Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast Lead Together
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| From the NFL & NBA to Family Life: Lessons on Leadership That Matters with Scottie Parker | 01 Dec 2025 | 00:58:05 | |
In this episode of Lead Together, we sit down with Scottie Parker, former athletic trainer with the Seattle Seahawks, Portland Trail Blazers, and Atlanta Hawks, to unpack what elite sports taught him about leadership, identity, and calling. You’ll learn:
This episode is for every high-achieving Christian professional who’s tired of leading from a place of pressure instead of presence. How you can support us: | |||
| What the Director of Green and Gold Taught Us About Leadership That Lasts | 17 Nov 2025 | 00:48:36 | |
In this episode of Lead Together, filmmaker and faith-driven creative Anders Lindwall shares how storytelling can transform your grind into purpose. Anders is the director of Green and Gold, starring Craig T. Nelson, which premiered nationally and is now streaming on Amazon Prime and Angel Studios. You’ll learn:
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| The Art of Extraction: How Deep Reflection Drives Growth | 31 Mar 2025 | 00:26:41 | |
In this episode, Nick and Kim Bogardus dive into the leadership skill of "extraction" - the art of drawing out deeper insights through reflection and thoughtful questioning. Whether you're leading a team at work or guiding your family at home, the ability to move beyond surface-level conversations is crucial for growth and alignment. Learn practical ways to create rhythms of reflection, ask better questions, and build feedback loops that transform both your professional and personal life. Discover why the pause between experiences might be your most powerful leadership tool. How you can support us: | |||
| Situational Awareness | Place, Phones & Partnerships: Leadership in Modern Life | 17 Feb 2025 | 00:35:16 | |
In this "Situational Awareness" episode of Lead Together, hosts Nick and Kim Bogardus tackle three timely topics that impact how we live and lead:
Through personal stories and current research, Nick and Kim offer insights to help listeners build stronger families and communities while navigating modern challenges. Part of Season 3: "Lead Where You Are," focused on practical skills for everyday leaders. How you can support us: | |||
| Two Communication Skills Every Leader Needs at Work & Home | 11 Feb 2025 | 00:39:18 | |
Struggling with miscommunications at work or home? Feeling like your team or family members don't feel heard? In this episode of Lead Together, hosts Nick and Kim Bogardus tackle two game-changing communication skills that can transform your relationships and leadership effectiveness:
Through real-world examples from both workplace and family settings, Nick and Kim demonstrate how these practical skills can reduce stress, prevent conflicts, and build deeper trust. Whether you're managing a team or building stronger family relationships, you'll learn specific strategies for clearer communication and meaningful connection. This episode is part of Season 3: "Lead Where You Are," focused on practical skills for everyday leaders. How you can support us: | |||
| Why Great Leadership Is Made of Small Behaviors | 13 Jan 2025 | 00:38:49 | |
In this kickoff to Season 3 of Lead Together, Nick and Kim explore why the most impactful leadership skills aren't grand strategies or secret formulas, but rather small, fundamental behaviors that can be learned and applied both at work and at home. How you can support us: | |||
| End of Season 2, an election year, & help as you reflect and plan. | 25 Nov 2024 | 00:29:30 | |
As the year winds down, how can Christian couples leading at home and work take stock of their year and set a purposeful course for the next? In this episode, we:
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| Stuck: What do you do when your usual solutions aren’t working? | 03 Sep 2024 | 00:38:48 | |
Are you applying the right solutions to your leadership challenges? In this episode, Nick and Kim Bogardus break down the crucial difference between technical and adaptive change. Learn how to identify which approach you need in various situations, from streamlining work processes to navigating family dynamics. Discover practical tips for implementing effective change and fostering growth in all areas of your life. Whether you're a busy professional, a parent, or both, this episode will equip you with valuable insights to lead more effectively at work and home. How you can support us: | |||
| [Interview] Adapting to New Places: Finding Joy and Meaning in Transitions | 05 Aug 2024 | 00:51:30 | |
