Dennis Shaw: Beyond the Hammer -- Expanding Your Leadership Toolkit

Welcome to the Mindful Leader podcast, hosted by Dennis Shaw. In this episode, Dennis explores the importance of diversifying your leadership toolkit beyond the single 'hammer' approach. Emphasizing adaptability, he shares insights from his military and pastoral leadership experiences, highlighting the value of using personal education and experience to empower both laity and clergy in local church settings.

Dennis discusses the transition of the podcast focus from resource management to a broader perspective on leadership, with a particular emphasis on humility and self-awareness. He reflects on his own journey and the significance of being a 'jack-of-all-trades' in leadership to effectively tackle various challenges using carpentry to plumbing and beyond as leadership metaphors.

The episode also covers plans for the future of the Mindful Leader podcast, including increasing the frequency of episodes, incorporating more lay voices, and exploring topics beyond the Methodist tradition to engage a wider audience. Dennis invites listeners to share the podcast with others in their community and talks about the evolving landscape of podcast consumption and platforms.

Dennis email is HERE.  Texting to 801-889-7013 is welcome (Podcast mentions "clicking" but could not get it to work).  Text please. 

The Rest is History is HERE and the link is to Apple.  Excellent Podcast.