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Pressure tests our leadership, but it also reveals where we’re rooted. We sit down with marketing executive and servant leader Tammy Ousley to unpack what it really means to become a listening leader—someone who can hold big goals, tight timelines, and complex relationships without losing alignment with God’s will. Tammy shares how reading the Bible cover to cover transformed familiar verses into context-rich guidance, and how those scriptures echo back during the day in surprising ways. From choosing translations that clarify meaning to marking up a physical Bible, she shows how simple habits build a resilient inner compass.

We dive into the tension between bold planning and faithful surrender. Tammy is candid about loving plans A through Z, then learning to pause and ask, “Am I within God’s will?” That humility shifts everything—how she prioritizes under pressure, how she resets after missteps, and how she navigates conflict at scale. Prayer becomes a real-time operating system, not a last resort, and love becomes a leadership strategy: seeing her team as God’s people, protecting dignity, and building partnerships through empathy. The result is a culture where clarity rises, collaboration deepens, and outcomes improve without forcing them.

Tammy also speaks to women leading in secular environments. Her counsel is practical: keep scripture present, work as unto the Lord, and find your tribe—the colleagues and mentors who help you stay grounded. When promotions or breakthroughs arrive, the credit returns to God’s hand rather than human gatekeepers. If you’ve been craving a way to lead large while listening deeper, this conversation offers tools, stories, and hope for the road. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs encouragement at work, and leave a review telling us one listening habit you’re trying this week.

In today’s job market, the challenge is increasing your visibility, connecting with decision-makers, and navigating AI-powered application systems. ChatGPT can help and I show you how.

This isn’t just a ChatGPT tutorial with a list of prompts. It’s a job search strategy that shows you how to use ChatGPT as a strategic partner — from resume updates to networking. Visit www.chatgptforjobs.com to learn more.

Stay in the flow—subscribe wherever you listen, watch on YouTube, and download free devotionals at iamkelleyjohnson.com.

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Kelley's book about overcoming trauma to find your God-given purpose.

INFINITE: The Power of Love
A six-session Bible study about diversity, equity and inclusion.

Kelley Johnson is a creator, builder, and catalyst who helps leaders achieve breakthrough—personally, professionally, and spiritually. She spent 20 years in corporate leadership before founding KEIRUS, a learning and talent management firm serving thousands of leaders worldwide.

This show is not a substitute for professional therapy or advice. If you need professional support, we encourage you to seek a qualified mental health, medical, financial, legal, pastoral or other accredited professional.

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What if your leadership grew quieter inside even as the stakes rose outside? Kelley sits down with Peggy Bodde—corporate veteran and author of Sacred Work—to explore how Christian women can hear God clearly, set healthy boundaries, and lead courageously in complex workplaces. From bias and conflict to strategy and negotiations, we trace how prayer and Scripture translate into practical moves that serve people and performance.

Peggy shares why she wrote the book she could never find, offering mentorship for women who feel caught between church spaces not built for professionals and workplaces uncertain about faith. We unpack the difference between peacemaking and peacekeeping, and why “niceness” can’t replace truth told in love. Expect relatable stories: praying through a tense one-on-one, discovering conviction in an old email, and choosing words that carry both clarity and kindness. You’ll hear how to anchor verses before a hard conversation, recognize the enemy’s accusations after, and return to peace without walking back your boundary.

We also talk community—how to escape isolation, find mentors who tell the hard truth, and curate a circle that sharpens your judgment. Think Joseph-level wisdom for modern teams: spiritual insight that becomes strategy, timing, and outcomes. If you’re a woman navigating leadership, ethics, and identity while carrying your faith into rooms that need repair, this conversation offers tools and courage to move forward.

Check-out Peggy's book, Sacred Work https://linktr.ee/peggybodde

Listen now, share it with a friend who leads, and grab the free “How to Hear God at Work” devotional at IamKelleyJohnson.com. If the episode strengthens your spirit and leadership, subscribe and leave a review so more women can step into sacred work with confidence.

In today’s job market, the challenge is increasing your visibility, connecting with decision-makers, and navigating AI-powered application systems. ChatGPT can help and I show you how.

