Lead Like Jesus: Leadership Starts on the Inside

Michael Cardone: Defining Your Own Success

Michael Cardone Jr. is the Owner and Chief Strategy Officer of Cardone Industries, Inc., a leading producer of new and remanufactured auto parts. In this podcast, Michael shares with us his insights about how he's been able to live out Jesus' model of leadership in his workplace, and why it's important for every leader to understand whom or what they follow. Michael also dives into issues like success, and why defining what success means first is a critical part of leadership.

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Kemmons Wilson Jr.: Personal Integrity, Values and Influence

Kemmons Wilson Jr. (whose family founded the Holiday Inn chain) serves as the Chairman of the Board of Wilson Hotel Management. In today's podcast Mr. Wilson shares lessons he learned from his parents on character, integrity and the importance of living out strong biblical values in both personal and corporate life. As a successful businessman, Mr. Wilson shares ways seasoned leaders can pass on a strong work ethic and strong values to younger generations.

He shares with us this sobering statement: "Reputation is built by many acts, but it's lost by one." 

Jim Blanchard: Culture-based vs. Rules-based Leadership

Jim Blanchard, former Chairman and CEO of Synovus Corporation, shares lessons he's learned over his 30 years as a leader in a prominent corporate environment. Jim's leadership was marked by sustained success over a long period of time, and he shares with us what he believes positioned him to achieve not just a few bursts of success, but a long-term sustained success as a leader.  In today's podcast Jim Blanchard explains the difference between culture-based and rules-based organizations, and why culture that's focused on honoring and serving employees will always trump rules-based leadership.

Michael Cardone Jr.: Failure is an Opportunity

Michael Cardone Jr. is the Owner and Chief Strategy Officer of Cardone Industries, Inc., a leading producer of new and remanufactured auto parts. In this podcast, Michael shares his insights of what helped him and his father build a thriving business that now employs over 6,000 men and women. Michael's insights about failure and about shared values, common goals and life priorities serve as great reminders that when a leader and a business honor God first, great things happen. 

Additional resource: Do you employ, work with, influence, mentor or minister to Millennials? We just released Igniting Influence:12 Character and Leadership Development Online Lessons for Young Leaders. For individual or group licensing go here: http://bit.ly/208viDS

Mick Ukleja: Overcoming The Integrity Gap

Mick Ukleja, Founder and President of LeadershipTraQ and an expert on Ethics, shares his insights about the ever-growing integrity gap among today's leaders. Based on years of experience of working with leaders and executives, Mick takes a practical approach to integrity and helps us understand how we can overcome the integrity and character gap personally and inside our organizations.

Amy Howard: 3 Keys to Turning Your Talents into a Thriving Business

Amy Howard, a successful entrepreneur, CEO and Founder of Artisan Studios (Amy Howard At Home Products,) shares key insights into what it takes to turn your gifts and talents into a thriving business. Amy explains how her discipline of daily time management is essential to growing and expanding her business beyond what she could have ever dreamed or imagined. 

Amy Howard: Pursuing Your Passion

Amy Howard, a successful entrepreneur and Founder of Amy Howard At Home Products, shares her inspiring journey of starting and building a successful business by discovering and tapping into her God-given passion and creativity. Amy shares lessons from a time when her business was almost drowned by the competition, and how through prayer and seeking God's best for her life, the Lord directed her to discover what she now calls the Blue Ocean for her business. 

Mick Ukleja: Leadership, Ethics and Purpose

Mick Ukleja, Founder and President of LeadershipTraQ, shares his insights about the importance of ethics in all aspects of leadership. Mick zeroes in on why most of us want to become ethical and purpose driven leaders, but don't fully understand how to achieve that. He outlines six simple and practical questions that, if asked and lived by, will help every leader achieve the highest standard of ethics as they lead and influence others. 

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Jim Blanchard: Key to Sustained Leadership Success

Jim Blanchard, former Chairman and CEO of Synovus Corporation, shares lessons he's learned over his 30 years as a leader in a prominent corporate environment. Jim's leadership was marked by sustained success over a long period of time, and he shares with us what he believes positioned him to achieve not just few bursts of success, but long-term sustained success as a leader.  

Download a free e-book: 6 Lessons from the Greatest Leader Role Model here: http://bit.ly/1FbechC

Phyllis Hendry: The Heart of a Leader

Phyllis Hennecy Hendry, President and CEO of Lead Like Jesus, talks to us about the importance of the Heart as we lead and influence others. Phyllis explains how pride and fear can be traced as the root cause of our leadership failures, and gives us a clear roadmap to overcoming pride and fear while letting Jesus and His truth lead through us. God-grounded confidence is, according to Phyllis,  the only way we can have a long-lasting impact that goes beyond personal gain or individual success.