The Resilient Leaders Podcast with J.R. Briggs
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The Resilient Leaders Podcast with J.R. Briggs
The Resilient Leaders Podcast offers a variety of topics, perspectives, questions, and tools to help leaders navigate the new reality. In each episode, J.R. Briggs addresses pressing issues, and offers practical next steps on how to lead with resilience. Lean in, learn, and explore what it means to...
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Ep 308: The Important Trait Most Leaders Neglect
“Meekness? Who would want to be that?” That’s the question a leader asked me several years ago and it’s stuck with me. Today we’ll unpack one of the m...
Ep 307: How do we cultivate wisdom in our leadership?
Wisdom is not highly valued in our culture today. We often are enamored by the sizzle and lose focus on the steak. Today we’ll explore 8 thoughts and...
Ep 306: The 3 Stages of Maturity (Which Stage Is Your Leadership In?)
Today we’ll explore the 3 stages of maturity – and how it’s revealed in the types of questions we ask ourselves when we experience failure, setback, a...
Ep 305: BOOK RELEASE WEEK!
The time has finally arrived. J.R.’s book, The Art of Asking Better Questions, releases this week!
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Coaching is a GREAT way to includ...
Ep 304: SPECIAL EDITION: Reading from my new book The Art of Asking Better Questions
It’s October, the month J.R.’s new book The Art of Asking Better Questions releases into the world. On this special edition of the podcast, J.R. takes...
Ep 303 – REBOOT: Questions as Valuable Tools for Decision-making
In this episode J.R. unpacks the crucial concept of mental models – and how every leader needs to be aware of the mental models he or she uses to make...
Ep 302: God Doesn’t Depend Upon Heroes
It’s tempting to think that as leaders we must have all the right answers. But the truth is we don’t have to have it all together. Today we’ll look at...
Ep 301: Imposter Syndrome: Every Healthy Leader Should Experience It Regularly
In 2014 researchers asked over a thousand people from all over the country, “Who is your worst enemy?” Five hundred of them gave the same answer: “Mys...
Ep 300: Leaders of the Future Will Know How to Ask
The late leadership and organizational expert Peter Drucker said, “The leader of the past may have been the person who knew how to tell, but certainly...
Ep 299: A Leader’s Greatest Enemy (and what to do about it)
Leaders face lots of distractions which can keep us from thoughtful reflection, being present with others, and taking action. Today we’ll explore the...
Ep 298: The Importance of Setting Phantom Deadlines
Oftentimes we hear that leadership is a marathon. And in many ways it is… but what if instead we thought of it in 6-week spurts? Today we’ll explore a...
Ep 297: Leading by Walking
Today we talk about the scientific reasons why you have so many creative ideas in the shower and the wildly beneficial habit of going for walks and ho...
Ep 296: The 5 Types of Books That Leaders Should Read
We know that leaders are learners – and one of the ways we grow in through reading. But how are we to decide what we read? Today we talk about a frame...
Ep 295: Metaphors for the Leadership Journey
Maybe you’ve heard the concept of coaching. Or maybe you know what it is but you’ve never experienced it first-hand. Or you’ve had a coach a few years...
Ep 294: Interesting Musings That Might be Important
On this episode we try something different: J.R. shares some interesting musings, questions, and quotes he’s been thinking about lately. Nothing fancy...
Ep 293: Effective Leaders are Reflective Leaders
Effective leaders are reflective leaders – and summer is a good time to reflect, as we’re at the halfway point of the year. Today J.R. asks some quest...
Ep 292: Is accountability a cuss word or a good word?
NFL coach Pete Carroll said that accountability means “you can count on me.” What does it mean to hold ourselves and others appropriately accountable?...
Ep 291: 5 Questions Every Leader Must Answer
Every leader, especially every resilient leader, must be asking questions. But which are the right questions to be asking? On this episode, we’ll expl...