In this special episode of the Lead Together Podcast, Nick and Kim Bogardus are interviewed by Joe Crabb, outreach pastor at Woodside, for a thought-provoking discussion on the importance of place and transitions in life. Drawing from their personal experiences of moving from Mongolia to Seattle to California to Michigan, they explore how geography, culture, and community shape us and our families. The conversation delves into the theology of place, the challenges of navigating change, and practical ways to engage meaningfully with our surroundings. Whether you're facing a big move or simply seeking to be more present where you are, this episode offers valuable insights and encouragement for making the most of your current place and season. How you can support us: | |||
| 7 Things People Wish Church Leaders Knew | 29 Jul 2024 | 00:44:09 | |
In this episode of Lead Together, Nick and Kim discuss seven crucial aspects of effective church leadership often overlooked. From the importance of leadership development and accountability to avoiding burnout and valuing women in ministry, they offer practical wisdom for pastors and church leaders. Whether you're in ministry or simply interested in church dynamics, this episode provides valuable insights on creating healthier, more impactful churches. How you can support us: | |||
| Going Beyond Goals: How to build habits & systems at work and home. | 08 Jul 2024 | 00:37:56 | |
Discover why setting goals isn't enough and learn how to create lasting change through powerful systems and habits. Nick and Kim Bogardus draw on James Clear's work in Atomic Habits to talk about the secrets of habit stacking, breaking bad behaviors, and leveraging accountability for growth. This episode is a must-listen for anyone ready to grow in their leadership and life. How you can support us: | |||
| 8 Steps for Having Crucial Conversations | 03 Jun 2024 | 00:26:13 | |
Why have crucial (hard) conversations? How you can support us: | |||
| Charlie Kirk, CS Lewis, & Andy Crouch and leading with conviction, grievance collection, and forgiveness | 22 Sep 2025 | 00:50:27 | |
In this episode Nick and Kim reflect on the assassination of Charlie Kirk, and what it reveals about leadership, formation, and family in today’s digital world. This isn’t about politics—it’s about the spiritual and emotional exhaustion of living in a world where evil is unavoidable and moral clarity is rare. They then share and comment on a few resources they've been reading lately that turn out to be related to current events. You’ll learn:
Whether you’re leading a team, a church, or just trying to show up better at home—this episode will equip you with practical tools and Christian perspective. Resources Mentioned:
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| Situational Awareness: (HBR) 5 Shifts to Consider with Teams, Marriage, and Parenting | 06 May 2024 | 00:41:02 | |
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| David Bahnsen on the 'why' of work, building a business, and leading at home. | 15 Apr 2024 | 00:46:59 | |
In this "Leader's Corner" episode, we talk to David Bahnsen about his new book Full Time: work and the meaning of life. How you can support us: | |||
| Lessons from Q1 2024: You're not above your own principles | 06 Apr 2024 | 00:29:38 | |
On this episode of Lead Together we reflect on work and lessons from the first quarter of the year.
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| Joshua Ryan Butler on Christian leaders going beyond Right & Left in a divided, political world. | 18 Mar 2024 | 00:49:18 | |
In an age where the intersection of faith and politics seems more like a battleground than a meeting ground, Joshua Ryan Butler offers a beacon of hope and clarity. How you can support us: | |||
| Why and how to set goals at work and home | 19 Feb 2024 | 00:48:04 | |
In this episode we talk about setting clear goals as a vital part of leadership both at home and work.
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| Office Hours Q&A: Leading with vision or values, a boss stuck in his ways, supporting your spouse in different seasons | 05 Feb 2024 | 00:48:15 | |
Welcome to Lead Together podcast’s “Office Hours”. This is the part of the show where we answer your questions about Nurturing a Strong Marriage, Faith and Leadership, Parenting in the Modern World, leading with strategic vision, and anything else on your mind. You can submit a question for a future episode at relationalleadership.co/leadtogether How you can support us: | |||
| End of 2023: Best Advice, Favorite Books, & Looking Ahead | 30 Dec 2023 | 00:45:09 | |
In this episode of Lead Together we close out 2023 by looking at the best advice we received, our favorite books of the year, what we're dreaming toward in '24, and what we see coming for leadership at work and home. How you can support us: | |||
| Vision: Why its important and how to find it for your team or family. | 18 Dec 2023 | 00:41:31 | |
After giving a personal update, in this episode we talk about Vision as a vital part of leadership both at home and work.
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| Big News: We're Moving! | 22 Nov 2023 | 00:56:49 | |
In this episode we share some big news: we're moving!
