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Season 1 Episode 17
What if leadership isn’t about what you accomplish, but who you’re becoming?
In this episode of Meditations on Leadership, Don Carpenter sits down wit…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Language Leads
In this episode, Don sits down with longtime friend and visionary youth leader Jim Cummings, founder of UrbanTrekkers. Together they explore the medi…
7 months ago
Anchor in the Fog
Season 1 Episode 15
In this episode, Don reflects on what it means to lead through uncertainty, when clarity hasn’t yet come and all you can see is fog. Drawing from the…
7 months, 1 week ago
Lead Toward, Not Away
Season 1 Episode 14
In this deeply personal episode of Meditations on Leadership, Don Carpenter explores what it truly means to lead toward something rather than simply …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Tending the Flame
Season 1 Episode 13
In this episode, Don explores what it means to tend the flame - to lead with passion without being consumed by it. Through the lens of Ronald Heifetz…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
When the Conditions are Right
Season 1 Episode 12
In this episode, Don reflects on a lesson learned among the redwoods of the Pacific Northwest - that growth can’t be forced; it can only be cultivate…
8 months ago
Built to Last, Not to Impress
Season 1 Episode 11
This episode begins with the meditation Built to Last, Not to Impress - a reflection on the pull between wanting to grow fast and the discipline to b…
8 months, 1 week ago
The Discipline of Holding Back
Season 1 Episode 12
In this episode, Don reflects on the quiet strength it takes to lead without rushing to fill the space. Drawing from Meditation #10: The Discipline o…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
When Love Leads
Season 1 Episode 9
What happens when leadership is guided not by power, but by love?
In this episode, Don explores the tension between love and control - and what it rea…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Leading From the Inside Out
Season 1 Episode 8
In this episode of Meditations on Leadership, Don reflects on Dr. Richard Schwartz’s Internal Family Systems model and what it means to lead from the…
9 months ago