Craig T. Owens

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Watermelon is a great summer treat. However, sometimes a nice green exterior can hide rotten fruit on the inside. When this happens we don’t say, “Well, at least the outside was nice,” but we throw the whole thing out! We can fall into a similar trap in our leadership, focusing on creating a great exterior while we let our vital interior development rot away. In this episode, Greg and I encourage you to focus first on your internal development, and through that your external image will improve as well.

• [0:59] A lot of leaders are more interested in what’s on the outside than what’s on the inside.
• [1:39] Why do leaders naturally gravitate to making the outside look better than the inside?
• [4:10] Greg wonders if perhaps we enhance our exterior because we’re afraid to be vulnerable.
• [5:25] If you have to tell people you’re a leader you’re probably not
• [6:40] Greg and I discuss a list of things we usually recognize, alongside the things we should equally recognize
  • [6:48] 1. Talents and gifts alongside integrity and character.
  • [12:19] 2. Superb product alongside quality process.
  • [15:30] 3. Excellence performance alongside excellent discipline.
• [19:35] If we ignore the inside stuff what’s the inevitable result?
• [20:51] Greg likes to ask the question, “What’s new?” as a simple way to assess growth in others.
• [21:50] I share a discovery from my Bible reading in Romans.
• [23:03] Greg tells a cautionary tale about a former coworker who didn’t know how to engage in deeper conversation with his team.
• [24:24] “The best mirror is in a good friend’s eye.” Greg and I would love to be this good friend for you. Reach out to us at here if you’re interested in personalized coaching.

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