Are they the right person? Can they make it with me to the next level? Perhaps you've had these thoughts or similar ones regarding current or previous team members. You've tried coaching them, encouraging them, but yet you still recognize it's probably time to let them go. How do you have these kind of difficult, courageous conversations?  In this episode, Shawn brings insight on how to respectfully release team members in ways that honor both parties. --- www.couragetolead.com Book A...

In this episode, Shawn is joined by Brian Dodd and dicusses leadership, practical strategies for success, and the importance of adaptability. Brian shares insights from his latest book, "Mighty," and highlights seven key leadership skills. He emphasizes the importance of being a master of your craft, having an economy of motion, and maintaining great health as a leader. -------------- BrianDoddOnLeadership.com Business Leaders: You Need A Coach (CourageToLead.com)  

Shawn welcomes Micah McElveen, a true visionary and the leader behind Vapor Ministries. They dive deep into the incredible journey of the organization, and Micah shares his own personal story of survival and transformation. Once dead and brought back to life, and also once living out of his car with his wife, today, he touches the lives of hundreds of thousands of people every week through his organization. Listen in on the vision behind Vapor Ministries and how it thrives through...

Cord Sachs is founder and CEO of Fireseeds - a company on mission to discover remarkable leaders and deploy them into amazing companies. He is passionate about leader development, and in this episode, He and Shawn discuss what the new generation of employees really crave within an organization...and it's not ping pong tables or coffee bars! https://fireseeds.com Book a Free Call with us! 

Remember when you started off like a roaring lion, ready to conquer the world? You had courage, resilience, and an unstoppable spirit. But then life happened, and things changed. The challenges, people, and circumstances tamed that mighty lion into a meowing house cat.  Join Sam Chand -- leadership consultant, author, and friend, -- as he delves into this powerful topic, and discover together what happened to that fierce leader within you and how to reignite your ROAR! SamChand.com Sam...

How can I restructure my time? This is the most asked question by clients, potential clients, and live show attendees.  Leaders spend too much time trying to structure their organization for growth when the calendar is the most critical system. The right system is the one that works.  Let me encourage you… You are not responsible for what you can’t do and the time you don’t have. You are 100% responsible for the time you do have.  So, how do you grow as a leader? You keep learning. Listen...

When building a team, we all start with great intentions. Then disruption comes and it's hard to tell where things went wrong. Can we get real? You may be sabotaging your team without even realizing it. Don't worry, this is actually a lot more common than you may think. On this episode of The CourageToLead Podcast with Shawn Lovejoy, Shawn describes the tendencies that sabotage team building and why they are so often found in new teams. Want to overcome these tendencies? Check this episode out.

Passion is central to being a courageous leader. But how can we channel our passion to produce our desired outputs? Derwin Gray, former NFL football player, founding and lead pastor of Transformation Church, and today's podcast guest, believes it all lies in our motives. In this episode of The CourageToLead Podcast with Shawn Lovejoy, Derwin shares how our motives ("why we do what we do") deeply influences how effective our passion can be.

Have you ever hired someone who just wasn’t the right fit? How about promoted someone who wasn’t ready for it? On this episode of The CourageToLead Podcast with Shawn Lovejoy, Shawn shares what he has learned from the times he was too hasty when hiring or promoting. Looking back, Shawn explains that this happened when he neglected to objectively assess his hires and/or his team. Here Shawn offers wisdom into how to better evaluate your team with objectivity.

Servant leadership is not an isolated event; it's a cultural shift. On this episode of the CourageToLead Podcast with Shawn Lovejoy, we are joined by Dino Rizzo, Executive Director of ARC Churches, Associate Pastor at Church of the Highlands, and author of "Servolution." Shawn and Dino discuss how serving accelerates the efforts of leadership and share about Serve Day, an annual opportunity for churches to impact their communities by showing the love of Christ through service projects.

There is a difference between managing people and leading them; the difference lies in your ability to inspire. You don’t have to be the most brilliant person in the room, just the most passionate to inspire your people. In this episode of The CourageToLead Podcast with Shawn Lovejoy, Shawn presents 4 foundational ways to become a more inspirational leader. Get the tools to take your decisive step away from just managing and towards true LEADERSHIP.

“What is my purpose?” Why is it often hard to answer that question? Not knowing the answer may feel paralyzing and unnerving. We have all been there, including Elizabeth Dixon, our guest on this episode of The CourageToLead Podcast with Shawn Lovejoy. Elizabeth leads Strategy, Hospitality, and Service Design at Chick-Fil-A, Inc. Listen in as she offers 3 ways (plus an interactive exercise) to not only define your purpose, but also have confidence that it is built on a solid foundation.

