Leadership Anxiety, Canoeing the Mountains, and Disappointing People with Tod Bolsinger

Tod Bolsinger discusses why leadership is like canoeing the mountains these days, how to disappoint people at a rate they can absorb, and how to handle the sabotage and anxiety that come from leading a church.
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Chapters
0:00:00 - Definition of leadership
0:00:38 - Welcome to the podcast
0:03:00 - History of Old World Leadership Thought
0:09:06 - Leadership before and after Covid
0:15:33 - Developing trust as a leader
0:19:00 - Sabotage is normal in leadership
0:24:45 - Chaplains V. Leaders
0:30:50 - Leadership Resilience
0:49:00 - Future Leadership Challenges

[@colemanwalsh7232]

Peter Drucker famously said, "Management is doing things right. Leadership is doing the right things." I think this aligns well with the notion of managing is about making the complex simple and leadership is about taking the organizaiton through transformation. This is a really good podcast - excellent content!

[@zachsilver3598]

Rich conversation! As a younger pastor in executive leadership, I'm so grateful to be a fly on the wall and learn from sages like y'all.

[@PaulAmlin]

I was blessed to be at our theological conference in the Fall of 2023 with Tod as the keynote. I cannot recommend his work highly enough. Thanks for the interview Carey!

[@vialarmsecurityandfire8145]

The singular most meaningful part of this interview starts at 51:00. Bill Gates talks frequently about curiosity. Brene Brown writes about empathy and vulnerability. A true full circle interview.

[@nickpreston28]

So so helpful. Thank you for this interview!

[@CareyNieuwhof]

Glad it was helpful!

[@vialarmsecurityandfire8145]

Thank you so much for sharing content that is so meaningful and relevant.

[@CareyNieuwhof]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@vialarmsecurityandfire8145]

Just when I think you just can't offer better content, this comes a long.