Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast

Is it better to seek out new opportunities or wait for them to come to you? In this episode, Craig shares three steps that will position you for a future promotion. He also highlights the critical role humility plays in this process.

Without a system of honest feedback, your team’s growth will always be limited. In this episode, Craig shares the power of giving helpful feedback, practical tips for how to do it, and pitfalls to avoid when having developmental conversations.

No matter your role, you’ll eventually need to influence someone higher up in the organization. When you do, your posture, timing, and intentions have to be in check. In this episode, Craig shares five steps to follow when leading up to your boss.

Great leaders ask great questions. In this episode, Craig shares how to influence your peers and leaders through questions. He also gives practical advice for meeting with leaders you admire.

Scott Harrison spent a decade as one of the top nightclub promoters in New York City. After 10 years, he was broken and needed a radical change. Today, he shares how he used his skills as a promoter and storyteller to bring clean water to millions.

Any wrong mindsets you adopt early in leadership can actually hold you back later. The best leaders replace some of their early mindsets with new, counterintuitive ways of thinking. In this episode, I share three adjustments that will help you grow.

Great leaders care deeply about accomplishing their mission. But is it possible to care too much? In today’s podcast, Craig shares a better way to lead your organization into the future and the high cost of not letting go.

Why are some leaders more inspirational than others, and what sets them apart? In this episode, Priscilla Shirer shares how to become more inspirational in your leadership and communication—and how to inspire your team to change the world.

Many of the best leaders are confident and humble, driven yet healthy, and focused but still flexible. Greatness is often found in those extremes, and in this episode, Craig shares the secrets to mastering these extreme qualities.

For a leader to grow, they’ll need the investment and coaching of a few mentors along the way. In this episode, one of Craig's mentors Rob Hoskins shares the practical strategies he uses to develop leaders and the advantages of finding a mentor.

Of all the books Craig read in 2023, two stood out as top recommendations. Will Guidara’s "Unreasonable Hospitality" is one, and in this episode, Will shares why any organization will grow when they’re unreasonable about serving others.

The best salespeople are excellent servants. They find out what their customer needs, and they work to meet that need. Great leaders exercise the same skills. In this episode, billion-dollar sales leader Stephanie Chung shows you how.

The best leaders know there’s a time to encourage and a time to challenge themselves and their team. Dr. Josh Axe shares practical tools and phrases for encouraging and challenging—and shares his top health and lifestyle adjustments you can make today.

You know "what got you here won’t get you there." With the near-constant rate of change in our world today, if you aren’t adapting your leadership approach, you’re likely getting left behind. Today, Craig shares three keys to staying agile in leadership.

It’s impossible to succeed your way to self-worth. While many of us try to find fulfillment in success, today’s guest Jamie Kern Lima shows us how to find true fulfillment by growing our self-worth, not just our self-confidence.

We all have limiting beliefs. Whether it’s “I’m not a person who works out” or “I’m not a leader,” our thoughts and beliefs can hold us back. In this episode, Steven Furtick shares how we can change our thought patterns to break those limiting beliefs.

One factor can have the biggest impact on the trajectory of your leadership, and it’s not your genetics, appearance, or intelligence. It’s your ability to be consistent. Today, I’m sharing three keys to consistency from my new book, Think Ahead.

If you’ve ever inherited a struggling project, team, or organization, you know how hard it can be to fix something you didn’t break. Today’s episode with Dr. Jon Chasteen will give you practical leadership tools for rebuilding what’s been broken.

The future of your leadership will be determined by the quality of your decisions. In part two, Craig outlines the final three factors of great decision makers. If you want to strengthen your decision making, apply these factors.

Growing leaders tend to have growing disciplines. But how do you know which disciplines to focus on? In this episode, Westfall Gold CEO Dan Clark shares the habits and disciplines that consistently help him grow as a leader.

The quality of your decisions determines the direction of your life—if you want to grow as a leader, grow in your decision making. In part one, Craig outlines five of the eight factors of great decision makers. (Catch the exclusive bonus episode, too!)

Many leaders fall into the trap of copying other leaders and communicators rather than learning to master their own style. In this episode, creative leader Louie Giglio shares how to identify and develop your own leadership and communication style.

In this episode, Craig highlights five of the most powerful moments from the year and reviews the key lesson we can learn from each. Learn about daily habits, communication, leadership confidence, building culture, and so much more.

If you want to sharpen your leadership, sharpen your thinking—learn how from author, pastor, and coach Erwin McManus. Today, he’s sharing how he broke through his own mental barriers and the most common mind shifts leaders need to make.

To lead well, practice communicating well. Today, we'll hear from Liz Bohannon—top-20 ranked speaker by Forbes—on all things public speaking. She shares brilliant insights on preparation, emotional mapping, and how to read an audience.

