Joy may sound soft, but it has a measurable impact on resilience, engagement, trust, and team performance.

In this REVERB episode, Andy Stanley and Suzy Gray unpack Andy’s conversation with Kate Bowler about why joy matters more than most leaders realize. They discuss the difference between joy and happiness, how recognizing progress creates gratitude, why storytelling strengthens team culture, and how simple acts of recognition can transform engagement.

If you want to build a healthier culture and become the kind of leader people want to follow, start by creating more space for joy on your team.

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Joy isn’t optional for leaders, it’s what keeps you connected to the story that makes your work matter.

In this episode, Andy sits down with Kate Bowler to explore why joy isn’t a distraction from leadership—it’s what sustains it. Joy doesn’t come from solving every problem or achieving every goal. Instead, it reconnects leaders to the deeper story behind their work—the reason it matters in the first place.

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Here's what they cover in this episode:

• The difference between happiness and joy and why it matters (04:30)
• Why joy shows up in hard moments—not just easy ones (06:40)
• Burnout isn’t just exhaustion—it’s losing the story (10:45)
• How busyness crowds out joy (and what to do about it) (11:30)
• Can you actually practice joy? (14:30)
• Why leaders need joy to stay connected to purpose (17:10)
• Three ways to become more open to joy: do, love, hope (20:45)
• The danger of worshiping productivity (22:00)
• Toxic positivity vs. honest joy (25:00)

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Recognized as one of Forbes' 6 Leadership Podcasts To Listen To In 2024 and one of the Best Leadership Podcasts To Stay in the Know for CEOs, according to Industry Leaders Magazine.

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When you identify your areas of working genius, as well as your areas of life-draining weakness, you position yourself to use your natural gifts and accomplish more in every area of life.

In this episode from 2021, Andy sits down with Patrick Lencioni to explore the Working Genius framework and why so many leaders feel stuck in roles that don’t fit. This conversation will help you identify your strengths, avoid burnout, and unlock a more productive and fulfilling way to work.

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Recognized as one of Forbes' 6 Leadership Podcasts To Listen To In 2024 and one of the Best Leadership Podcasts To Stay in the Know for CEOs, according to Industry Leader Magazine.

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