53 min
#87: Can You Be a Servant & Leader? Here's How, Using God's Gifts in the Workplace Run The Race
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- Health & Fitness
Why am I here in this world? Am I in the right job? How can I help others? Those are questions many of us have asked ourselves, tackled in this episode by our podcast guest Kelvin Redd, who's spoken in 35 states and is the only African-American author who's written 2 books about servant leadership.
(2:45) While we're talking about helping others, mental health is in the forefront these days. I start off with an appropriate song from Broadway play-turned-movie "Dear Evan Hansen" (yes, you'll hear me sing a little), then an intro of this week's expert.
(7:19) As one of the top leadership coaches in Alabama and Georgia, Kelvin Redd helps us understand what servant leadership is, the lifelong journey there, and how self-awareness is a key ingredient. (13:03) How does faith play a role for us on the job, especially in a toxic work environment?
(14:21) Finding your purpose in life isn't easy, but he lays out 3 questions to ask yourself! That may involve changing careers. It may also include wearing your faith on your sleeve, or not being able to. (21:16) There are different ways to "Define Your Destiny," the title of one of his books. He's also an expert in emergenetics, but what's that?
(25:07) Redd - who hopes to not bore you but make you think after leadership workshops - says there are ways to become self-aware, maybe through certain exercise or mindfulness. (29:59) There are also lessons he points to in the Bible, like from Proverbs, where Jesus advises us to walk with the wise or be destroyed with the fools. Who you are with matters. That's why this coach says 1 of the 2 most important decisions of a leader is who you marry. We dive a little more into the characteristics of a servant leader and how you can "Stand Tall" (the title of his other book). We also touch on big differences between coaching and parenting.
Fitness is also a tool (37:54) for leaders. Redd himself lost 20+ pounds during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hear why he had enough and made certain changes, after so much travel around the nation. (41;06) Leaders and all of us can also learn very valuable lessons from sports. Redd is writing a new book about that and the philosophies of his dad, who was a very popular high school basketball coach in East Alabama.
(46:26) Our parting gift is some Biblical wisdom, then on this Veterans Day, I give you a brief reminder of some of our past episodes featuring inspiring military heroes sharing their stories, followed by my closing prayer.
Thanks for listening! And tell your friends about the #RunTheRace podcast. Subscribe to it! For more info, go to www.wtvm.com/podcast/.
Why am I here in this world? Am I in the right job? How can I help others? Those are questions many of us have asked ourselves, tackled in this episode by our podcast guest Kelvin Redd, who's spoken in 35 states and is the only African-American author who's written 2 books about servant leadership.
(2:45) While we're talking about helping others, mental health is in the forefront these days. I start off with an appropriate song from Broadway play-turned-movie "Dear Evan Hansen" (yes, you'll hear me sing a little), then an intro of this week's expert.
(7:19) As one of the top leadership coaches in Alabama and Georgia, Kelvin Redd helps us understand what servant leadership is, the lifelong journey there, and how self-awareness is a key ingredient. (13:03) How does faith play a role for us on the job, especially in a toxic work environment?
(14:21) Finding your purpose in life isn't easy, but he lays out 3 questions to ask yourself! That may involve changing careers. It may also include wearing your faith on your sleeve, or not being able to. (21:16) There are different ways to "Define Your Destiny," the title of one of his books. He's also an expert in emergenetics, but what's that?
(25:07) Redd - who hopes to not bore you but make you think after leadership workshops - says there are ways to become self-aware, maybe through certain exercise or mindfulness. (29:59) There are also lessons he points to in the Bible, like from Proverbs, where Jesus advises us to walk with the wise or be destroyed with the fools. Who you are with matters. That's why this coach says 1 of the 2 most important decisions of a leader is who you marry. We dive a little more into the characteristics of a servant leader and how you can "Stand Tall" (the title of his other book). We also touch on big differences between coaching and parenting.
Fitness is also a tool (37:54) for leaders. Redd himself lost 20+ pounds during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hear why he had enough and made certain changes, after so much travel around the nation. (41;06) Leaders and all of us can also learn very valuable lessons from sports. Redd is writing a new book about that and the philosophies of his dad, who was a very popular high school basketball coach in East Alabama.
(46:26) Our parting gift is some Biblical wisdom, then on this Veterans Day, I give you a brief reminder of some of our past episodes featuring inspiring military heroes sharing their stories, followed by my closing prayer.
Thanks for listening! And tell your friends about the #RunTheRace podcast. Subscribe to it! For more info, go to www.wtvm.com/podcast/.
53 min