“Lead people with dignity and you get incredibly productive team members. Lead them with fear and you get paralyzed office decorations.” — Chris When your team is failing, it’s tempting to react with frustration, control, or fear. But the best leaders know that failure isn’t the enemy — it’s feedback. Failure shows where your systems,
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“Now I can just be… it’s almost like being free.” — Ryan Albritton We all have junk in life — the mental, emotional, and spiritual clutter that keeps us stuck. It looks different for everyone, but here’s what it often includes: Worry about work, family, or money Insecurity or feeling not good enough Conflict or
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“No, you’ll never find perfect balance in life.But you can get healthier in the areas that matter most—without burning out.” Most people live out of balance.We pour our energy into work, achievement, and responsibility… while quietly neglecting the relationships, rest, and spiritual health that actually sustain us. So how do you invest in all areas
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“Leadership means to lead people.A title, desk, or business card doesn’t make you a leader.” Today we’re talking about the worst kind of leadership. Now, some of you may be thinking, I’ve had terrible leaders before.And some of you might be wondering, Uh oh… is this going to be about me?It’s possible—and that’s a good
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When people are looking for leadership and business coaching, there are usually two main reasons: Help them fix ______________ Give them expert advice on questions they struggle to answer Getting answers to specific questions or situations helps, but there’s something that can hold leaders back from effectively making changes and seeing results: …allowing poison and toxicity
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“It felt like I couldn’t really be true to myself because I was constantly hiding behind this mask.” – Andrea Lingenfelter On today’s episode, Chris sits down with Andrea Lingenfelter—a wife, mom of two, and leader who recently went through both Next-Level Life and StratPlan with her team. Andrea shares how years of perfectionism, control,
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“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.” – Colossians 3:23 Most of us spend our careers trying to please people—bosses, clients, coworkers, even our teams.But what if we’re missing the real point of work? In this episode, Chris shares five biblical ways to stop
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If you have the wrong people in leadership roles, training them to be excellent and developing their leadership will be an uphill battle, and it just may be in vain. Before you start this process, make sure you’ve listened to Episode #281: How To Spot Potential Leaders. Takeaways: If you expect your leaders “know what to
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The #1 mistake many leaders make in raising up leaders is promoting people into a leadership role when they have no leadership abilities. Why should you put someone in a leadership role? Because they’re really good at the tasks in their job…? What in the world makes you think that they can lead people? To
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“You can damage you like nobody else can.” — Chris On this episode of The Chris LoCurto Show, we’re finishing our conversation on 8 negative people you should avoid—and one of them might surprise you. If you haven’t listened to Part 1, go back and check it out first. It sets the foundation for understanding
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