Podcast: LEADERSHIP

Sharpen Your Decision-Making Pt. 1: The Blessing of Boundaries

One of the primary tasks of spiritual leadership is the ability to make prayerful, wise decisions. Yet many leaders find it difficult to invest the time and space necessary for sharp discernment. The result is that our decisions become dull, lacking…

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CNLP 576 | Seth Godin On His First Job at Age 14, The Best Question to Ask, Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work, and How to Get Your Team Motivated, Enrolled and Engaged

Seth Godin returns to the podcast for the most personal conversation to date, talking about his parents, his first job when he was 14, and why he quit, the history of work and the future of work, AI, getting people enrolled, motivated and engaged, and…

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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…

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Why Real Discipleship Starts in the Basement

Years ago, we were doing some strategic planning at the church I had founded in Queens, NY. We were reflecting on what contributed to our growth over a 26 year period. A single word kept reappearing on the whiteboard – “BASEMENT” How did we disciple…

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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…

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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…

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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.  

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8 Practices of Emotionally Healthy Preaching and Teaching

Eight years after planting New Life Fellowship Church in Queens, I was exhausted. The pressure of preaching and teaching weekly messages, along with the rest of my leadership responsibilities, left me depleted. Although our ministry was growing, I…

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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 narrator out…

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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…

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