Best Catholicleaders Podcasts (2024)

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214 Letting Go of the Old, Making Way for the New 16:49

2y ago16:49

16:49

If you want to grow personally, if you want your company to grow, you must let go of the old to make way for the new. This is hard when it means confronting our egos and our strongly held beliefs.By By Your Life

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213 Earning Trust 15:27

2y ago15:27

15:27

All companies should aspire to be trusted. All people should aspire to be trusted, because great teams are built on trust. But, in order to be trusted, you must be trustworthy.By By Your Life

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210 Great Leader, Great Coach (Repeat) 16:20

2+ y ago16:20

16:20

Coaching is often considered a punishment or a penalty for having done something wrong. Coaching is reserved for troubled employees instead of a common practice that benefits everyone.By By Your Life

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212 Rising from Failure (Repeat) 16:01

2+ y ago16:01

16:01

It is easy to be discouraged when we fail and unless we seek the lesson, we’ll never discover the opportunity that is hiding in the darkness.By By Your Life

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211 What’s Right Isn’t Always Right (Repeat) 16:19

2+ y ago16:19

16:19

Having a right to do something and doing the right thing, are not the same. Ethical behavior is knowing the difference and acting accordingly.By By Your Life

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209 Combatting Envy 13:53

2+ y ago13:53

13:53

We’re all guilty of making bad decisions. How do you deal with good fortune—your own and that of others—is what separates the winners from the losers, and the envious from the grateful.By By Your Life

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208 Merciful or Enabling? 12:01

2+ y ago12:01

12:01

A leader’s #1 job is to develop the people he/she leads. But how do you know when you’ve crossed the line from helping them improve to enabling them to continue failing?By By Your Life

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207 Transform Your Listening 13:55

2+ y ago13:55

13:55

Listening is the most important element of effective communication. It is a skill that can be developed, but most of us don’t invest in practicing to improve. Learn to listen and you’ll transform your life.

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206 Easy Tough Decisions 15:11

2+ y ago15:11

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In business, and in life, we face thousands of forks in the road. When your guiding principles are clear, honoring your core values is the easiest tough decision you’ll ever make.By By Your Life

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205 A Light for the Blind 13:35

2+ y ago13:35

13:35

Beware of pointing out others’ wrong behavior as a justification for your own. You’re pointing to the splinter in the other person’s eye when you’ve got a wooden beam in your own.

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204 Changing Your Perspective 17:15

2+ y ago17:15

17:15

People define “integrity” as doing the right thing even when no one is looking. But, we can be complacent when defining the “right thing.” Challenge yourself to exceed the minimum form of “doing the right thing” to what is difficult.

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203 Path to Blessings or Road to Woe? 17:09

2+ y ago17:09

17:09

It is easy to become distracted by what others think is important. When you put first things first and follow the right priorities, you’ll be blessed.By By Your Life

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202 Honoring the Honorable 14:17

2+ y ago14:17

14:17

Companies that fail because their leaders fail make the headlines. Ethical leaders who run profitable companies are not newsworthy, but they exist. Their profits aren’t their measure of success, rather the means to achieve their mission.

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201 Leading with Love 15:51

2+ y ago15:51

15:51

We rarely associate love with leadership, yet all the qualities of great leaders—great communicator, visionary, knowledgeable, generous—are of no benefit if not exercised with love.

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200 Different Parts, Shared Values 17:28

2+ y ago17:28

17:28

We all know that embracing diversity is good for business. Different talents, skills and perspectives are important for our organizations to thrive. But when not embraced, diversity can cause division.By By Your Life

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199 An Ounce of Prevention 12:05

2+ y ago12:05

12:05

We never seem to have enough time to do the right thing right, but we always find the time to deal with the problems caused by failing to do so. Being proactive takes time, but it is an investment with definite returns.

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198 Lean Your Ladder Against the Right Wall 14:41

2+ y ago14:41

14:41

When we work hard, we can get so bogged down in the mire of our day-to-day lives that we fail to step back and look at what is really important. We can get stuck in the details and miss the big picture.

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197 Unlimited Power of Humility 18:37

2+ y ago18:37

18:37

There is an important difference between power and authority. Authority comes with a position and is limited in scope. Power is the ability to influence people and can be unlimited. To develop your power, develop humility.

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196 Seek Life Harmony, Not Balance 16:22

2+ y ago16:22

16:22

Although work/life balance is talked about a lot, it isn’t really what we seek. Instead, what we really want is more harmony in all areas of our lives.

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195 Which Came First the Blessings or the Belief? 13:35

2+ y ago13:35

13:35

Is your future a function of what you do now, or is what you do now a function of how you view your future? It is a little of both, so how do we affect change if we are dissatisfied?

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1984 What is Right to Do 12:54

2+ y ago12:54

12:54

People are attracted to leaders who challenge them, follow leaders who see in them the better person they can become, and are loyal to leaders who are ethical and worthy of following.

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193 Don’t Let Difficult People Steal Your Joy 11:43

2+ y ago11:43

11:43

Dealing with difficult people is so frustrating that our instinct is to give them some of their own medicine. It may give some satisfaction, but in the long run, it often makes things worse.

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192 Beware of Complacency 13:51

2+ y ago13:51

13:51

Curiosity may have killed the cat, but complacency killed the company. Beware that you and your company do not become complacent and let the competition catch you by surprise like a thief in the night.

