Bigger On The Inside ICC Nairobi Podcast Network
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- Religion & Spirituality
Welcome to the Bigger on the Inside Podcast. On this Podcast Gibson Anduvate, senior pastor at ICC Nairobi, discusses his first book with Stephen Wangara, youth pastor at ICC Nairobi and Praise Gichuru, our host.
The book “Leading Young” was released in 2013 with its emphasis on leadership.
Pastor Gibson shares the importance of being grounded internally so external factors don’t begin to sway your leadership style.
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Episode 206| Difficult Conversations
As you lead you must expand your capacity to have difficult conversations. On season 2 of the podcast we focus on organizational unity; on this episode we talk about pursuing unity in seasons of discord.
3:27 Difficult conversations are harder to have when they are avoided repeatedly
6:30 Creating a culture of expectation for difficult conversations on your team
11:18 Are we avoidant or do we simply lack the tools?
14:18 Does the Christian message make us averse to confrontation?
20:11 Tools for difficult conversations
24:30 Is it possible to move past our emotions?
28:55 Ensure you are have the emotional capacity for the conversation
31:00 How we have been conditioned to view confrontation
33:55 Conflict can make us better and healthier
38:05 Address difficult conversations with vulnerability
41:39 Conflicts moves us forward and builds unity
Resources from this episode:
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler
https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Conversations-Talking-Stakes-Second/dp/1469266822
How to Have That Difficult Conversation: Gaining the Skills for Honest and Meaningful Communication by Henry Cloud
https://www.amazon.com/Have-That-Difficult-Conversation-Communication/dp/0310342562
7 Habits of Highly Effective People
https://www.franklincovey.com/the-7-habits/
The Power of Vulnerability by Brené Brown
https://brenebrown.com/book/the-power-of-vulnerability/
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Episode 205| Communication
In order for teams to pull in the same direction and become united; it is imperative that you are able to communicate vision to your followers.
3:05 How do you define vision?
3:50 Communicating vision to your teams
5:27 Barriers to embracing and seeing the vision
9:04 Sharing the burden of vision casting
13:33 What if my team just doesn’t get it?
16:13 Practical tools for the effective communication of the vision
19:25 Clarity of vision leads to unity
22:35 Do you know how to listen?
29:45 Is it possible to measure clarity of vision?
33:40 If you have failed in communicating vision to your team; don’t give up
Resources from this episode:
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=ctamj
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Episode 204| Unity in Diversity: Multigenerational Teams with Wambua Nzaku
Multigenerational teams offer diversity and creativity in the organizations they exist in. However, they can also create conflict if not managed or led well. Multigenerational teams are made up of workers, each representing a different generation.
How do you lead multigenerational teams well and inspire unity? How do you manage differences that exist across generations? Find out more on this episode.
Resources from this episode:
Mind Tools
https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/multigenerational-workplace.htm
Beresford Research
https://www.beresfordresearch.com/age-range-by-generation/
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Episode 203| Creating A Culture of Unity
Organizational culture is the sum total of the expression of its contributors. Making it possible to change. This week on the podcast we focus on creating a culture of unity in spaces that are devoid of unity or in need of unity.
How do you encourage your teams to pull together in the same organization? Are you an entrepreneur? How do you plan for a culture of unity from the beginning?
Key Takeaways from this episode
Build safety
Share vulnerability
Build Purpose/vision
Resources from this episode:
The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups
https://www.amazon.com/Culture-Code-Secrets-Highly-Successful/dp/0525492461
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Episode 202| Dealing with Bias
In order to strive for unity in our spaces of influence, it is imperative that we look internally and deal with our own bias.
This week on the podcast we focus on dealing with personal bias. Where do you see bias in yourself? Are you aware that you carry bias as a leader? Do you have a feedback loop around you to call you out?
Key Takeaways from this podcast
Create a learning environment
Model the learning process
Deal with yourself
Have access to unfiltered feedback
Join us this week on the podcast.
Resources to inspire you towards dealing with your own bias:
Lead Change Group
https://leadchangegroup.com/7-ways-for-leaders-to-deal-with-bias/
Harvard Business Review
https://hbr.org/2019/11/how-the-best-bosses-interrupt-bias-on-their-teams
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Episode 201| Welcome to Season 2!
We are excited for season 2 of the bigger on the inside podcast. This season we focus on organizational unity.
How can we pursue it and how can we inspire our organizations towards it.
Here are resources for you this week to inspire your organization towards unity.
KnowlegeWorkx https://www.knowledgeworkx.com/post/unity-in-diversity-in-your-organization
Craig Mowll of HR Daily https://community.hrdaily.com.au/profiles/blogs/the-value-of-unity-to-an-organisation-the-new-movement-of-the