Mindful Leader
Dennis Shaw is a musician, marathoner (Boston!), retired military officer, math modeler, muse, and United Methodist Pastor. A keen observer of the human condition, he has degrees in music, quantitative methods (don’t ask!), theology and leadership. He will discuss with other leaders how to become engaged and present in our current leadership opportunities. Critical to leadership is strong self-awareness. Becoming authentic, empathetic, and aware will form the framework of all discussions. You can access and follow this podcast on Apple, Podbean, Spotify and Amazon Music.
Episodes
Sunday Jul 14, 2024
Mindful Discussion with Cody Nielsen on Leadership!
Sunday Jul 14, 2024
Sunday Jul 14, 2024
I am going to change the routine a little bit and start posting on Sunday afternoons. This Podcast will be published on July 14th (Bastille Day!)
Our topic is Diversity, Equity and Inclusion -- often shortened to the initials DEI.
My guest is Cody Nielsen. Cody's Bio is HERE. I was made familiar with Cody's work through Hilltop UMC (Sandy, Utah) lay person, Bob Scarborough (and Bob's LinkedIn page is HERE.).
I am mindful that some hear the topic of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and might (I did say some!) push away and not listen. Please don't! I strongly encourage a mindful listen here. Cody does a great job of framing some thoughts on DEI that are ways to be mindful in your leadership.
More information is available on Convergence Strategies HERE.
I do have a few outtakes at the end. Provided for amusement and/or information. Will start doing that ....
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Monday Jul 01, 2024
Leadership on the Line: Adaptive Leadership
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Leadership on the Line is a classic leadership text.
Originally published in 2002, it was updated in 2017.
Martin Linsky and Ron Heifetz are the authors. They introduce the framework of Adaptive Leadership. Leadership is rarely a prescribed recipe that comes down from "on high." Rather, it depends on context and the local situation.
Excellent book. Just excellent.
Transcript is HERE. (May require some Microsoft registrations, sorry.)
If you have thoughts send me a note here -- dennis at mantuan dot org (written that way to thwart bots.)
Monday Mar 18, 2024
Getting Started as a Mindful Fundraiser: Angela Willingham
Monday Mar 18, 2024
Monday Mar 18, 2024
Our guest is Angela Willingham, Vice President for Development at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D. C. Angela's LinkedIn page is HERE.
During our discussion Angela mentions Move Management in her approach to fundraising. Some information on that is HERE. (Googling 'moves management' is recommended as this is a rich topic.)
My goal with Mindful Leader is to discuss for local church consumption and use, both clergy and laity, topics that are seasonal or always timely. If you think in terms of forests, deciduous (seasonal) and evergreens. I pray this is an evergreen topic: always in season.
Mindful Leader is available on iTunes, Spotify and other apps: I use Overcast but there are many options.
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