The Second Chance Leadership Podcast: Recent Episodes

Devon Carson

New podcast weblog for leaders! This is a leader at home, civic, church or for an organzation. We are in the practice of sharing priceless strategies to advance the work.

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Todays podcast is with customer service expert, Jeffrey Pierce.  He is an educational counstant and author who is leading the way in developing excellent customer service protocols. 

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Dr. Eric Wood

  • National Championship
  • Winning/Undefeated Season
  • "Leaders Must Have a Champion Mindset"
  • Your Either Coaching It or Allowing It to Happen" -Mike Leach
  • Sometimes Calulated Risk Pays Off
  • Stick With Your Why
  • Seek Counsel
  • Passion vs. Path
  • Goals vs. Impact
  • Give Opportunites for Feedback Often
  • Communication is Essential
  • Leaders Need to Become MOre Self-Aware
  • WhenMaking A Signifcant Decision Clear the Noise and Do the Right Things
  • Leaders are Readers
  • Love, Serve, Care- You Will Produce
  • Build Relationships
  • Book:  The Carpenter- Jon Gordon

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  • Movement Church, Richmond VA
  • New Church Plant
  • 9 years strong
  • Words to live out:  "MY LIFE FOR OTHERS"
  • Removing the Box of Leadership
  • Be the Leader that GOD has called you to be
  • Reaching People and Vision Casting
  • Being Aware
  • The Status Quo
  • Leadership Book:  Leading Across Cultures by James E. Plueddemann

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Today's interview is with Pastor Ralph Emerson, Executive Pastor at City Gate Church in Burlington, NC.  The lessons learned today come from rolling up your sleeves and preparing to get your hands dirty.  

The Lessons:

  1. Leadership is not always comfortable.  

  2. One must find their gifting as a leader!  

  3. The Leaders Challenge

  4. People Dont Buy What You Do, They Buy Why You Are Doing It.
  5. Dont do trying, Die DOING!
  6. Leadership is about Influence
  7. Leadership begin with a single step
  8. Failure is a great teaching tool
  9. "Leaders dont follow paths, they blaze trails"
  10. Find your gifting as a leader
  11. Leading Leaders
  12. "Always think big, but willing to start small"
  13. Penzu-A journaling app

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Today's episode is with Mr. Eric Hart (Doctoral student) who shares his 18 plus years of leadership experience.  Both in the educational and athletic space.  His wisdom surrounds such topics as listed below:

  • His favorite Les Brown Quote: "Most people fail in life not because they aim too high and miss, but but becuase they aim too low and hit."
  • Always know how you present (yourself) as a leader
  • Always increase your professional learning opportunities
  • You make your HAY with people.  Learn to love , serve, and build relationships.
  • Book Choice: Win in the Locker Room First
  • Favorite App: GroupMe

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This episode includes leadership wisdom from Anthonty Debose, a business owner in North Carolina.  He has some strong words of wisdom to share with Leadership Nation.  His knowledge allows us to walk closer to those essential Leadership tenets than ever before.  

This inital episode includes thoughts on the following:

  • Leadership at Home
  • Rasing Kids
  • Following God
  • C.O.R.E. Leadership Program
  • Seven Habits of Highly Effective People- Dr. Covey
  • Impacting the World for Christ

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This is the Second Chance Leadership initial podcast.  Devon Carson is just an average Walmart Shopper who has always wanted to LEAD! I hope that you will tune in each Thursday to obtain some simple leadership truths.