Brad Otto

The Daily LEAD

A leadership podcast for any leader who is passionate about leadership development and self-care, and relationships. It consists of two segments a week: Mental Health Mondays, and Everyday Leaders on Thursdays. 

Author

Brad Otto

Category

Education

Podcast website

www.buzzsprout.com

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 111 What Do We Do? 28.03.2024

The third question we must ask to gain organizational clarity is What do we do? We discuss this question in today's episode. Welcome to The Daily LEAD! 

Episode 110 How Do We Behave? 27.03.2024

Another question to ask to gain organizational clarity is by asking the question: How do we behave? In this episode we discuss what that looks like and the value of values. Welcome to the Daily LEAD! 

Episode 109 Why Do We Exist? 26.03.2024

Part of gaining clarity as an organization, which is pivotal in becoming a healthy organization, is figuring out your "why?" 

Episode 108 Progress in Healing 25.03.2024

In this episode we discuss what progress looks like in healing when it comes to mental health. It's Mental Health Monday! Welcome to the Daily Lead. 

Episode 107 The Importance of Clarity 22.03.2024

In this episode we discuss the importance of clarity of purpose in an organization and how it helps with organizational health. 

Episode 106 Organizational Health 21.03.2024

In this episode we discuss why organizational health trumps everything else and what organizational health actually is. 

Episode 105 Leadership in Church Planting Part 2 20.03.2024

In this episode we continue our conversation with Pastor Roland Deddeh of Ruach Life Center about starting a church in his home country of Liberia. What started out as meeting a need in the community turned into a church AND a school. What lessons has he learned, and what is it like to pastor two congregations in two countries? 

Episode 104 Leadership in Church Planting 19.03.2024

In this episode we talk to Pastor Roland Deddeh of Ruach Life Center about starting a mostly African worshiping congregation in Houston, TX. We discuss the ups and downs, and the leadership lessons he learned along the way. 

Episode 103 Self Care 18.03.2024

In this episode we discuss the importance of self care as a leader and offer practical ways of taking care of ourselves. 

Episode 102 Owning Your World View 15.03.2024

It is important for us as leaders to be aware of our world view and to own it. We don't have to be proud of it, but we do need to own it. 

Episode 101 Stop Encouraging Bad Behavior 14.03.2024

What do we do as leaders regarding congregation members and people on our staff that continue bad behavior? One of the ways is to stop encouraging it. But how? That is our topic for today. 

Episode 100 Calling Part 2 13.03.2024

In this episode we continue our conversation with Executive Director of LEAD Peggy Contos Hahn about the call to begin the Lead Organization. 

Episode 99 Calling Part 1 12.03.2024

In this episode we talk to Executive Director of LEAD Peggy Contos Hahn about her calling into ministry. 

Episode 98 Envy and The Power to Let Go 11.03.2024

In this episode we discuss envy and its power over us, and the ability to let go of those thoughts. 

Episode 97 Thoughtfulness in Leadership 08.03.2024

Have you ever...thought, about thoughtfulness in leadership? It is an underrated element when it comes to leadership and today we are going to explore its impact on leadership and our organizations. 

Episode 96 Leading with Integrity 07.03.2024

In this episode we discuss what leading with integrity looks like as well and its importance in leadership. 

Episode 95 Courage in Leadership 06.03.2024

In this episode we discuss what courage looks like in leadership. How can we lead courageously? 

Episode 94 Optimism In Leadership 05.03.2024

Optimism is one of the most important qualities of a leader. Today we discuss how you can build a culture of optimism, and what optimism is and is not. 

Episode 93 Healthy Relationships 04.03.2024

In this episode we take a look at four characteristics of healthy relationships, and why we should rethink unhealthy relationships in our lives.  

Episode 92 Inviting Volunteers to Become Donors 01.03.2024

How might we invite volunteers to become donors, and should we? That is our topic for today with Paul Marsh of GSB Fundraising. 

Episode 91 Gratitude for Volunteers 29.02.2024

How do we show gratitude for our volunteers beyond just saying "Thank you"? We discuss this topic on today's episode with Paul Marsh from GSB Fundraising. 

Episode 90 Volunteer Retention and Support 28.02.2024

We continue our conversation with Paul Marsh from GSB Fundraising around how to retain and support our volunteers. 

Episode 89 Volunteer Recruitment 27.02.2024

In this episode we talk with Paul Marsh from GSB Fundraising about Identifying and Informing volunteers within our organizations. 

Episode 88 Soundtracks 26.02.2024

On this Mental Health Monday, how does overthinking stop us from our goals and being creative, and how do we turn that around? 

Episode 87 Braving Inventory 23.02.2024

In this final episode of discussing vulnerability based trust we examine Brene Brown's Braving Inventory. 

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