Parallel Leaders
Helping you target and evaluate your organization, leadership or department under the microscope of eight growth points to optimize your effectiveness as a leader.
Episodes
Are you a church leader looking to stay ahead of the curve in a constantly changing culture? Discover three key trends that could be impacting your church's growth and mission! Learn how to reassess your approach to leadership, understand the changing dynamics of trust, adopt a missionary mindset when tackling challenges, and more! These strategies will help you navigate the shifting landscape around religious leaders in today's so...
Leveraging the 10 minutes before every service opportunity can take an average weekend to an over-the-top experience. In this workshop, we will get uber practical and give you a tool to use to make better use of the huddle times you have with your team.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
- 6 Key Elements of a successful huddle
- The value of incorporating fun
- The role of huddles in building relationships within a team
- How huddles can prevent problems...
The best way to build a team is to stop recruiting! In this workshop, we will dive into the mindset as a leader and how it impacts our ability to build teams that are so irresistible that we don't need recruiting to fill them up. Plus, we will look at simple ways all of us can improve the experience of our team every weekend!
TOPICS INCLUDE:
- The Influence of Mindsets on Leadership and Outcomes
- Gifts versus Gaps
- Shaping the cu...
Have you ever wondered how some leaders seem to effortlessly navigate challenging situations and stay composed while achieving success? In this video, we explore top leadership strategies to boost personal leadership, build resilience, and achieve great results. Discover practical tips such as "thinking high," building a supportive community, and pre-determining affirmations that can help you overcome any obstacle and thrive in the...
Explore the secrets of building a resilient team that can handle anything. From understanding the importance of people, pressure, and persistence, to learning how to master tension and navigate obstacles, gain valuable insights to unlock your team's full potential.
Whether you're leading a small startup or managing a large corporation, these practical tips and insights can help you create a culture of resilience that will empower y...
Discover the secrets to developing a strong and resilient mindset. From the importance of having a growth mindset to building a habit of quality reflection, we'll share the key traits and habits that can help you navigate life's challenges with grace and fortitude. Learn how expressing gratitude, seeking support, and embracing change can help you not just bounce back but grow and thrive after adversity. Click now to unlock the powe...
There is no such thing as work-life balance. You always end up cheating something. The key is creating rhythms.
Creating a rhythm of work and rest is essential for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and avoiding burnout. Without it, it's easy to become overworked and stressed, leading to relational, physical and mental health problems. A rhythm of work and rest ensures that you have dedicated time to focus on work or other responsibi...
In times of uncertainty, a healthy team culture is essential. It has a major impact on the ability of teams to adapt and pivot, collaborate effectively, and make decisions efficiently.
Discover 5 practical ways to build a stronger and more resilient team culture that can thrive even in the face of challenges.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
- The importance of team culture during times of uncertainty
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Integrity isn't just about doing the right thing - it's about doing the right thing, even when no one is watching. When employees and leaders prioritize integrity in the workplace, they build trust at all levels of the organization developing a more positive work environment and creating a culture of accountability and responsibility that benefits everyone.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
• Why Honesty and Accountability Matter
• Why Gratitude a...
Every leader strives for, but not all achieve: unity within a team. As the Greek fabulist Aesop once wrote, “United we stand, divided we fall.” This is true not just in the military but in every aspect of life, including the workplace. So, how can leaders create unity within their teams?
TOPICS INCLUDE:
- The importance of unity within a team
- The definition of unity and...
Are you tired of feeling like your team is just going through the motions? Do you want to unlock their full potential and achieve new heights of creativity? It all starts with integrity.
Discover how integrity can build trust and energize your organization.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
- Integrity is more than honesty and respect.
- Trust: the key to unlocking creativity.
Have you ever felt the sting of harsh criticism and had difficulty recovering? Find out how to transform criticism into an opportunity - learn the essential skills of mastering self-evaluation!
TOPICS INCLUDE
- What lens to filter every criticism through.
- Identifying emotions to redefine behaviours.
- 3 questions to ask when receiving critici...
Are you ready to take control of your success? Here's how to practice self-evaluation to work smarter, not harder with these 5 strategies.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
- The value of personality tests
- Using others' reactions to assess how they are affected by you.
- Practicing self-reflection
- Seeking feedback
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Self-awareness is the key to unlocking your potential as a leader.
Travis Bradbury and Jean Greaves, the authors of Emotional Intelligence, report the alarming impact a high self-awareness has on your performance. A study found that a high level of self-awareness was reflected in 83% of top performers, while only 2% of bottom performers displayed this trait.
This indicates that self-awareness is crucial to your success as a leader.
...If you are a volunteer-based organization, you understand the value and importance of effective recruitment and development of your volunteers. But if you’re like most leaders, you also know how tricky it can be to onboard and equip people for your teams.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
- Determining where people fit.
- Who should recruit?
- The secret to successful recruitment
- The importance of defining their purpose.
- Presentation matters.
- The ...
99% of us are leading from the middle. We’re being led while leading others. In this episode of Parallel Leaders, Lead Pastor Kelly Stickel from Parallel Church and Pastor Brandon Stewart from Leading Second in the Pacific Northwest, dive deep into leading from the second seat. Learn to build trust, grow your circle of influence, challenge the process in a healthy way, expand your capacity and deal with your own insecurities so you...
Systems won’t grow your personal capacity, department or organization but a lack of or faulty systems will prevent you from growing. Today's bonus episode on the Four Steps to Building an Effective System is from this month's Leaders Call, a live group coaching call with Kelly Stickel from Parallel Church in Lethbridge, AB. TOPICS INCLUDE: • Designing a clearly defined process.
• How to create movement within a system.
•...
Being a seasonal company can bring unique challenges when onboarding staff and adjusting systems that no longer support your growth. Choosing the right time is essential to rolling out new systems.
Today's coaching conversation is with Dustin Finley, the owner of Valiant Solutions (https://valiantsolutions.ca/), a COR Certified, IRATA trained Rope Access, and Aerial life company specializing in high-rise and large-scale repair and ...
99% of us are leading from the middle. We’re being led while leading others. Get an inside look from one of the Leading Second–One Day Canada sessions with Pastor Brandon Stewart as he discusses the principle of the first follower and the distinct differences between a servant and a steward.
Are you struggling with not seeing results or not seeing results stick? More often than not, this is a systems problem – not a spiritual problem.
In this episode of Parallel Leaders Podcast, Kelly Stickel, Lead Pastor from Parallel Church, and Dr. Eric Smith, Lead Pastor at Hope City Church in Florida and author of Momentum: A Step-by-Step System for Growing a Healthy Church, take a deep dive into systems. Learn how to have clear v...
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