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| On leading and loving Jesus and the church when its hard: A Conversation with Natalie Runion of Raised to Stay | 31 Oct 2023 | 00:40:05 | |
On this Leader's Corner episode, we talked to author and speaker Natalie Runion about her ministry and book, Raised to Stay. In this interview we get to dig into her story, the beauty and struggle of following Jesus, in the church, leadership and marriage. Natalie has been a worship leader, songwriter, teacher, mentor and lover of all things family, friends and Jesus. Her ministry, Raised to Stay, is for anyone weary of God’s people but longing to keep their faith in God. How you can support us: | |||
| Productivity: 4 traps keeping high-capacity Christian leaders stuck | 15 Sep 2025 | 00:34:22 | |
Feeling like you're spinning your wheels despite being busier than ever? You're not alone. Most productivity advice treats you like a machine that needs optimization, but you're a person created for relationship. In this episode, Nick and Kim break down the four core productivity challenges keeping Christian leaders overwhelmed and unfulfilled:
Discover the urgent vs. important matrix that will transform your decision-making and learn why productivity isn't optimization—it's stewardship of the gifts God has given you. Resources:
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| The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told: A Conversation with Harrison Scott Key | 18 Oct 2023 | 00:53:09 | |
On this Leader's Corner episode we talk to Harrison Scott Key about his book How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told How you can support us: | |||
| Purpose: what it is, why its important, and how to find it. | 09 Oct 2023 | 00:36:15 | |
In this episode we talk about Purpose as a vital part of leadership both at home and work. Using examples from Bosch, Nike, Zappos, and our own family, we look at:
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| Harvard study on a good life, Barna's insights on motherhood, & a different approach to weddings | 26 Sep 2023 | 00:40:38 | |
This is our very first Situational Awareness episode. This is where we comment on current events, trends, and articles that we find interesting based around leadership and strategy and relationships. How you can support us: | |||
| Grace in Leadership: 10 Insights from David Zahl's Mockingbird Journey | 19 Sep 2023 | 00:56:58 | |
On this Leader's Corner episode we talk to our friend David Zahl about leadership lessons he's learned in marriage and in building Mockingbird.
David Zahl is the director of Mockingbird Ministries and editor-in-chief of the Mockingbird website. Born in New York City and brought up elsewhere, David graduated from Georgetown University in 2001, and then worked for several years as a youth minister in New England. In 2007 he founded Mockingbird in NYC. How you can support us: | |||
| Values: the Behavioral Compass for Home & Work. What they are and how to find them. | 11 Sep 2023 | 00:36:49 | |
In this episode we talk about Values as a vital part of leadership both at home and work. Using examples from Charity:Water, Southwest Airlines, Redeemer City to City, and our own family, we look at:
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| Office Hours Q&A: fatherhood, gender and parenting, low-integrity workplace | 05 Sep 2023 | 00:35:52 | |
Welcome to Lead Together podcast’s “Office Hours”. This is the part of the show where we answer your questions about Nurturing a Strong Marriage, Faith and Leadership, Parenting in the Modern World, leading with strategic vision, and anything else on your mind. You can submit a question for a future episode at relationalleadership.co/leadtogether Question 2: My current workplace is a startup environment that feels volatile - on one hand I see people get laid off for a minimal amount of underperformance and on the other hand I see real character issues get overlooked. How do I navigate an environment like this? How you can support us: | |||
| Conversation with Chris Williams –– going from powerless to empowered, reactive to proactive, victim to co-creator | 28 Aug 2023 | 00:46:04 | |
Chris Williams, MFT and founder of Renovari Counseling, joins Nick and Kim to discuss his Empowered Life model, the two things that keep leaders stuck in a victim mindset, the impact of fear and shame on leadership, and the roles of vulnerability and ownership at work and home. How you can support us: | |||
| 5 Ways a Lack of Self-Awareness Holds You Back & Tools We've Found Helpful | 21 Aug 2023 | 00:38:42 | |
Today we’re talking about something with significant consequences for your leadership at work and home; something that if you do not have it can lead to things like strained relationships, ineffective leadership, less authenticity, and less resilience. What are we talking about? Self-awareness. The key to meaningful, impactful leadership at work and home is more than competency, you also need self-awareness. In this episode we’ll talk about:
