• Ep 320: The Importance of a Commonplace Book
    Jan 28 2026

    Effective leaders are reflective leaders – and one of the best ways to do that is to have a commonplace notebook. A commonplace book has been around for centuries and has helped leaders, creatives, and thinkers sharpen and hold their ideas. And it can help your leadership as well.
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    Coaching is a GREAT way to include reflection into your leadership rhythms.
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    **Resilient Leaders is produced by the incredibly gifted Joel Limbauan at On a Limb Productions (www.onalimbproductions.com).

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    9 mins
  • Ep 319: 10 Areas Every Healthy Leader Cultivates
    Jan 22 2026

    On this episode, J.R. unpacks the 10 crucial areas of a leader’s life – something he is sharing as he teaches in the Master of Leadership program at Taylor University.

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    Coaching is a GREAT way to include reflection into your leadership rhythms.
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    **Resilient Leaders is produced by the incredibly gifted Joel Limbauan at On a Limb Productions (www.onalimbproductions.com).

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    9 mins
  • Ep 318 – Leadership is Plumbing & Poetry
    Jan 14 2026

    Effective leadership involves both plumbing and poetry. Today we’ll unpack these two important metaphors from author James March.
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    If you’re interested in securing a free no-pressure exploratory coaching session, check out www.kairospartnerships.org/contact or email me at jrbriggs@kairospartnerships.org
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    **Resilient Leaders is produced by the incredibly gifted Joel Limbauan at On a Limb Productions (www.onalimbproductions.com).

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    9 mins
  • Ep 317: The Best Books I Read in 2025
    Jan 7 2026

    The most effective leaders are life-long learners. One of the most straightforward ways leaders can cultivate a posture of lifelong learning is to read books. On this episode, J.R. shares the best 25 books he read in 2025.
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    Coaching is a GREAT way to include reflection into your leadership rhythms.
    If you’re interested in securing a free no-pressure exploratory coaching session, check out www.kairospartnerships.org/contact or email me at jrbriggs@kairospartnerships.org
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    **Resilient Leaders is produced by the incredibly gifted Joel Limbauan at On a Limb Productions (www.onalimbproductions.com).

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    14 mins
  • Ep 316: Looking Back, Looking Forward
    Dec 24 2025

    In Roman mythology, the god Janus was the god of transitions – of beginnings and endings. He was often depicted having two faces, one looking back and one looking forward. It’s where we get our month January from. On this episode, we’ll take a Janus posture and look back on the year and look forward to the new one by asking some reflective questions.

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    To download the Congruence reflection resource for you and your team, you can find it at kairospartnerships.org/congruence

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    Coaching is a GREAT way to include reflection into your leadership rhythms.
    If you’re interested in securing a free no-pressure exploratory coaching session, check out www.kairospartnerships.org/contact or email me at jrbriggs@kairospartnerships.org

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    **Resilient Leaders is produced by the incredibly gifted Joel Limbauan at On a Limb Productions (www.onalimbproductions.com).

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    8 mins
  • Ep 315: Interesting Musings That Might be Important (Vol 3)
    Dec 18 2025

    On two previous episodes, J.R. has shared some interesting musings, questions, and quotes he’s been thinking about lately. Nothing fancy – just a few thoughts that may be helpful for you. So we thought we’d do a third installment of some of the current musings rolling around in his head and heart. We hope you can find a nugget or two to help you grow in your leadership.
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    Coaching is a GREAT way to include reflection into your leadership rhythms.
    If you’re interested in securing a free no-pressure exploratory coaching session, check out www.kairospartnerships.org/contact or email me at jrbriggs@kairospartnerships.org
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    **Resilient Leaders is produced by the incredibly gifted Joel Limbauan. Check out his great video and podcast work at On a Limb Productions: www.onalimbproductions.com

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    9 mins
  • Ep 314: Leading Well in No-Win Situations
    Dec 11 2025

    Sometimes leadership requires us to lead in situations that feel like there are no good solutions. How do we do the right thing when whatever we do doesn’t feel like the right thing? Today we explore that tricky dynamic in how to lead well in spite of this tricky dynamic.
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    Coaching is a GREAT way to include reflection into your leadership rhythms.
    If you’re interested in securing a free no-pressure exploratory coaching session, check out www.kairospartnerships.org/contact or email me at jrbriggs@kairospartnerships.org

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    **Resilient Leaders is produced by the incredibly gifted Joel Limbauan. Check out his great video and podcast work at On a Limb Productions: www.onalimbproductions.com

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    11 mins
  • Ep 313: The Important Leadership Lessons of the Fiddle-Leaf Fig
    Dec 4 2025

    Do you know about the fiddle-leaf fig? It needs wind in order to become strong; without it, it topples over. This is true in leadership: without resistance, difficulty, and hardship we, too, will topple over. We need wind-filled leadership in order to grow strong and study in leadership.

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    Coaching is a GREAT way to include reflection into your leadership rhythms.
    If you’re interested in securing a free no-pressure exploratory coaching session, check out www.kairospartnerships.org/contact or email me at jrbriggs@kairospartnerships.org

    If you haven’t signed up for my every other week FREE newsletter 5 Things in 5 Minutes (5 valuable nuggets that can be read in 5 minutes or less), check out
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    **Resilient Leaders is produced by the incredibly gifted Joel Limbauan at On a Limb Productions: www.onalimbproductions.com

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    8 mins