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The Leader God Meant You To Be

The Leader God Meant You To Be

Written by: Mike Carroll
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Leadership is more than a title. It is the person you are becoming and the responsibility you accept wherever God has placed you. The Leader God Meant You to Be is a weekly podcast for Christian men who want to lead with greater faith, character, courage, and purpose—at work, at home, and in their communities. Host Mike Carroll combines honest personal stories, practical leadership coaching, Scripture, and the FORGE framework: Faith, Ownership, Resilience, Growth, and Engagement. Each episode gives you one clear leadership truth and one challenge you can put into practice immediately. Book a call: https://calendly.com/mike-carroll-thephoenixapproach/30minMike Carroll Economics Management Management & Leadership
Episodes
  • Delegation Moves Work. Development Grows People.

    Delegation Moves Work. Development Grows People.
    Oct 22 2026

    Have you ever delegated something but still kept your hands on the steering wheel?

    You gave someone the responsibility, but you continued checking every decision, correcting every detail, and stepping in before they had room to think. The work may have moved forward, but the person never had the opportunity to grow.

    In Episode 10 of The Leader God Meant You to Be, Mike Carroll explores the difference between assigning work and developing people. Using the story of Jesus sending out the twelve disciples in Mark 6, Mike examines what it means to give someone a clear assignment, real authority, room to make decisions, and a time to report back.

    You’ll learn three practical ways to develop the people you lead:

    • Define the win
    • Give them room to think
    • Follow up without taking back control

    You’ll also receive a 48-hour leadership challenge designed to help you release one real responsibility while maintaining clarity and accountability.

    Delegation moves work. Development grows people.

    If you want help releasing control, developing stronger leaders, and building a healthier leadership approach, schedule a 30-minute coaching call with Mike:

    https://calendly.com/michael-carroll-carrollleadershipcoaching/30min
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    22 mins
  • When Being Needed Becomes the Problem

    When Being Needed Becomes the Problem
    Oct 2 2026

    Episode Description

    What happens when being dependable turns into carrying everything? In Episode 9 of The Leader God Meant You to Be, Mike Carroll uses Moses and Jethro's conversation in Exodus 18 to explore the difference between responsible leadership and becoming the person every decision depends on. Learn how to recognize when competence has become a bottleneck, separate responsibility from identity, and transfer meaningful ownership without abandoning the people you lead.

    Show Notes

    A capable leader can become so reliable that every important decision starts waiting on him. The result may look like commitment, but over time it can exhaust the leader and prevent other people from developing.

    In this episode, Mike walks through Jethro's counsel to Moses in Exodus 18 and shows why mature leadership creates room for other trustworthy people to carry real responsibility. The goal is not careless delegation. It is sustainable leadership that develops people instead of keeping them dependent.

    In this episode: The hidden cost of carrying everything; why being needed can become part of a leader's identity; Moses and Jethro in Exodus 18; transferring ownership instead of assigning errands; the 48 Hour Ownership Transfer.

    Scripture: Exodus 18:13-24; Proverbs 15:22; 2 Timothy 2:2. Scripture quotations are from the New King James Version (NKJV).

    48-hour challenge: Choose one recurring responsibility, define the result and boundaries, and give another person meaningful ownership with one clear check-in point.

    Schedule a coaching call with Mike: https://calendly.com/michael-carroll-carrollleadershipcoaching/30min
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    27 mins
  • When Trust Takes Longer Than Your Apology

    When Trust Takes Longer Than Your Apology
    Sep 24 2026

    What do you do when your apology is sincere, your direction has changed, and people are still cautious?

    In Episode 8 of

    The Leader God Meant You to Be, Mike Carroll uses Saul’s return to Jerusalem in Acts 9 to show why slow trust does not mean your growth is failing. Learn how to give trust room, build a visible pattern, and keep moving forward without trying to control another person’s timeline.

    You may have admitted the mistake and started changing, but the room still feels cautious. That does not mean the work is failing. Trust often needs time and something solid to stand on.

    Mike walks through Saul’s return to Jerusalem, the believers’ understandable fear, and the way Barnabas helped the church see the evidence of Saul’s new direction. You’ll learn how to give trust room to grow, make change visible through an ordinary repeated behavior, and stay connected to someone who will encourage you while keeping you honest.

    Scripture: Acts 9:26–30; Romans 12:18; Galatians 6:9. Scripture quotations are from the New King James Version (NKJV).

    48-Hour Challenge:
Write what is yours to do and what is not yours to control. Then complete one quiet, observable trust-building action without asking for credit or reassurance.

    Schedule a coaching call with Mike:


    https://calendly.com/michael-carroll-carrollleadershipcoaching/30min

    Carroll Leadership Coaching


    Forging men of faith, leadership, and character.
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    32 mins
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