This isn’t just a ChatGPT tutorial with a list of prompts. It’s a job search strategy that shows you how to use ChatGPT as a strategic partner — from resume updates to networking. Visit www.chatgptforjobs.com to learn more.

Stay in the flow—subscribe wherever you listen, watch on YouTube, and download free devotionals at iamkelleyjohnson.com.

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@iamkelleyjohnson

Instagram: instagram.com/iamkelleyjohnson

Looking for leadership community?
RAYAH is my Spirit-led leadership cohort for Christian women who want to grow in both spiritual authority and executive excellence. Learn more and join the interest list here https://www.iamkelleyjohnson.com/rayah

EMERGE! Rise-up, Be Fearless, Take Possession of Your Purpose
Kelley's book about overcoming trauma to find your God-given purpose.

INFINITE: The Power of Love
A six-session Bible study about diversity, equity and inclusion.

Kelley Johnson is a creator, builder, and catalyst who helps leaders achieve breakthrough—personally, professionally, and spiritually. She spent 20 years in corporate leadership before founding KEIRUS, a learning and talent management firm serving thousands of leaders worldwide.

This show is not a substitute for professional therapy or advice. If you need professional support, we encourage you to seek a qualified mental health, medical, financial, legal, pastoral or other accredited professional.

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What if the most courageous move in your leadership isn’t pushing harder, but pausing to listen? Kelley sits down with Tracy Matthews, executive director of Attune to Grow, a Harvard-trained leader who traded a high-powered path for a Spirit-led life. Tracy recounts her first encounter with the Holy Spirit, the costly yes that followed, and the years of uncertainty that taught her to hear God with clarity. Together we explore how attunement turns leadership from solitary striving into a daily practice of union, where decisions carry peace, teams share courage, and results come with less exhaust and more joy.

We unpack the often-missed link in the faith-and-work movement: listening leadership. Tracy explains spiritual direction as a safe, artful space to notice God’s movement and name both the good and the broken. Then we bring those same postures onto the court of real leadership through Attune to Grow’s team-based approach. You’ll hear how brief pre-meeting pauses and a simple key relationship lens can recalibrate a day, a project, even a boardroom culture. Even in secular contexts, leaders can carry God’s presence with a quiet authority that shifts rooms and opens possibilities.

Connect with Tracy and the Attune To Grow team - https://attunetogrow.org/

If you’ve ever asked how to tell God’s voice from your own thoughts, you’ll find practical exercises, stories, and a gentle invitation to taste and see. We talk about resisting the grind with Sabbath-like rhythms, trading control for trust, and becoming trees by living water that bear fruit in season. Tracy shares free resources to try guided attunement with a live decision, and we close with a reflective prayer for anyone longing to lead from rest and courage. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs fresh peace at work, and leave a review to help more leaders find their way into the flow.

In today’s job market, the challenge is increasing your visibility, connecting with decision-makers, and navigating AI-powered application systems. ChatGPT can help and I show you how.

This isn’t just a ChatGPT tutorial with a list of prompts. It’s a job search strategy that shows you how to use ChatGPT as a strategic partner — from resume updates to networking. Visit www.chatgptforjobs.com to learn more.

Stay in the flow—subscribe wherever you listen, watch on YouTube, and download free devotionals at iamkelleyjohnson.com.

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@iamkelleyjohnson

Instagram: instagram.com/iamkelleyjohnson

Looking for leadership community?
RAYAH is my Spirit-led leadership cohort for Christian women who want to grow in both spiritual authority and executive excellence. Learn more and join the interest list here https://www.iamkelleyjohnson.com/rayah

EMERGE! Rise-up, Be Fearless, Take Possession of Your Purpose
Kelley's book about overcoming trauma to find your God-given purpose.

INFINITE: The Power of Love
A six-session Bible study about diversity, equity and inclusion.

Kelley Johnson is a creator, builder, and catalyst who helps leaders achieve breakthrough—personally, professionally, and spiritually. She spent 20 years in corporate leadership before founding KEIRUS, a learning and talent management firm serving thousands of leaders worldwide.

This show is not a substitute for professional therapy or advice. If you need professional support, we encourage you to seek a qualified mental health, medical, financial, legal, pastoral or other accredited professional.

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Keywords: Christian women, Spirit-led living, Holy Spirit, faith podcast, women ...