Part 1 – Therapy, Narcissistic Leaders, and Healthy Ego | An Interview with Tony Overbay
Tony Overbay is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Certified Mindful Habit Coach, and a popular motivational speaker. Tony regularly speaks at corporate training events, schools, and churches in formal and casual settings mixing humor, clinical experience,...
Bishopric Orphans
I have previously highlighted in this newsletter the dynamics that come with a “youth-focused” bishopric, and it has been interesting to get email replies from other organizational leaders. For example, I heard from two different Primary presidency members expressing...
Creating Friendship & Belonging in Relief Society | A How I Lead Interview with Emma Larsen
Emma Larsen is a Senior at Brigham Young University studying Theatre Education, works at the BYU Center for Teaching and Learning, and tutors English to Taiwanese students. She is also the author of the book, The New Kid: Finding Friendship and Belonging in the Face...
Focused Shepherding – Caring for the Abused as Well As Their Abusers
Anne is a member of The Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-day Saints and a survivor of two abusive marriages. Her faith in Jesus Christ is inextricably intertwined with her perspective on the world. Anne provides coaching and filtering services for co-parents who want...
When Life Doesn’t Seem to Work for Those We Lead | An Interview with Roger Connors
Roger Connors has worked in leadership consulting for over 35 years and is a graduate faculty professional member of Utah Valley University. He is also adjunct for the Woodbury School of Business MBA program, and a four-time New York Times and Wall Street Journal...
Lead the Ward, Lead the Youth
Recently I shared the idea of a bishop going on a “couch tour” in his ward in order to give every household a personal interaction with the bishop sitting in their home and connecting with them. Many appreciated this idea, and others had concerns. The most common...
Leader Expectation Pain | An Interview with Jody Moore
This is a rebroadcast. The episode originally ran in October 2020. Jody Moore is a master certified life coach, well known as the host of the Better Than Happy podcast and for her live events and online coaching program, Be Bold. She also has a BA in Communications...
When Less Is More: Overcoming Fear Through Boundaries
Andrea Lystrup is a licensed marriage and family therapist based in Tucson, AZ. She owns a private practice that specializes in helping Latter-day Saint couples and individuals navigate faith, addiction, and sexual intimacy issues. Writing books, articles, and blogs...
A Closer Look at Grace in the Latter-day Saint Tradition | An Interview with Adam Miller
Adam S. Miller is a professor of philosophy at Collin College in McKinney, Texas. He earned a BA in Comparative Literature from Brigham Young University and an MA and PhD in Philosophy from Villanova University. He is the author of more than ten books, including...
The worst leadership advice ever
I always appreciate feedback, good or bad. After last week’s message about the effectiveness of a new bishop visiting every home in the ward, I received mixed feedback. One email said… “Worst advice to a new bishop ever.” This short and simple reply made me wonder…...