Your reaction to problems, people, and even your own limits will determine your leadership potential. In this episode, Rener Gracie shares the jiu-jitsu and leadership principles that teach us to win when we face challenges in these three areas.

It’s increasingly difficult to know if you’re leading your team in the right direction post-2020. Today, Jennie Allen shares how she’s guiding her team forward in the next year, and how she’s leading with confidence even when taking big risks.

Since 2020, trust is no longer the default posture in the workplace. The problem? Trust is the glue that holds your team together. Dr. Henry Cloud joins us to share the key elements of trust that will help you accomplish your mission.

Have you lost the momentum you once had? In today’s episode, Craig shares a practical plan to revive energy and drive in your leadership and asks you the four key questions that will help you jump-start your momentum at work and at home.

Cynt Marshall has been first plenty of times—from student council to being the first Black female CEO in the NBA. Her forty years of climbing and growing taught her that nothing matters more than loving the people you serve.

Creating momentum is like launching a rocket. You’ll use a disproportionate amount of energy to get off the ground, but once you overcome gravity, you can maintain your momentum with minimal effort. Today, Craig shares the four factors that fuel momentum.

Unusual times demand unusual leadership. Luckily, you aren’t a usual leader. You’re driven, passionate, and willing to be unreasonable. Today, Craig shares why we need “Strategic Unreasonableness” in leadership and gives three ways to think unreasonably.

People may admire your strengths, but they’ll connect with your weaknesses. In today’s episode, bestselling author and speaker Albert Tate shares how authentic, vulnerable communication can be the superpower that makes you a more compelling leader.

According to John Maxwell, communication is “the most important skill.” So if you want to grow in your leadership, grow in your communication. In this episode, John shares his best insights on communication for writers, leaders, and public speakers.

Your leadership moves in the direction of your strongest thoughts. Unfortunately, it's easy to focus on the negatives and head in the wrong direction. Today, best-selling author Jon Gordon dives into the science of optimism and positivity in leadership.

It’s rare that an organization lasts beyond the third generation. Why is that? In today’s episode, I explain the three generational mindsets and how you can lead your entire team to "think like an owner" no matter their age, role, or tenure.

As a leader, you're not only leading. You're leading towards growth. In this episode, New York Times bestseller and business coach Donald Miller shares six things you need to grow your business, church, or non-profit and build an organization that lasts.

Early in her career, Amy Porterfield felt insecure about her education and experience (or lack thereof.) Now a New York Times bestselling author and business coach, Amy shares how to grow into the confident, courageous leader you want to be.

Success is always a good thing—until it isn’t. Join Craig’s conversation with pro athlete, podcaster, and New York Times bestselling author Lewis Howes, and learn why service always trumps success and how to develop your own “greatness mindset.”

The potential of your leadership is a reflection of the quality of your habits. In this episode, Craig outlines the final four habits many great leaders have in common. If you want to have a bigger impact, develop better habits.

Few things in life are more frustrating than knowing you need to change and trying to change but never changing. This episode dives into the first two points of Craig's newest book, The Power to Change: Mastering the Habits That Matter Most.

What sets apart great leaders? Great leaders are fanatically consistent with a few strategic habits. Today, Craig outlines the first four habits many great leaders have in common. If you want to grow in your leadership, start mastering these habits.

If you’re like most leaders, you have days when you love your job way more than others. What sets those great days at work apart? And is it possible to have even more? Today, Patrick Lencioni outlines the freedom of discovering your Working Genius.

If you want to be more effective as a leader, you need to get more strategic with your habits. In this episode, Craig helps you identify who you want to be as a leader and what habit you need to start this year to get there.

For the first time, five generations are sharing today’s modern workplace. That’s a big opportunity. In this episode, Tim Elmore shares how to leverage the strengths of Gen Z, Builders, and every generation in between to accomplish more together.

Leading without healthy boundaries can lead to feeling frustrated, burned out, and ineffective. In today’s episode, my good friend Lysa TerKeurst returns with practical strategies for learning when and how to create boundaries at work and at home.

What team members are looking for today is different than what they were looking for three years ago. In this episode, Craig outlines three new employee “wants” in the workplace and how you can create a workplace culture people don’t want to leave.

You gain or lose influence with every interaction. So even when you say all the right words, your non-verbal cues can undermine your leadership. Today, Vanessa Van Edwards shares the keys to communicating with influence and charisma in every interaction.

Right now, some of you are deeply dissatisfied at work and might be considering quitting your job. In this episode, Craig will help you discern your next best career move by sharing the four questions you need to ask before you quit your job.

Few people have won a Heisman trophy, written four NYT Best Sellers, waged war on human trafficking, and founded a non-profit that fights for people in more than 70 countries. Tim Tebow has. He shares how he leads through it all in today’s podcast.

