Tuesday May 05, 2020
Tuesday May 05, 2020
We have a great two-part series for you this week about creativity. With all that is going on right now, we believe that this crisis has created a lot of new creative opportunities.
On today's episode, Alan sits down with Allen Arnold for part 1 of a great two-part discussion about creativity and how it is blossoming right now. There's a lot of encouragement and inspiration to be found in this episode.
About Allen Arnold
Allen is author of the popular allegory on creativity, The Story of With. His mission is to help people to pursue their dreams and gifting with God. He mentors and speaks to the larger creative community – including one of the most successful Shark Tank companies and Dave Ramsey's core marketing team. From the mountains of Colorado, he leads Content for Ransomed Heart – a ministry founded by the New York Times Bestselling Author of Wild at Heart, John Eldredge. Before that, Allen was the founding Publisher of Thomas Nelson Fiction where he oversaw the launch of more than 500 novels and received the American Christian Fiction Writers Lifetime Achievement Award. He coaches creatives in developing their stories and art actively with God.
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Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
We're all experiencing big paradigm shifts right now and many of us are asking questions about things we just have no control over right now. It seems like we're living in an "I don't know moment" which wages war against control we don't have but want.
On today's episode, Alan has a very raw conversation with British investment banker and author Ken Costa about fear, opportunity, and how to navigate this season of life.
About Ken
Ken Costa is an internationally renowned banker, having worked as Chairman of UBS Investment Bank for EMEA and Chairman of Lazard International.
He is the Chairman Emeritus of Alpha International, Emeritus Professor of Commerce in Gresham College London and Dean of the Leadership College London. He and his wife, Dr Fiona Costa, live in London. They have two sons and two daughters.
He is the founder of God at Work and author of three books. Ken has made two film series, the God at Work Conversations and Strange Kingdom - meditations on the cross.
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Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
If we are going to be a redemptive agent in the world. If we are going to bring justice. If we are going to bring mercy. If we are going to present truth in a way the world will hear it, we simply have to come together as males and females.
On today's episode, Alan sits down with Danielle Strickland to talk about her new book Better Together: How Women and Men Can Heal the Divide and Work Together to Transform the Future. This is a great conversation about how God created males and females to be part of His restorative mission in the world.
About Danielle
Danielle Strickland is currently based in Toronto, Canada. Her aggressive compassion has served people firsthand in countries all over the world. From establishing Justice Departments for The Salvation Army to launching Global anti-trafficking initiatives, to creating new movements to mobilize people towards transformational living. Danielle trains, advocates, and inspires people to live differently.
Danielle is the author of 5 books with her most recent being The Ultimate Exodus: Finding Freedom From What Enslaves You and The Zombie Gospel: The Walking Dead and What it means to be Human. She is the host of DJStrickland Podcast, Co-founder of Infinitum, Amplify Peace, Brave Global and Women Speakers Collective. Danielle is a mom of 3, wife to @stephencourt and has been affectionately called the "ambassador of fun".
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Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
A crisis divides but it also has the ability to bring us together. Our first thought is scarcity, we're compelled to compete with one another, and yet, people are coming together to work together and collaborate with one another in amazing ways.
We've got a unique episode for you today. Alan recently talked with a group of business leaders about the need for more collaboration versus competition and the abundance mindset versus the scarcity mindset.
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Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Everyone's lives have been changed because of COVID-19. Almost overnight we experienced a huge amount of change all at once that has been traumatizing for many people.
This is a very timely episode and we really encourage you to sit with this one, slow down and really take it in.
On today's episode, Alan sits down with author, teacher, counselor, and president of Ransomed Heart, John Eldredge. This is a very real and raw conversation about John's book Get Your Life Back: Everyday Practices for a World Gone Mad. John shares his burnout process and how he got through it.
About John
John earned his master's degree in Counseling from Colorado Christian University, under the direction of Larry Crabb and Dan Allender. He worked as a counselor in private practice before launching Ransomed Heart in 2000. John and Stasi live in Colorado Springs with their three sons (Samuel, Blaine, and Luke), their golden retriever (Oban), and two horses (Whistle and Kokolo). While all of this is factually true, it somehow misses describing an actual person. He loves the outdoors passionately, and all beauty, Shakespeare, bow hunting, a good cigar, anything having to do with adventure, poetry, March Madness, working in the shop, fly fishing, classic rock, the Tetons, fish tacos, George MacDonald, green tea, buffalo steaks, dark chocolate, wild and open places, horses running, and too much more to name. He also uses the expression "far out" way too much.