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191 Not A Truth, The Truth 11:53

2+ y ago11:53

11:53

Great leaders know that no one has all the information, can see a situation from all perspectives, nor has all the answers. Acknowledging this is not a sign of weakness. It is a sign of strength.

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190 Keeping Your Vision in Sight 13:26

2+ y ago13:26

13:26

Where there is no vision, there is no hope. But when you have a clear vision, and keep it before you, it provides motivation to keep moving forward, a guide for making decisions, and direction for when we get off course, in business and in life.

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189 Reason to Trust 13:27

2+ y ago13:27

13:27

What leaders say and do is important to their people if their people believe they are important to the leader. There is no simpler way to say “you’re important” than by remembering a person’s name.

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188 Honoring the Golden Rule 17:17

2+ y ago17:17

17:17

Honoring the Golden Rule in the marketplace and generating profits are not mutually exclusive propositions.

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187 Rebuking Blindness 12:37

2+ y ago12:37

12:37

One of the most difficult things to do is to correct others in a positive way.

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186 From Suffering to Success 12:18

3y ago12:18

12:18

In our capitalistic society, it is great to witness companies that have found the way to true and lasting success by benefiting their people and the greater good of society.

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185 Tough Love 16:09

3y ago16:09

16:09

By Your Life seeks to transform performance reviews from well-intended, often dreaded, and rarely effective meetings into a more positive and productive experience for all involved.

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184 Fully Committed 13:35

3y ago13:35

13:35

Honoring commitments is more than just doing what you say you will do. Honoring commitments means helping others keep their commitments to you too.

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183 Getting to the Root of the Problem 13:40

3y ago13:40

13:40

A manager has the authority to direct the work of those who directly report to him or her. A leader, on the other hand, is one who influences others to achieve great things. You don’t have to be given authority to do this, you just need to take responsibility for it.

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182 Mission Unites 13:39

3y ago13:39

13:39

If what you are doing or how you are doing it doesn’t contribute to the mission, you should question why and how you are doing it.

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181 New Thinking Required 14:27

3y ago14:27

14:27

When things go wrong, we look for someone to blame. Instead we should expect things to go wrong because human intellect isn’t capable of fully synthesizing the complexity of issues and what is efficient, isn’t necessarily the right thing to do.

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180 Be Open 13:19

3y ago13:19

13:19

Feedback is as much of a gift when it is given as when it is received. Yet many organizations suffer from a lack of accountability because people aren’t comfortable giving and receiving feedback. Effective feedback is truth wrapped in mercy.

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179 Stop Deluding Yourselves 14:37

3y ago14:37

14:37

Your vision, mission and values are the blueprint for the business you want to build. Are they gathering dust on a shelf or are they honored and lived by each person in your organization?

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178 What Do You Choose? 11:28

3y ago11:28

11:28

Pride gets in our way at work. It prevents us from accepting honest feedback, blocks us from accepting new information, leads us to make excuses, and affects our trustworthiness.

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177 A Great Sign 14:09

3y ago14:09

14:09

A great brand image communicates what it promises. A great company culture delivers on the promise the brand communicates. When this happens, both employees and customers engage with the brand.

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176 The Whole Story 14:57

3y ago14:57

14:57

In communication, efficiency and effectiveness are not the same things.

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175 Your Lack of Belief Matters 16:09

3y ago16:09

16:09

Our behaviors follow our beliefs, and our results follow behaviors. So, if you lack belief, it matters.

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174 100 Percent Available 13:51

3y ago13:51

13:51

Edmund Burke wrote, “Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little.” Don’t make that mistake.

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173 Compassion in Action 15:13

3y ago15:13

15:13

Great leaders know they need to take care of their employees and don’t sacrifice the welfare of their people for the benefit of their customers or shareholders.

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172 Called to a Unique Duty 18:21

3y ago18:21

18:21

The only place anyone can get anything done is in the present. It resides in between learning from the past and visioning the future.

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171 Powerful Paradoxes 15:33

3y ago15:33

15:33

It is not a question of either a market economy or a moral economy, but rather a market economy that is successful precisely because it is based on moral truths.

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170 Stomp Out Envy 14:31

3y ago14:31

14:31

Fairness desires to right a wrong, but envy’s desire is to wrong a right. Envy destroys teamwork because it destroys relationships, and it brings death to collaboration because it destroys trust.

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169 Blessed by the Storm 16:22

3y ago16:22

16:22

Hurricane season has started, and experts recommend we be prepared. It is also best to prepare to weather the storms of life.

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168 Made to Be Courageous 12:45

3y ago12:45

12:45

To become our best selves, we need to be courageous.

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167 Come Together 14:32

3y ago14:32

14:32

The act of physically sharing a table and eating with others at work creates a sense of community while building a collaborative environment. It’s the sign of a healthy home and can be equally indicative of a healthy workplace.

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166 Collaborative Relationships 13:51

3y ago13:51

13:51

Collaboration is essential for any group of people who share a vision or mission and want to work together to achieve their common goal.

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165 Spirit of Truth 11:33

3y ago11:33

11:33

Good leaders know that the best decisions are made when all possible alternatives have been debated. Good leaders are critical thinkers who are seeking the truth.

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