SUMMARY
It’s difficult to keep our cool when disagreements and tension crop up in our relationships. Yet, this is the moment when we most need to be calm and curious. Is there a way that we can start to move beyond reacting impulsively and start to become curious about what is truly going on behind the conflict we are experiencing? Comedic thought leader, author and actor Michael Jr. sat down with Craig Groeschel at the 2024 Global Leadership Summit and shared what we often get wrong about conflict. He unpacked how becoming internally curious is a key tool to unlock the true gift that disagreements can bring to our lives. This episode is for anyone who is looking for practical ways to reframe conflict in any area of your life.
IN THIS EPISODE
- How do leadership, conflict and humor connect, and why is Michael Jr. talking about them?
- Is humor appropriate in a correcting/developmental conversation?
- What is “secondary listening,” and how does Michael Jr. use it?
- In an intentional conversation that involves conflict, is it better to have a script in mind, or let things develop?
- In a marriage, is there another outcome to conflict besides “compromise”?
- How can a person grow in their ability to stay present in a tense conversation?
- How can a leader get internally curious in a work situation?
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STANDOUTS AND TAKEAWAYS
- Sometimes tension and conflict are necessary to bring a relationship — or the mission — to a new level.
- In any conversation, a leader should be aware of whether they are trying to give something to or get something from the other individual.
- Listening involves paying attention to subtle body movement and non-verbal communication.
- You can show up to a conflict with an outcome in mind, but the script is not defined.
- In a conflict, the first thing a leader needs to do is deal with whatever conflict is happening inside themselves. If you are triggered during a conflict, it will negatively affect your ability to see and hear the other person accurately.
- If both parties are triggered and do not move past it, what results is a story that starts with, “The reason I don’t like that person is…”
- Be curious to understand why or how you were triggered.
- Often, a better alternative to compromise is curiosity, and there is absolute freedom on the other side of it.
- In relationships, compromise is good for the short-term, but it’s not designed for the long haul.
- If you have a lot of conflict in your marriage, it’s actually a sign that you’re supposed to be together.
- Conflicts are internal before they are external. Our interactions with others reveal them.
- Working through a conflict with someone else leads to compromise. Working through it with yourself (internally) leads to a realization.
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Comedic Thought Leader; Actor; AuthorEP 158: Michael Jr. on How Internal Curiosity Transforms Conflict
TOPICS IN THIS PODCAST
CharacterCollaborationCommunicationConfidenceConflict ManagementEmotional IntelligenceLeading OrganizationsLeading OthersLearning AgilityRelational IntelligenceRelationship with GodWellnessIt’s difficult to keep our cool when disagreements and tension crop up in our relationships. Yet, this is the moment when we most need to be calm and curious. Is there a way that we can start to move beyond reacting impulsively and start to become curious about what is truly going on behind the conflict we are experiencing? Comedic thought leader, author and actor Michael Jr. sat down with Craig Groeschel at the 2024 Global Leadership Summit and shared what we often get wrong about conflict. He unpacked how becoming internally curious is a key tool to unlock the true gift that disagreements can bring to our lives. This episode is for anyone who is looking for practical ways to reframe conflict in any area of your life.
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.
Craig Groeschel
Life.Church
Globally recognized as a leader of leaders, Craig Groeschel is the founder and senior pastor of Life.Church, rated the #1 place to work in 2021 for small and mid-size companies by Glassdoor. Known for their missional approach to leveraging the latest technology, Life.Church is the innovative creator of the YouVersion Bible App—downloaded more than a half a billion times worldwide. In 2020, Life.Church provided free tools to thousands of churches who quickly transitioned to a virtual church experience in the wake of the global health pandemic. Traveling the world on behalf of The Global Leadership Summit, Groeschel advocates for building leaders in every sector of society. He is also the host of the top-ranked Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast. A New York Times best-selling author, his latest book is Lead Like It Matters
Michael Jr.
Known as one of today’s most gifted communicators and comedians, Michael Jr. adds more laughter to your life and more life to your laughter. By bringing clarity through his comedy, his versatility has landed him on stages such as TEDx, The Tonight Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live, and in sold-out venues on his current tour: “Funny How Marriage Works.” With a goal to reach one million marriages in the next three years, he and his wife, Ebony, are working together to unlock freedom within marriage and help lower the divorce rate in America. You can also find Michael Jr. in movies such as “War Room,” “Selfie Dad,” “Laughing on Purpose” and “More Than Funny." He is the author of the bestselling book “Funny How Life Works,” which gives a behind-the-scenes look at his life and career and encourages readers to strategically embrace each life event as a part of a setup, leading to their punchline.
Show Notes
SUMMARY
It’s difficult to keep our cool when disagreements and tension crop up in our relationships. Yet, this is the moment when we most need to be calm and curious. Is there a way that we can start to move beyond reacting impulsively and start to become curious about what is truly going on behind the conflict we are experiencing? Comedic thought leader, author and actor Michael Jr. sat down with Craig Groeschel at the 2024 Global Leadership Summit and shared what we often get wrong about conflict. He unpacked how becoming internally curious is a key tool to unlock the true gift that disagreements can bring to our lives. This episode is for anyone who is looking for practical ways to reframe conflict in any area of your life.
IN THIS EPISODE
LISTEN
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