Dave Buehring is the Founder and President of Lionshare, a ministry that aims to co-mission with Jesus in fulfilling His Great Commission (Matthew 28:18 -20) by igniting and equipping disciple-makers within the Church and throughout the vocations where believers work. In this episode of Leadership Conversations, Dave shares his heart about incredible things that happen when followers of Jesus view their vocations through the lens of the Great Commission. When that happens the result is the trans...
Nov 23, 2020•29 min•Ep. 76
Tim Olson is an author, educator, pastor, and life coach. His understanding of father-child relationships was fostered through years of observation and application as a teacher and Principal, a coach to clients around the world, and working with the National Fathering Ministry in Minnesota and Ukraine. Through it all, he’s found his way to helping others to discover who they are meant to be. In Part 1 Tim is outlining workplace-related issues cause by either poor father-child relationships or by...
Jun 05, 2020•33 min•Ep. 75
Leadership lessons are most effective when they are “caught,” as opposed to simply being “taught.” Greg Fisher, Content Director for the Global Teen Challenge is one of those leaders who not only embraced the leadership model of Jesus personally but is implementing it throughout his place of work. Here is part one of our interview with Greg where he shares ways he is practically living our the model of leading like Jesus.
Jun 04, 2020•33 min•Ep. 74
Is Jesus' leadership model relevant to us today? Can we apply His ways of leading, influencing, equipping, and empowering others in today's workplaces? We tackle this question and more with John Sparks, Senior Director of Shared Services at World Vision International. With vast experience in the military, corporate America, and faith-based nonprofit, John helps us consider this question from all of those angles.
May 13, 2020•31 min•Ep. 73
Want to multiply your impact? Leave a lasting legacy. Legacy is defined as "leaders’ lasting value which is measured by succession.” Author, Teacher and Speaker Sheryl Giesbrecht Turner talks about characteristics we can observe in leaders who prioritize the legacy of leadership. She also addresses why most leaders struggle with positioning their organizations to do great things without them.
Apr 16, 2020•25 min•Ep. 72
These are unprecedented times. Leaders globally are looking for wisdom, answers, and encouragement on how to navigate this new normal we all find ourselves in. We have received questions that reflect leadership challenges posed by this new reality. In this Videocast three co-authors of Lead Like Jesus Revisited, Phyllis Hendry Halverson, Ken Blanchard, and Phil Hodges address seven questions that will help leaders around the globe navigate and respond to today's challenges.
Apr 16, 2020•52 min•Ep. 71
Leading through times of change is a common leadership challenge. The ability to lead in this season separates leaders from managers. Do you know how to lead well during volatile times of change? Discover the importance of effective vision casting despite short-term pain.
Mar 26, 2020•30 min•Ep. 70
Danita Bye is a best selling author and speaker and is an expert on the subject of millennials in the workplace. Building high capacity millennial salespeople and leaders can become a driver and differentiator for your business & your life. Danita specializes in coaching leaders of millennials, with a focus on empowering emerging leaders to maximize your sales growth efforts. In today's Leadership Conversations Danita outlines a 5-step practical plan for Boomers and Gen-Xers who manage and l...
Nov 08, 2019•31 min•Ep. 69
Danita Bye is a best selling author and speaker and is an expert on the subject of millennials in the workplace. Building high capacity millennial salespeople and leaders can become a driver and differentiator for your business & your life. Danita specializes in coaching leaders of millennials, with a focus on empowering emerging leaders to maximize your sales growth efforts. In today's Leadership Conversations Danita shares simple and very practical ways boomers and older generations can ha...
Nov 08, 2019•31 min•Ep. 68
Before Peter surrendered his life to God, his marriage was a ticking time bomb, only salvageable by divine intervention. His business was his idol, and he felt immense pressure to run others over with it. Peter was a walking ball of fear, which manifested itself as uncontrolled anger. But Christ changed all that, granting Peter the peace he had not realized was possible. Dedicating his life and his business to God didn’t take away all of Peter’s problems. Keeping his new restaurant, Peter D’s, r...
Aug 20, 2019•28 min•Ep. 67
Just like our physical heart muscle that can be vibrant and healthy or dark and unhealthy, our spiritual heart displays the same healthy or unhealthy characteristics. And just like our physically unhealthy heart will look and behave differently than our physically healthy heart, our spiritual heart condition is also revealed by various external behaviors and attitudes. There are three critical questions that help us determine the spiritual condition of our heart. Today’s Leadership Conversations...