Great leaders can seem enigmatic or unpredictable, but it's often because they're operating in key talents and skills that don't naturally coexist. In Part 2 of "Lead Like It Matters," Craig shares six more qualities of leaders who have "it."

You might look at a leader and wonder, “What’s their secret?” They’ve accomplished so much and show no signs of slowing down. In today’s episode, we talk about what sets apart the leaders who have “it” from those who don't.

Today's guest is a driven, effective, hugely successful 24-year-old leader. Her secret? Staying humble through the success. Today, Sadie Robertson Huff shares the strengths of different generations, her advice to Gen Z, and how she embraces failure.

Two things are true of every leader: you want to get better, and you want your organization to get better. So often, we think "better" requires more money, time, or effort. In this episode, we'll learn that isn't always the case when you "bend the curve."

So many leaders are afraid to show weakness to their teams. Today, Shawn Johnson walks us through his own raw battle with anxiety, how to lead while attacking anxiety, and how showing your struggles can strengthen, not weaken, your leadership.

Many leaders avoid conflict and end up holding their teams back. In today’s episode, Dave Ramsey returns to talk about the kinds of fights he loves to lose with his team members, healthy conflict, and helping his staff avoid burnout.

Leading out of a crisis is more difficult than leading during one. Today, in part two of “Leading Out of Crisis,” Craig shares six key steps you need to take to lead your team and yourself out of the chaos of the last two years.

If your leadership plan today is the same as your pre-pandemic plan, it's probably a bad plan. You can’t just lead after a crisis, you need to lead out of a crisis. And that requires a different approach. Today, part one of "Leading Out of Crisis."

Authenticity alone doesn’t guarantee success, but inauthenticity does guarantee failure. Jamie Kern Lima, who founded It Cosmetics and sold it for $1.2 billion 8 years later, shares the keys to building great organizations.

The potential of your leadership is a reflection of the quality of your habits. That’s good news if you have good habits, but bad news if you don’t. In today's episode, Craig shares two steps to breaking the bad habits that limit your leadership impact.

Leaders often live in a cycle of failed New Year's resolutions, losing the same 20 pounds or quitting the same bad habit. What can leaders do to break this cycle? Craig shares three practical secrets for starting habits that stick in today’s new episode.

Do you feel like your New Year's resolutions don't last? Today, in part one of a new series, Craig shares three major reasons most New Year’s resolutions don’t stick and how you can focus on building a healthy identity through high-impact habits.

In today’s episode, #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Todd returns to talk about three books that changed his leadership, two things you should focus on if you want a promotion, and why becoming an overnight success shouldn’t be your goal.

In today’s episode, Christine Caine shares what she’s learning about the war on human trafficking, leading an organization across 16 countries in a constantly changing world, and overcoming the insecurities she faces every day.

There is almost no such thing as leadership progress without leadership pain. In this episode, Craig Groeschel shares four keys to leading through pain that will help you and your team take ground in your most challenging and painful seasons.

The Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast is celebrating 100 episodes, and you're asking the questions! In this Q&A hosted by Life.Church Directional Leader Sam Roberts, Craig answers top questions about developing teams, feedback, message prep, and more.

In today's episode, Carey Nieuwhof shares how you can live in a way today that will help you thrive tomorrow. Hear how he builds relationships with influential leaders, and learn his new framework for managing time, energy, and priorities.

You are likely the most difficult person you'll ever lead. Today, as a continuation of "Learning to Lead Yourself, Part 1," Craig shares two "whats" and a "who" that will help you completely rethink what you consume (and inevitably become) as a leader.

Who's the most difficult person you lead? It's likely yourself. Your potential to lead others is a direct result of how you lead yourself. In Part 1 of "Learning to Lead Yourself," Craig teaches two ways to develop your own leadership identity and goals.

Writing a book, hosting a podcast, planting a church, and building a non-profit are just a few of the things Bianca Juárez Olthoff has accomplished, and she says it all starts with discontent. In today's episode, learn how to start writing your own story.

We all want to seem smart, strong, and innovative. We want to impress people. But, impressing people is not the same as connecting with people. In this episode, Craig shows how connecting with people's hearts is the quickest way to inspire them to action.

What if everything you know about time management is wrong? What if procrastination can help you get the most important things done? On this episode of the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast, get the answers from time management expert Rory Vaden.

A leader can do more than motivate. The best leaders inspire their teams to make a difference. In the final part of the master class “How the Best Leaders Think,” Craig shares how to become a centered leader who inspires others to change the world.

What if problems are actually opportunities in disguise? In part four of "How the Best Leaders Think," Craig shares how to retrain your mind to see all the new options that every problem creates. As a leader, learn to think "possibility" not "problem."

