The Leader's Journey Podcast

Burning out is not an inevitable part of leadership but it is a common one; leaders can care for themselves and each other as they avoid burnout where possible, heal from burnout where necessary and …

Leadership is not just about being in charge. The best leaders know how to use influence and relationships to lead up, down and sideways in order to shap…

Leadership is not just about being in charge. The best leaders know how to use influence and relationships to lead up, down and sideways in order to shape the things they care about.

In this episode, we talk with Ben Sternke and Matt Tebbe authors of "Having the Mind of Christ: Eight Axioms to Cultivate a Robust Faith". During the conversation, we explore deconstruction, how our …

Today we're talking about what it means to be coachable and what it means to have a posture of coachability.

Leaders who learn to lead through coaching and who develop a …

The five skills that leaders can start to work on today to become more effective leaders through coaching are deep listening, inquiry, giving clear feedback, guiding focus, and doing your own work. 

Leaders who learn to lead through coaching and who develop a culture of coaching in their organization will effectively raise up people who can consistently be the healthiest, most effective version …

In this episode of The Leader's Journey Podcast, Trisha and Jim are reflecting on the past two years, what they've learned, how things have changed, and what they can see differently now from a diffe…

To navigate the storms in our systems it is important to be able to notice and identify them as ambient anxiety from a culture in chaos, a crisis eruption, or the conflict that shows up as a symptom …

In this episode, we explore that question as we discuss the third section of our book entitled Family Patterns.  

Th…

To think systems, we have to give up cause-and-effect thinking. Everyone in a particular system is influencing and being influenced all the time.

The process of researching, studying, and writing the…

"An effective leader, one who can galvanize individuals and groups and who has the potential to help transform society is a person who has the capacity to know and do the right thing." – The Leader's…

How can leaders use the power they have on behalf of others and share their power with others in order to create a more just and more equitable community?

We are joined by Dr. D. Z. Cofield and Debor…

In this episode, we explore how trustworthy and transformative leaders carefully balance authority and vulnerability to create space for flourishing.

Conversation overview

• What comes to mind when yo…

It’s the new year and some of us have been planning our new year’s resolutions for months, some of us haven’t and feel guilty about it, and some of us very strictly don’t do resolutions. Our culture …

We wanted the last episode of this year to be a little different. There will not be a leadership principle, and there's not going to be a question that we're trying to answer. But in this episode, I …

Today Jim is joined by our colleague and fellow coach, Dr. Michael De Ruyter. Mike and Jim are facilitating a learning community for 10 pastors this fall and today's podcast is a conversation between…

How do we implement accountability strategies that are actually empowering and effective?

In our efforts to lead a group of people toward a shared mission or vision, we must find ways to overcome our…