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Impacting lives through effective leadership. New York Times best-selling author, Dr. Mark Rutland shares from his decades of experience in leadership ranging from a mega church pastor to the president of two different universities. Gain practical, powerful, and inspirational knowledge through his perspective to navigate life as a 21st century leader. As Dr. Rutland always says, “This podcast is about life, leadership, relationships and faith.”

Ep. 22 – David The Great Part 3

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Ep. 22 – David The Great Part 3
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In this episode, King David teaches the modern leader one of life’s harshest lessons. There may be someone in your life, perhaps an unlikely someone, who, for no good reason, hates you, literally hates you. David knew how to deal with it when his own father-in-law’s murderous hatred became increasingly obvious.

Ep. 21 – David The Great Part 2

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Ep. 21 – David The Great Part 2
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From an Iron Age warrior chieftain, we can learn how to win, even when we are surrounded by opposition, envy, and suspicion.

Ep. 20 – David The Great Part 1

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Ep. 20 – David The Great Part 1
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The first of a ten-part series on the life and leadership of King David. This episode introduces the complex genius that was far greater, more complicated, and fascinating than the little felt board Sunday School version that so many children were taught.

Ep. 19 – Eklusis vs. String Follow

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Ep. 19 – Eklusis vs. String Follow
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In this episode (Part 2 of 2) on Marc Antony and executive stress deals with the balance between Eklusis and “string follow.” Every leader lives a great deal of life under pressure. The question is never, how do I avoid it? It is rather, how do I deal with it?

Ep. 18 – Stress and Leadership

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Ep. 18 – Stress and Leadership
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What could a modern leader facing tremendous stress learn from an ancient Roman general? This intriguing episode (Part 1 of 2) reveals why Marc Antony lost a war he should never have lost and draws powerful parallels to the daily stress of the contemporary leader.

Ep. 17 – Keys to Successful Dialogue

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Ep. 17 – Keys to Successful Dialogue
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Among the aspects of communication damaged by the modern age, dialogue may be the most abused. This episode teaches five essential keys to successful dialogue.

Ep. 16 – Six Subversive Mindsets

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Ep. 16 – Six Subversive Mindsets
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Shaping the inner culture of an organization is among the most important of all aspects of leadership. Masquerading as wise old proverbs, highly destructive words get said repeatedly. This episode unmasks six subversive mindsets that are the enemies of a positive, productive organizational culture.

Ep. 15 – Leading Change

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Ep. 15 – Leading Change
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Dr. Rutland claims that the greatest mistake leaders make in trying to guide an organization through change is announcing it rather than leading it. In this episode, Rutland speaks to leading change as only an experienced change agent can.

Ep. 14 – Team Decision Making

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Ep. 14 – Team Decision Making
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It’s one thing for a leader to make a solitary executive decision. It’s quite another to guide a team through that process and in this episode, Dr. Rutland speaks out to the process of his extensive experience.

Ep. 13 – Decision Making in the Risk Vs. Reward Quadrilateral

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Ep. 13 – Decision Making in the Risk Vs. Reward Quadrilateral
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Most executives bemoan the constant stress of decision making.  In this episode, Dr. Rutland shares practical ways to dilute the stress and speed up the process.

Ep. 12 – Management Vs. Leadership

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Ep. 12 – Management Vs. Leadership
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In this important teaching, Dr. Rutland comes against the fallacious concept that leadership and management are opposites. Instead, he claims, they are two sides of the same coin.

Ep. 11 – Ancient Hebrew for 21st Century Leaders

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Ep. 11 – Ancient Hebrew for 21st Century Leaders
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In this episode, Dr. Rutland uses six Hebrew verbs to teach on the necessity for flexible creativity in 21st Century leadership.