Are humility and ambition mutually exclusive? Can they coincide in a leader at the same time? In episode 411, Richard and Daniel discuss the importance of ambition in a leader.

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Introduction
4:23 Leadership Trivia
5:46 Should a Christian leader be humble and not ambitious?
12:37 What are the dangers of not having ambition?
27:49 Where does your ambition come from?
29:57 Leadership Trivia Response

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There are key similarities in good leaders, but God made each person unique with their own strengths and weaknesses and leadership is no different. In episode 410, Richard and Daniel talk about the differences between Christian leaders and leaders of the world.

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Introduction
6:33 Leadership Trivia
7:30 Is there only one kind of leadership?
13:03 How should a Christian leader operate as opposed to a general leader out in the world?
20:47 What is different about the perspective of a Christian leader?
28:03 What are some practical things a Christian leader can do to lean into those differences?
32:54 Leadership Trivia Response

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Is there a limit to how much one can grow as a leader? In episode 408, Richard and Daniel talk about how giving yourself a ceiling is, in some ways, limiting the potential growth God could provide.

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Introduction and Leadership Trivia
2:45 Is there a hard ceiling on a leader's potential growth?
10:32 Is there danger when we limit our own growth that we limit the things God can do in our leadership career?
14:47 What are some initial steps to take to begin to raise your ceiling?
24:45 What are practical ways to develop the skills that are holding you back?
31:55 Why do you want to grow as a leader?
36:20 Why do you have to push your ceiling back further?
37:30 Leadership Trivia Response

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