Great leaders don’t just spend resources; spending is an equal trade of input for results. The best leaders strategize about the direction of their resources. In part three of "How the Best Leaders Think," Craig shares how leaders think "investment."

When we try to control everything, we unintentionally undervalue the people around us. And undervalued people either don’t grow or they don’t stay. In part two of "How the Best Leaders Think," Craig shares how to start empowering the leaders around us.

As leaders, sometimes we try to copy what good leaders are doing—and that's not a bad place to start. But in this kickoff to a five-part series, Craig Groeschel shares an even better approach: learning to think how the best leaders think.

How we think determines how we lead. Unfortunately, we’re all vulnerable to strong cognitive biases and unhealthy mindsets that impact our leadership and our organizations. In this episode, learn to rewire your brain with new, healthy thought patterns.

Learn to break the cycle of negative thinking in your life with this sneak peek of Craig Groeschel's newest book, Winning the War in Your Mind: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life, out now everywhere books are sold.

Dave Ramsey is known for helping people be smart with their money. He’s also the passionate leader of a 1,000-person organization. In this episode, Dave discusses building a strong work culture, navigating failures, and the real meaning of success.

John Maxwell said it best: “Everything rises and falls on leadership.” In today’s episode of the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast, Craig and John talk about some of John's most powerful quotes and principles from a lifetime of leadership.

For many leaders, the problem isn’t a lack of time. The problem is a lack of focus. In this episode of the Craig Groeschel Podcast, we’re going to talk about how to identify goals, destroy distractions, and make 2021 your most focused year yet.

This year, we’ve covered a lot of leadership ground. In this episode, we’ll take a look back at 2020 and pull out some of the best highlights, key teachings, and top quotes from the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast.

Innovation demands risk, and risks require forgiveness. In this episode, author and founder of Proverbs 31 Ministries Lysa TerKeurst joins Craig Groeschel to share her story on forgiveness and explain why forgiveness is a key part of effective leadership.

Leadership is all about influence, and influence is something we all have and something we can all cultivate. In this episode, Craig revisits a past teaching to resurface some lasting ideas about how you can lead when you’re not in charge.

Do you know the difference between a career and a calling? In this bonus episode, Paula Faris will show how to know how to define who you are vs. what you do and how to detox if you're addicted to the Drug of Success.

Do you feel like you never have enough time, and there’s never enough of you to go around? On this episode of the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast, Craig teaches you to categorize every task into tiers that make you more efficient and effective.

Whether you're a small team or a large company, whether times are hard or things are strong, it's always time to grow. And there are always enemies to your growth. Follow up Part 1 and defeat the final three enemies of growth with Craig Groeschel.

When it comes to growth, there’s good news and bad news. The good news is you can absolutely grow your organization. The bad news? Growth is difficult to sustain. Defeat the four enemies of growth in this episode of the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast.

There's a big difference between a leader who is popular and one who is respected. Leadership is about more than popularity, pride, and power. In this episode of the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast, learn about Becoming a Leader People Love to Follow.

How do we predict what may be coming in the future? How do we plan and decide now for what’s next? How do we grow from "good" to "great?" In this episode of the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast, Craig teaches us to become leaders who anticipate.

You can’t lead without vision. For leadership consultant and New York Times Best-Selling author Michael Hyatt, vision is the most important element of good leadership, and you need it to create goals, strategies, and execution in your organization.

Influence and fame are different. And influence alone isn't leadership. Learn how to build up your influence, capacity, stamina, and leadership as a young leader on this episode with pastor and social media influencer Mike Todd.

So many of us are working from home—but are you leading from home? Craig shares his seven tips for leading from home and gives us advice for homeschooling kids along the way during the COVID-19 crisis that has so many businesses and schools closed.

Good leaders lead through hard times. In this episode of the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast, Craig unpacks the nature of crisis—like the COVID-19 pandemic—and gives practical ways to not just see problems, but solve problems and seize opportunities!

What motivates you as a leader? Do you lead for the right reasons? Are you a healthy leader? In this episode, Patrick Lencioni and Craig Groeschel discuss these fundamental questions and give you practical tips for improving your own role and your team.

If you're overwhelmed by the pace of the modern workplace, Juliet Funt, the CEO of WhiteSpace at Work, shares practical tools for simplifying processes and creating healthier rhythms in your teams on this episode of the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast.

Every leader faces problems in every organization. In Part 2 of “Problem Solving Like a Boss,” Craig Groeschel teaches you three more practical ways to start solving more problems, and he helps you answer the question, "What if I'm the problem?"

In this episode, Craig Groeschel is joined by Life.Church Team Development Leader Jerry Hurley to discuss how to build a value-driven team culture that filters down to every level of your organization.