Leading Hope with Kevin Jack – Details, episodes & analysis

We are excited to dig into our archives and share with you a powerful episode that's as relevant today as when we first recorded it. We're revisiting Episode 147, titled "The Future Leader." In this episode, we tackle a crucial question: What makes a truly effective leader in our ever-changing world? We explore five essential virtues that we believe every future leader must posses and break down why each of these are critical and how they form the foundation for all other leadership skills. This episode challenges the traditional approach to leadership development, suggesting that we should focus more on cultivating character than on just acquiring skills. It's a fresh perspective that might just change the way you think about your own leadership journey or how you develop leaders in your organization. So whether you're a seasoned leader looking to refine your approach, or you're just starting out on your leadership path, this episode is for you. Let's dive in to "The Future Leader"!

Welcome to the Leading Hope Podcast! Today we're revisiting an important conversation on staying positive as a leader. As discussed in Episode 85, the number one job of a leader is to stay encouraged - because if you're not encouraged, everything you do will be diminished. In this podcast, we unpack the realities of discouragement that all leaders face - whether it's dealing with slow-moving organizations, missed goals, or simply the day-to-day grind. But we also share practical strategies for intentionally maintaining positivity, like making things fun, staying connected to purpose, and strategically focusing on the positives rather than dwelling on the negatives. This is a must-listen episode for any leader looking to cultivate an encouraged, positive mindset - because as we try to make clear, that mindset is absolutely essential to your long-term success and the impact of your leadership. Let's dive in!

The magic you’re looking for is in the work you’re avoiding. Reality The thing I want to do; got me here. The thing I don’t want to do; will get me there. Questions: What do you do first? What do you put off last? Flip Them! Who are you drawn to first, who do you ask their opinion last? Flip Them! What project keeps coming on your “I need to get to” list. Do you keep pushing it back due to lack of impact or because of difficulty?

Idea #1: Your perspective is the product of your identity Idea #2: Your identity is the product of your behaviors, not your beliefs. Idea #3: The foundation of all growth is personal responsibility. Idea #4: The enemy of all growth is victimhood.

Episode 145 Also Available On: 3 Lies in Ministry September 21, 2022 Leader Notes Lie #1: What you win them [...]

#1: Don’t ask someone to let go of something until they can hold onto something else. #2: Be more focused on culture than systems #3: Use cultural evidence to determine systems pace

The reason we don’t have better content is we don’t think long & hard enough.

Plagiarism: The practice of taking someone’s work or ideas and passing them off on one’s own. What we are saying 1. Ideas do not come out of a vacuum, they come out of a culture. Frank Moore, “No preacher is greater than the tradition itself.” Your perceived originality is overhyped. 2. As you’re learning to turn the faucet on, you might need a clear springboard to get to your own idea. Where people get in trouble: They make no effort to make it their own. Originality is overstated. You have to copy before you can be original, you have to know the moves before you can make up your own steps.

Turn the Faucet On: – Release the valve, don’t blocking the flow. You already have something to teach, you’re just unaware of it because it’s currently being blocked. What turning the faucet on does: – Creates awareness – Stirs your creativity – You start to learn rhythms You know more than you realize because you’ve never attempted to communicate it.

“Some people say, ‘Give the customers what they want.’ But that’s not my approach. Our job is to figure out what they’re going to want before they do.” – Steve Jobs 4 Keys 1. When designing a system, ask: Does it make it easier for us, or those we are serving? 2. When utilizing technology, ask: Is it cool, or does it actually aid our vision? 3. When changing an environment, ask: Am I tired of it, or are they tired of it? What have I become blind to? 4. Stay Relationally Connected to those who are disconnected from faith and then don’t do what they said, do what they really need.