Leadership Podcast #5 for the year - The Emotionally Safe Leader, Lysa TerKeurst & Jason Jaggard

All I can say about this podcast is - mind blown! I pretty much wrote down the whole thing in my book. The whole podcast was based around forgiveness and the importance of this character trait in leadership.

A few of my key takeaways:

?? My 2 favorite points from the podcast were: One of the greatest barriers to innovation is fear. And one of the greatest antidotes to fear is forgiveness.

?? Practice pre-forgiveness - the very best time to forgive people is before they have even offended us. (this includes forgiving yourself!)

? A leader should recognise that in our humanity we are all the same. We are all going to need grace.

? Establish a culture where grace freely flows. The way you treat your team will boomerang back on you.

? A leader who has forgiveness as one of their key character traits can affect your bottom line positively.

? If you want to make more money - learn the art of forgiveness.

? Leadership means people love you... Until they don't. How you handle the hurt is what counts.

? How do I know when I need to grow in my forgiveness? - When you are carrying bitterness.

? Bitterness can take many forms: sarcasm, curse of the comeback, premeditated resentment (expecting your team to fail), jumping to worse case scenarios.

? The most crucial part of forgiveness is recognizing our need for it.

? We think resentment gives us a pass to blame the other person so we don't have to feel the sting of shame. Resentment creates a distance - I will not let you hurt me again. But in reality, resentment doesn't protect us. It imprisons and chains us to hurt.

? Healing means trading proof for perspective. Perspective can help you think about situations differently and then when you tell people your story it can bring them comfort.

? Grief is dreaming in reverse - dreaming about the way things could have gone.

? Pain is worth dealing with and acknowledging. No pain is small pain. Consider counselling.

? Don't give your premeditated script in your mind an opportunity to hold you back - figure out what it is and change the script!