The Leadership Loop: Recent Episodes
Michael Wittwer
Learn, practice, and get better at leading by taking advantage of the greatest asset you have: the leadership loop. When a leader consistently learns, puts learning into practice, and then asks for honest feedback from the people they lead, they are engaging in the leadership loop, a cycle of learning, trying, talking, and growing that makes a leader better. And when a leader gets better, everyone gets better. Welcome to the Leadership Loop Podcast!
September 7, 2023 Pastor Michael Have you ever had a little thing ruin your day? A big thing ruin your week, month, year? Life isn’t always fair. People aren’t always kind. Situations don’t always go your way. Sometimes you will be mistreated, looked over, judged unfairly, forgotten, or left out. You can’t [...]
August 3, 2023 Pastor Michael Great leaders and achievers have this in common: they’ve discovered the ONE thing that produces the greatest results and prioritize it.
July 6, 2023 Pastor Michael Navigating relationships determines how well you navigate life and leadership.
July 6, 2023 Pastor Michael Navigating relationships determines how well you navigate life and leadership
June 1, 2023 Pastor Michael This summer Pastor Michael is giving us short practical insights to things he's learning about leadership—enjoy!
Big Idea: When you face the sting of failure, the ache of disappointment, or the weariness of battling problems and people, giving up begins to look appealing. What’s the secret to the success of great leaders? When most people give up, great leaders don’t!
Josh Arritola has story after story of facing adversity but never giving up! He developed a multi-million dollar consulting business before the age of 30, and he’s been working for 7 years to get his next venture off the ground. But it’s not just about making millions for Josh, his resilience is founded on his faith and fueled by a vision of planting churches in Africa. Josh and I are going to talk about the keys he’s learned to being a resilient leader; a leader who makes a difference no matter the adversity they face.
March 16, 2023 Dave Bushnell Smart self-leadership with Dave Bushnell. Dave consults with nonprofits, businesses, and churches to help build healthy leadership culture. Previously, he worked for the Global Leadership Network after serving as a local church pastor for 18 years. Podcast resource: Discover Your Personal Core Values.
February 12, 2023 Ryan and Christina Gilbreath The most lasting legacy of your leadership will not be the organization you lead, it will be the people you love.
Big Idea: If you want to get better, you need someone who can listen, call you up, and advise you. If you want to grow others, you need to turn around and mentor someone else!
Coach Danny Beard and Garret met at NBC Camps, where Coach Beard served as the Director of Strategic Partnerships. Everyone’s looking for a mentor in their life, but what is a mentor, how do you find one, and how does a healthy relationship look?
Big Idea: The job of the leader is to help others win. But it’s easy to get focused on your own success rather than the success of your people. So, in this podcast, we ask the question: How can I help others win?
Dr. Toby Schwarz is the head coach of Whitworth University's track and field program and cross-country program. Now in his 26th season coaching, Toby has transformed both programs into some of the top programs in the nation! Toby is an excellent leader and coach who knows how to draw the best out of the people around him.
Big Idea: There’s a lot we can learn from the history of Christian leadership. When church and faith get too close to social ladders and politics, our character and convictions are sacrificed for power, money, and success. Dr. Jerry Sittser is Professor Emeritus of Theology, Senior Fellow in the Office of Church Engagement at Whitworth [...]