Jul 12, 2019•21 min•Ep. 66
Lionel Hollins is an American basketball coach and a former professional basketball player. Drafted out of Arizona State University, he played for the Portland Trail Blazers. After retiring from playing professional basketball, he had a successful career coaching teams like the Memphis Grizzlies and Brooklyn Nets. In today's podcast Coach Hollins is sharing all of the life lessons he learned from being a player, being a Coach and from watching other coaches and players. Today's message is about ...
May 30, 2019•36 min•Ep. 65
Lionel Hollins is an American basketball coach and a former professional basketball player. Drafted out of Arizona State University, he played for the Portland Trail Blazers. After retiring from playing professional basketball, he had a successful career coaching teams like the Memphis Grizzlies and Brooklyn Nets. In today's podcast, we will hear coach Hollins tell the story of being raised by his incredible grandmother who taught him the importance of overcoming obstacles. Having only an 8th gr...
Apr 08, 2019•29 min•Ep. 64
Jon Gordon's best-selling books and talks have inspired readers and audiences around the world. His principles have been put to the test by numerous Fortune 500 companies, professional and college sports teams, school districts, hospitals, and non-profits. He is the author of 17 books including multiple best-sellers: The Energy Bus, The Carpenter, Training Camp, You Win in the Locker Room First, The Power of Positive Leadership and The Power of a Positive Team. Today Jon shares with us his journ...
Mar 20, 2019•25 min•Ep. 63
John Bryson is a lead pastor of Fellowship Memphis. He is also the author and presenter of College Ready and a lead writer and co-presenter of 33 Series Men's Bible Study. In today's episode John talks about the importance is allowing children to fail in order to grow them into resilient adults. In the second part of our podcast John talks about Biblical definition of manhood and what it means to be a serving leader as a husband and a father.
Mar 14, 2019•28 min•Ep. 62
Today’s podcast hosts another emerging leader, Joe May, who is passionate about not only being a leader, but about modeling his leadership after the leadership model of Jesus. Joe is a managing partner at Evolve Capital Group and today he shares his journey of growing up in a strong Christian home, falling away from his faith for a season, and returning back to Jesus as a young man. Being raised in a single parent home was a challenge for Joe, but having Godly men step in and step up made all th...
Dec 19, 2018•28 min•Ep. 61
Kevin McGeorge is a young leader and a member of privately owned equity group. In today’s podcast, Kevin shares touching personal stories about learning to trust Jesus through life's ups and downs. Passionate about the importance of mentoring, Kevin speaks out about the biggest leadership challenge he believes young leaders face today: trust and how mentoring and coaching can help bridge that gap. By receiving and extending mentoring, Kevin has learned a lot about the need to help others underst...
Dec 10, 2018•28 min•Ep. 60
Scott Limerick is a Church Relationship Manager at Compassion International. In today's podcast Scott shares his personal story of growing up in extreme poverty and learning later in life that he was a product of date rape. Scott shares boldly about ways his past wounds helped him embrace God's love and compassion and become the man and leader he is today. In today’s podcast Scott shares how investing in young lives though Compassion International impacts not only the person, but the communities...
Nov 26, 2018•28 min•Ep. 59
Scott Limerick is a Church Relationship Manager at Compassion International. In today's podcast Scott shares his personal story of growing up in extreme poverty and learning later in life that he was a product of date rape. Scott shares boldly about ways his past wounds helped him embrace God's love and compassion and become the man and leader he is today. Scott is a firm believer that too many leaders shy away from their past hurts, and what he desires is to encourage leaders to allow God to us...
Oct 23, 2018•30 min•Ep. 58
Randy Odom is the President / CEO of Memphis Athletic Ministries (MAM). Founded in 1998, MAM exists to coach, grow, and lead the youth of Memphis by helping them discover their identity in Christ and their purpose in the community. MAM’s vision is to see identity found, hope restored, and lives changed. In today's episode Randy shares his personal story of being a young man who desperately needed help and direction, and how two athletic coaches embraced him and helped change the trajectory of hi...
Oct 09, 2018•26 min•Ep. 57
