Leadershift
10 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWelcome to Leadershift. Join social entrepreneur Dr. Krish Kandiah as he sits down with significant Christian leaders from around the world. Here you can peer into conversations with profound influencers from a variety of different fields including the creative, law, charity sectors & more. Our world needs more humble, creative, bold leaders & we want these interviews to help you shift up to become that leader. This podcast is provided in partnership with World Vision. http://wvi.org/leadershift
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Episodes
Patrick Lencioni on the Right Reason to Be a Leader, How Pride Steals Peace & Why You Shouldn't Wait Until Retirement to Serve Others
March 19, 2021 12:00 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MBPatrick Lencioni joins Dr. Krish Kandiah for a conversation about his work as an author, speaker, consultant, and founder of The Table Group. Patrick shares about his quick success in life and how it quickly taught him that these things he was chasing didn’t actually matter. He realized that the worldly success he wanted was a reflection of a broken view of leadership he held; instead of being a leader to meet a need, he was driven by the desire to be seen as important. Thankfully, he recall...
Tom Wright on What Made Paul Such a Great Leader, the Value of Intellect & What People Are Forgetting About Christianity’s View of Suffering
March 12, 2021 13:00 - 55 minutes - 75.9 MBDr. Krish Kandiah has the pleasure of interviewing New Testament Scholar and Bishop Tom Wright this week. They recorded this in the spring of 2020, a few months into the lockdown, shortly after Tom released his book God and the Pandemic. Tom unpacks some of the concepts from there, but then they also journey through a collection of other topics from Tom’s start in leadership, to Paul and Timothy’s styles of leading, why leaders should read intellectual works, and how we can process suffering...
Sheila Heen: What Her Work on the Harvard Negotiation Project Taught Her About Conflict, Receiving Feedback & Finding Solutions in Your Life & Leadership
March 05, 2021 13:00 - 36 minutes - 50.3 MBSheila Heen, a senior lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, joins Dr. Krish Kandiah to discuss her work in negotiations and conflict management and what leaders can take from her years of experience. When she started at Harvard Law School, Roger Fisher, famous for the Harvard Negotiation Project, took her under his wing and quickly immersed her into the world of negotiations and psychology. Her experience brought her to a vast need in politics, business, charities, and families: how to res...
Kevin Olusola on Winning “The Sing Off” With Pentatonix, the Intersection Faith and the Music Industry & How Your Differences Can Help Define Your Calling
February 26, 2021 13:00 - 40 minutes - 55.1 MBDr. Krish Kandiah is joined by Kevin Olusola, a member of the chart topping acapella group Pentatonix, to hear his story of life, music, and faith intersecting. Known for his “cello boxing” (playing the cello while beatboxing), he rose to fame as Pentatonix won the TV show The Sing Off and later became known for viral YouTube covers and fresh remakes of Christmas classics. Kevin openly shares about what it is like to be a Christian in the music industry. What encourages him is the opportuni...
Paula Faris on Why Your Career Isn’t Always Your Calling, Stepping Back From a Dream Job & What People Misunderstand About Vulnerability
February 19, 2021 13:00 - 39 minutes - 54 MBPaula Faris, author, podcaster, speaker, and former host of Good Morning America and The View joins Dr. Krish Kandiah to share about her career and faith. Paula opens up with Krish about the toll her career took on her, ultimately leading to her stepping back from the roles after a tragic chain of events in 2018 where she experienced multiple health issues. In reflection, Paula explains that what she didn’t realize until that moment, was that her career had slowly become her calling. Her ide...
Andrew Morley on Leading People With More Experience, Being a Marketplace Leader With Faith & How to Discern When It’s Time to Move On
February 12, 2021 13:00 - 46 minutes - 63.9 MBAndrew Morley, President and CEO of World Vision International, sits down with Dr. Krish Kandiah in this episode to share about his life, leadership and faith journey. Before joining the team at World Vision, Andrew worked for brands such as Google, Motorola, Sky Television, Harrods Group, Ford and Clear Channel UK. He is also currently an ordained minister curate at HTB Church in London where he serves on Sundays. Over his career, Andrew has worked in numerous organisations and shares with...
Jo Saxton on Learning to See Herself as a Leader, Navigating Opposition in Church Circles & Why You Need to Listen to Your Body
February 05, 2021 13:00 - 41 minutes - 56.6 MBJo Saxton is an author, speaker, podcaster and entrepreneurial coach. In this episode, she shares with Dr. Krish Kandiah about her life and leadership journey, ultimately leading her to now passionately advocating for leaders to find their purpose. In her new book, Ready to Rise, Jo tells of all the women she has met who never had a clear path for their gifts or calling and consequently never stepped into them. She wants to help change that. We hope you enjoy this conversation with Jo Saxto...
David Kinnaman: Why He Bought Barna in His 30s, Reflections on Leadership Succession, Understanding the Next Generation & the Interior Journey of Young Leaders
January 25, 2021 13:00 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBDavid Kinnaman is the President of the Barna Group and author of bestselling books Faith For Exiles, Unchristian, and You Lost Me. In this episode, Krish Kandiah dives deeper into David’s story of buying the Barna Group in his thirties and how the succession from the founder and president, George Barna, unfolded. David shares openly about his own journey of learning to lead, wrestling with ambition, honouring leaders ahead of him, and God developing his character through it all. One of the ...
Danielle Strickland on Stopping What Isn’t Working, What Leaders Cannot Separate From the Workplace & How Jesus’ Leadership Style Has Shaped Her Own
January 18, 2021 17:42 - 38 minutes - 52.6 MBJustice advocate, movement builder, peacemaker and spiritual leader Danielle Strickland joins Krish Kandiah for today’s episode. Danielle is the pioneer behind organizations like Amplify Peace, Women Speakers Collective, Brave Global and Infinitum Life which mobilizes people toward transformed living. Danielle and Krish discuss how leaders sometimes shy away from admitting something might not be working, why prayer is the centre of all of her initiatives and how Jesus’ leadership style shape...
Nicky & Pippa Gumbel: Their Reluctance to Lead, Keeping Themselves Open to Feedback & the Story of Alpha
January 11, 2021 21:27 - 47 minutes - 65.8 MBKrish Kandiah sits down with Nicky Gumbel, Vicar of HTB Church in London and Pioneer of Alpha, along with his wife Pippa. In this interview Nicky and Pippa discuss the story of Alpha, their reluctance to be in the spotlight and the role today’s leader might play in addressing humanitarian issues today. Nicky and Pippa are hopeful, optimistic and inspiring leaders to sit across from. Find out more about the Marriage Course, Bible In One Year App and Nicky Gumbel’s Podcast. Visit our website...