Ep 290: The Superpowers of Follow Up and Follow Through
Today we talk about two things that few people do, but are so crucial to leadership that I call them superpowers. You want to increase your leadership...
Ep 289: Delegation is Not the Same as Empowerment
It’s easy to conflate the terms delegating and empowering – but there is a significant difference. Today we’ll explore that difference and how you can...
Ep 288: Leading in Unexpected Places
Today we explore two seemingly unimportant women from the ancient world that had a dramatic impact on the future, reminding us that leading can happen...
Ep 287: Becoming an Anticipatory Leader
Today we’ll unpack the highly underrated value of being an anticipatory leader – to see and be prepared for things before they happen.
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Ep 286: Unpacking the Fascinating Dream I Had About Leadership
On this unique episode, J.R. reflects on a vivid dream he had, how it impacted him, and how he believes it can impact every leader’s life.
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Ep 285: Cultivating Practices to Become More Joyful Leaders
We know what joy is not – it’s not happiness, it’s not based on circumstances or things or feelings. But what, then, is joy? How do we define it? On t...
Ep 284: The Power of Your Words
What if the most impactful act of leadership you engaged in this week (or any week) took less than five minutes and it didn’t require a lot of mental...
Ep 283: A Simple Framework for Decision-making
Leaders are faced with so many decisions. How are we to have the right perspective to know how to make wise decisions moving forward? Today we look at...
Ep 282: Encouragement for Burdened Leaders
Leadership is great – but it’s also hard. And sometimes we need some encouragement to remind us we’re not alone. On this episode, J.R. speaks from the...
Ep 281: Red Jeep Cherokees Are Everywhere
J.R. tells the story of the time he bought a red Jeep Cherokee – and the next day, everyone else did the same thing. He explores the Baader-Meinhoff p...
Ep 280: 9 Questions to Engage Wisely with Social Media
Social media is like fire, water, or electricity. It holds immense power and can be used positive or negatively. It all depends upon how you use it. O...
Ep 279: What March Madness can teach us about leadership
It’s March Madness season, one of the best times of the year for sports fans. But it also gives us the opportunity to learn something significant abou...
Ep 278: ANNOUNCEMENT: Kairos Partnerships is HIRING!
On this episode, J.R. shares an exciting announcement: we’re hiring! And it’s for one of the most important positions since we launched in 2011: the D...
Ep 277: Thinking in 6-week Spurts
Oftentimes we hear that leadership is a marathon. And in many ways it is… but what if instead we thought of it in 6-week spurts? Today we’ll explore a...
Ep 276: The Power of the Rubber Chicken
If you want to be an effective leader we must have the bone-deep conviction that we did not arrive here by ourselves. It requires many other people to...
Ep 275: 2 Practical Ways to Improve Your Questions
Asking good questions are an essential of being an effective and resilient leader. Today we’ll explore 2 specific, practical ways you can start to imp...
Ep 274: Preparation: A Leader’s Superpower
Preparation is more important than planning. On this episode we’ll explore how to make preparation a leader’s superpower.
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If you hav...
Ep 273: Tools for Tough Conversations
Part of being a leader is engaging in tough conversations. This requires a great deal of courage. On this episode J.R. shares practical tools to help...
Ep 272: Understanding Your Leadership Intensity Cycle
In order to be resilient, we need to understand our leadership intensity cycle. We all have one – and it’s unique to our own leadership context. Knowi...
Ep 271: Overcoming Challenges When You Feel Resistance
Every leader – every human – faces challenges. One of the greatest and most meaningful experiences is when we overcome those challenges. But how do we...
Ep 270: The 4 Leadership Postures
The quality of your life is determined by the quality of the questions you ask of God, yourself, and others – and leaders must be people who ask great...
TRLP Ep 269: Lead Small
Want to grow in 2025? We’d love to invest in you. We’re launching two more cohorts for leaders like you – but the deadline is quickly approaching!