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| S1E1: Get to Know Us | Stories & Lessons Learned | 14 Aug 2023 | 00:40:40 | |
Our first episode is a bit like a first date - you'll hear why we are doing Lead Together, the kinds of episodes we want to create, our stories, and some lessons learned. At the end we'll share some books, articles, and things we're learning right now. How you can support us: | |||
| Character Beats Competence: What Kirk Cousins, a Kids Movie, and Declining Conscientiousness Teach Us About Leadership | 18 Aug 2025 | 00:45:25 | |
In this Situational Awareness episode, three seemingly unrelated stories reveal a crucial truth: how you handle what you don't choose reveals your character—and character determines outcomes more than talent or intelligence. Nick and Kim connect Kirk Cousins' graceful response to being benched, the resilience themes in Angel Studios' Sketch, and alarming new research showing declining conscientiousness among younger generations. Key Topics:
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Perfect for Christian professionals leading teams and families who want practical frameworks for building character and resilience. Connect with Relational Leadership: Strategy Call: relationalleadership.co/contact Enneagram Assessment: relationalenneagram.com How you can support us: | |||
| The delegation mistake that's leaving you overwhelmed and your team stuck | 14 Jul 2025 | 00:42:30 | |
You're drowning in your own success. Your team comes to you for every decision. You stay late finishing work "only you can do." Sound familiar? In this episode, Nick and Kim Bogardus break down why the best leaders aren't afraid to delegate their most important work—and why your resistance to delegation might be sabotaging your team and your family. You'll discover:
Key Quote: "If you're the bottleneck in your organization, you're not leading—you're limiting." Whether you're leading a team of 50 or a family of 5, these principles will help you multiply your impact by developing others. How you can support us: | |||
| Vision: Why successful leaders still feel stuck (and the missing piece) | 23 Jun 2025 | 00:35:53 | |
Most Christian professionals have put significant effort into plans but lack compelling vision—and it's costing them clarity, unity, and resilience when circumstances change (and they inevitably do). Key takeaway: The quality of your life and leadership depends on the quality of your relationships—and the quality of your relationships depends on having shared vision for where you're going together. You'll discover:
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Perfect for Christian professionals who want to lead effectively without compartmentalizing their faith, work, and family life. How you can support us: | |||
| Feedback: The conversation you're avoiding (and why it's costing you) | 16 Jun 2025 | 00:52:39 | |
Feedback doesn't have to be painful—when done right, it's one of the most powerful tools for building trust and driving growth. In this episode, Nick and Kim reveal the QBIQ method, a simple framework that makes feedback conversations productive whether you're leading a team or raising confident kids. You'll discover:
Plus, Kim shares a real-time example of using the QBIQ method with a car dealership service manager—and why asking permission first changes everything. If you've been avoiding difficult conversations or your feedback isn't creating the change you want, this episode gives you the exact tools to turn feedback from dreaded confrontation into relationship-building opportunity. Resources mentioned:
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| Beyond Micromanagement: Coaching Skills That Empower, Not Diminish | 05 May 2025 | 00:55:04 | |
Do you find yourself quickly offering solutions when team members or family members come to you with problems? While this approach may feel helpful, it often robs others of the opportunity to develop their own problem-solving abilities. In the latest episode of Lead Together, Nick and Kim Bogardus explore how coaching skills—typically associated with professional development—can transform your effectiveness in all relationships, from the boardroom to the living room. How you can support us: | |||
| The Anatomy of Transformation: How Jesus Changes Us Inside and Out | 15 Apr 2025 | 00:26:44 | |
In this special episode, Nick and Kim Bogardus break from their usual leadership series to share insights from recent talks they delivered. Nick explores Luke 22, examining how individual responsibility, systemic issues, and spiritual warfare all contribute to organizational failure. Kim unpacks the powerful story of the demon-possessed man in Mark 5, revealing how encounters with Jesus transform us mentally, physically, and within community. Together, they demonstrate that true transformation happens from the inside out, requiring both personal responsibility and systemic change. Whether you're facing challenges at work, struggling with negative thought patterns, or feeling isolated, these biblical insights offer practical wisdom for experiencing Christ's transformative power. How you can support us: | |||