How Does the Atonement of Jesus Christ Help Those I Lead Today? | An Interview with B.J. Allen
BJ Allen is an associate professor of Marketing at Brigham Young University. He received a bachelor's degree from BYU and a PhD in Business Administration from University of Texas-San Antonio. He is the author of two textbooks and gives sales and marketing trainings...
All Are Welcome. All is Required.
I loved this post in the Leading Saints community and started writing a comment to share my perspective. Once I finished I realized I had written my next newsletter message. So here it is... In short, the post was highlighting the fact that the Church is using the...
Motivating Your Ward to Engage in the Work | A How I Lead Interview with Jay Timms
Jay Timms is an organizational psychologist who blends over two decades of professional speaking experience with extensive hands-on executive leadership experience. Jay has provided leadership training, consulted for, and been a keynote speaker for Fortune 500...
Leader Roles Concerning Member Mental Health
Jon Nash is married with three children, and the fourth is due to arrive soon. He has served in a variety of music callings, elders quorum first counselor, Institute president, Primary teacher many times, and currently as a member of the Sunday School presidency. Jon...
When Empathy Sets the Vision
Last week, I delved into a fascinating perspective on empathy from Paul Bloom's book, Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion. Discouraging the use of empathy in leadership is a challenging argument, especially since we've often seen empathy as a key element...
Why Your Ward Should Be Using the Ward History Tool | A How I Lead Interview with Beth Zeleny
Beth Zeleny has pretty much done whatever church callings needed to be done: teaching in Primary, Young Women, Relief Society, early morning Seminary, Gospel Doctrine, and Gospel Principles; serving in Relief Society, Primary, and Young Women ward and stake...
Restoring the Natural Order of Church
Dan Duckworth is the founder and host of LeaderQuest, an elite leadership program that transforms managers and executives into dynamic changemakers. He speaks, teaches, and writes on leadership and leadership development, and provides one-on-one coaching to leaders...
Prioritizing Music in our Worship | An Interview with Brett Stewart
Dr. Brett Stewart is a conductor, composer, pianist, and vocalist. He has taught music to youth and adults for nearly three decades and—together with his brother—founded Millennial Choirs & Orchestras. He is also a composer-in-residence for MCO, having composed and...
Blinded by Empathy
I recently read a fascinating book that challenges the way many of us think as leaders. It's called Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion. The book argues that empathy can lead to biased, irrational, and even harmful decision-making, advocating instead for...
Instructing and Edifying Each Other in Meetings | An Interview with DeAnna Murphy
This is a rebroadcast. The episode originally ran in March 2020. DeAnna Murphy is a former stake Relief Society president in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the Chief People and Culture Officer for Thrivin, with a twenty-seven-year international career as an...
