Upward Together Podcast

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

  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.