“What is the #1 tension that keeps leaders awake at night?” The answer to this question was the reason Shawn Lovejoy founded and leads CourageToLead.com and serves as the topic of this episode of the CourageToLead Podcast with Shawn Lovejoy. Here Shawn shares the top tension every leader navigates on a consistent basis and the coaching insights he uses to guide them through it.

Focus is powerful. Leaders who are thriving during this current season of uncertainty keep the best of their energy and attention leveraged in the same direction. There are few limits to what relentlessly focused leaders can accomplish. The opposite is also true. Distracted leaders and teams, cause problems by taking their eyes away from where they should be focused, moving in a multitude of directions and accomplishing little. Shawn exposes the warning signs you may be a distracted leader.

“I wish we could just get back to normal!” Many leaders have made this statement since COVID-19 impacted America and turned the world upside down. Don’t look to go back to normal, work to get better! In this episode, Shawn Lovejoy reflects on his own journey of "getting better" during the pandemic and the 4 key post-pandemic decisions he's made to help him improve his life, relationships, leadership and organization on the other side of COVID-19.

The Broadway musical Hamilton took the world by storm. Inspired by the life of the American founding father, Alexander Hamilton, and debuting in 2015, the show was quickly received as a groundbreaking work of art... In this episode, Shawn talks with Kevin, the author of God & Hamilton. Their conversation centers on themes of leadership and spirituality from the life of Alexander Hamilton, an influential American Founder.

It’s a simple word. In 20+ years of coaching it’s also the thing we see missing most often in leaders, teams and organizations. What is it? Accountability. Most leaders don’t need another podcast, another book or another conference… they need accountability. Strategies and systems work when we are accountable to another person to execute them. In this episode Shawn introduces you to part of the CourageToLead coaching framework: The 5 Pillars of Accountability.

People tend to walk into the successful chapter a person’s life is on and assume it’s their entire story. Courage may even appear to come natural, while seemingly avoiding others. In this episode, Shawn is joined by a leader who embodies courage in leadership and life, Nona Jones. Nona is an author, entrepreneur, pastor, podcast host, business executive and Head of Faith-Based Partnerships for Facebook who overcame childhood physical and sexual abuse to become a global voice of hope.

Anything that challenges the tried-and-true is going to face serious resistance. In fact, a 2008 survey of 3,200 executives around the world found that only one workplace transformation in three was successful. In other words, change is difficult; but change is an integral part of growth—both for individuals and organizations. In this episode, Shawn shares from his own story of leading and navigating change to help you beat the odds and stay relevant, adaptable, and open to change.

The weight is heavy. The burden is broad. You, and every other leader I know, are currently leading through tension, fear and an uncertain future. I named our organization Courage to Lead for a reason. It takes courage to lead…especially in a moment like this one. In this episode I want to personally encourage you out of my heart and give you a few thoughts on how to lead courageously in this season.

The best teams maintain good communication, trust, healthy conflict, commitment, and accountability, all while staying focused on strong results and finishing together. In this episode, we welcome Russ Morgan & Joey Mure, partners at WealthWithoutWallStreet.com and co-hosts of the Wealth Without WallStreet Podcast. This conversation will help leaders build high-performing teams, that create amazing company cultures, and allow leaders to scale their organization for success.

There's a right way and wrong way to do everything. Leadership will at some point bring you face-to-face with having to release someone from your team. Whatever the circumstance, you need to do the right thing, and you need to do it in the right way. In this episode, CourageToLead Founder & CEO Shawn Lovejoy talks about the right way to release someone from your team. 

Every person on the globe has somehow been impacted by the COVID-19 Crisis. We’ve all felt the tension in our career, our health, our relationships, our bank account…the list goes on and on. When we made our personal resolutions and organizational plans for 2020, none of us knew this is what reality would look like only 4 months in. This has not been the year you or anyone expected. In this episode, Shawn Lovejoy walks you through what you should do when things have not met your expectations

Leaders need resilience. A leader’s role doesn’t allow for pessimism about the future—as the team takes cues from its leader about how to respond in difficult times.  Individual and team resiliency is a vital component of ongoing high performance...especially in the COVID-19 Crisis. The most critical time for leadership isn’t on the mountaintop, it’s in the valley. Make sure resilience is a widespread team attribute, rather than a scarce one.