Posts by Dave Scott

http://traffic.libsyn.com/upwardtogether/Episode_93_The_Leaders_Health_1_Training_for_Peak_Experiences.mp3 Dave & Chris talk through some ideas of taking the health of our bodies to the next level. Since most of us don’t like exercise, they suggest a helpful way to approach the task of improving your physical health.

http://traffic.libsyn.com/upwardtogether/Episode_92_Respond_Dont_React.mp3 The guys talk about an important aspect of how we interact with those around us – Responding vs Reacting. If we are to continue to increase our traction in the lives of those we seek to influence, we might want to use these skills to do so.

http://traffic.libsyn.com/upwardtogether/Episode_91_Forward_Looking_Leaders_Skill_3_Communicating_to_Inspire.mp3 Dave & Chris talk about some key ways to ignite something inside those we lead. When we can awaken the sleeping giant in our people our role changes significantly. No longer must we motivate them, for they are already motivated. We get to stoke the fire in them that the Lord has sparked in…

http://traffic.libsyn.com/upwardtogether/Episode_90_Forward_Looking_Leaders_Skill_2_Becoming_Intensely_Curious.mp3 The guys think a key to being a forward-looking leaders is to possess an attitude of openness to possibilities that are outside of my experience. Being curious and asking ‘What if..?’ questions are good ways to gain this posture.

http://traffic.libsyn.com/upwardtogether/89_Episode_89_Forward-Looking_Leaders_Skill_1_Developing_My_Sanctified_Imagination.mp3 One of the key traits of leaders people are willing to follow is that the leader is forward-looking. So the guys talk about what a sanctified imagination is and offer a couple of key questions to help you develop your imagination.

http://traffic.libsyn.com/upwardtogether/Episode_88_Leadership_Builder_5_Fearless_Agility.mp3 Dave & Chris talk about the power of being agile as a leader in a context that is characterized by uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity, and volatility. Healthy flexibility will afford us a greater influence on those we lead.

http://traffic.libsyn.com/upwardtogether/Episode_87_Leadership_Builder_4_Decisiveness.mp3 Dave & Chris talk about the potential upsides and downsides of being a leader who is decisive. When we choose to be courageous and act on what we are convinced is God’s vision for our ministry, then HOW we lead others becomes very important.

http://traffic.libsyn.com/upwardtogether/Episode_86_Leadership_Builder_3_-_Listening.mp3 Dave & Chris talk about the power of listening to connect deeply with those we are seeking to influence. They also suggest a few key skills to practice in order to help draw out what is going on inside those we are talking with.

http://traffic.libsyn.com/upwardtogether/Episode_85_Leadership_Builders_2_Empowering_Others.mp3 Dave & Chris talk about some of the obstacles and benefits of giving followers authority to serve and influence as God has designed them to do. They speak of the leader’s inner struggles and the joys of the newly empowered.

http://traffic.libsyn.com/upwardtogether/Episode_84_Leadership_Builder_1_Discipline.mp3 Leader, what if you are the thermostat of your organization? Today the guys talk about one of the key attitudes/actions we can possess in order to increase our influence as a thermostat… the practice of discipline.