SUMMARY
Today’s episode draws on the wealth of experience of GLN President and CEO, David Ashcraft, as he and GLN VP of Marketing Whitney Putnam cover a variety of topics related to working with teams. This conversation ranges from values, to empowerment, to conflict, and is absolutely full of practical leadership gems.
IN THIS EPISODE
0:00 Intro
02:00 What it’s like to be a Cowboys fan.
03:40 The advice David would give his younger self on leading teams.
06:00 How to come up with values.
08:40 Why leaders hesitate to unleash others.
11:00 What happens when teams just aren’t working.
25:00 Outro
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STANDOUTS AND TAKEAWAYS
- The advantage of teamwork is that you can compensate for each other’s weaknesses and truly be well-rounded.
- Power comes from working with teams.
- Teamwork means elevating others so that they can become experts.
- Often, you learn and discover values as you work and grow.
- Fear is usually at the root of failing to empower others.
- If you want to grow as an organization, you have to downplay the need for control, and lean into trust and empowerment.
- Leaders that are more concerned about their own platforms will erode the trust of others.
- If you elevate the organization’s platform first, your own personal platform will follow.
- Although some tension within a team is good, sometimes a leader needs to acknowledge that personnel on a team may need to change.
- There needs to be unity on the big picture issues (“Are we a train, or an airplane?”).
- Don’t bring “enemies” on to your teams.
- Conflict—even hard, challenging conflict—is fine, but keep short accounts with other team members.
- If you can resolve conflict publicly, it saves time in needing to go to individual team members.
- Consider the price someone is willing to pay to criticize you.
LINKS MENTIONED
Whitney Putnam
Vice President of Marketing | Global Leadership NetworkDavid Ashcraft
President and CEO | Global Leadership NetworkEp 165: GLN President and CEO David Ashcraft on Nuts and Bolts of Teamwork
TOPICS IN THIS PODCAST
CollaborationConflict ManagementCultureLeading OrganizationsLeading OthersRelational IntelligenceServant LeadershipTeam BuildingToday’s episode draws on the wealth of experience of GLN President and CEO, David Ashcraft, as he and GLN VP of Marketing Whitney Putnam cover a variety of topics related to working with teams. This conversation ranges from values, to empowerment, to conflict, and is absolutely full of practical leadership gems.
On This Podcast
Whitney Putnam
Global Leadership Network
Whitney Putnam is the Vice President of Marketing at the Global Leadership Network. She is passionate about men and women working together to expand their influence so that many more people come to know Jesus. As a builder, Whitney cares deeply about building healthy and holistic communities of people, from the team she has the joy of working with at the GLN to those in her neighborhood. She is a well-respected leader and innovator having served as an executive leader at several global non-profits. She’s a mom to three little girls and married to a tall redhead named Michael. They can most often be found dancing in their kitchen and occasionally sprinkling confetti in greeting cards, all while living in Dallas, Texas.
David Ashcraft
Global Leadership Network
David Ashcraft is President and CEO of the Global Leadership Network, as well as President of The Advantage, a leadership collaborative serving pastors in Pennsylvania. As Senior Pastor of LCBC in Pennsylvania for 32 years, he helped grow weekly attendance from 150 people to a combined average of more than 22,000.
Show Notes
SUMMARY
Today’s episode draws on the wealth of experience of GLN President and CEO, David Ashcraft, as he and GLN VP of Marketing Whitney Putnam cover a variety of topics related to working with teams. This conversation ranges from values, to empowerment, to conflict, and is absolutely full of practical leadership gems.
IN THIS EPISODE
0:00 Intro
02:00 What it’s like to be a Cowboys fan.
03:40 The advice David would give his younger self on leading teams.
06:00 How to come up with values.
08:40 Why leaders hesitate to unleash others.
11:00 What happens when teams just aren’t working.
25:00 Outro
LISTEN
Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube
STANDOUTS AND TAKEAWAYS
LINKS MENTIONED
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