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It’s easy to overlook the every day aspect of our lives and minimize our contribution to the lives of others. Welcome to “Ordinary People. Extraordinary Lives.” The podcast that helps us experience the grace of God when facing the everyday challenges of life.

Lance Bane


    • Dec 18, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 20m AVG DURATION
    • 212 EPISODES


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    Episode 213 - Generosity in Leadership - Adding Value Beyond Measure

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023 19:35


    Unlock the secrets of impactful leadership! Join Lance in Episode 213 as he delves into four powerful insights on generosity, revealing its significant value in leadership.

    Episode 212 - Breaking Free - Be Yourself in a World of Comparison

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 21:43


    Join Lance in this podcast and let's avoid the toxic comparison trap by gaining insights and tips that will help us live with more joy.

    Episode 211 - Joyful Dialogues - The Power of Uplifting Conversations

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 22:40


    Leaders process important information with others and it's important to know who we are sharing with and what kind of conversations are helpful. In this podcast, Lance identifies four types of conversations and what we need to be looking for as leaders when we process important decisions with others.

    Episode 210 - Leading at Home - Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 20:54


    Join Lance in exploring crucial aspects of leading at home, where authority meets empowerment. Discover the art of balancing these core truth in Leading at Home - Part 3.

    Episode 209 - Leading at Home - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 21:46


    Leading at home is one of the most important tasks we are given. Whether it's with your marriage, children, friends, or blended family, healthy leadership at home will make a powerful and positive impact on others. In this episode, Lance describes three different family leadership styles and what their strengths and weaknesses can be.

    Episode 208 - Leading at Home - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2023 21:46


    In this podcast, Lance unravels the profound significance of family leadership, showing how it shapes the bonds and well-being of your loved ones. Join us as we explore the significance of family leadership.

    Episode 207 - Breaking Free - Solo to Synergy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2023 21:46


    In this episode, Lance explores the dangers of an independent attitude in leadership, identifies potential causes, and offers a healthy alternative.

    Episode 206 - Mastering Delegation - Igniting Your Teams Potential

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 21:46


    Listen as Lance talks about “Mastering Delegation: Igniting Your Team's Potential” and learn the art of delegation, and how it can help you ignite your team's potential.

    Episode 205 - Navigating Chaos - Flourishing During Turbulent Times

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2023 20:24


    If you have been leading for very long, you will face turbulent times. In this podcast, Lance brings to the surface important topics to consider and implement, so you and your organization can flourish during turbulent times.

    Episode 204 - Overcoming Personal Failure

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 21:07


    Episode 204 - Overcoming Personal Failure, explores how to overcome personal failures through concepts such as embracing humility, finding strength in faith, seeking forgiveness, and taking practical steps towards growth.

    Episode 203 - Small Moments, Mighty Leadership - Unleashing the Benefits

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 21:10


    In this episode, Lance talks about the importance of creating and seizing small moments in a leadership environment because small moments promote mighty leadership.

    Episode 202 - The Power of Selfless Leadership With Self Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 19:14


    Leaders are selfless people and without healthy boundaries, they can become burnt out leaders. In this episode, Lance talks about the needed and healthy tension between a selfless leader and self-care.

    Episode 201 - Speaking Hope - The Power of Hopeful Communication

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 19:57


    in episode 201, Lance encourages us to embrace the power of hopeful communication for positivity and change by offering an outline for developing hopeful messages.

    Episode 200 - Solving Workplace Disagreements

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 19:48


    Where there are people, there will be disagreements. In this podcast, Lance offers 10 helpful steps for solving workplace disagreements.

    Episode 199 - Leaders Need To Be Followers First

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2023 19:48


    Pastor Lance shares four purposes for why leaders need to be followers first.

    Episode 198 - The Personal Benefits of Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 19:48


    Healthy leaders prioritize adding value to others, In this episode, Lance emphasizes the personal benefits of leadership that empower us to navigate challenging times and remain faithful as effective and fulfilled leaders.

    Episode 197 - Leading from Bed: Navigating Leadership Responsibilities While Under the Weather

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 19:48


    Leaders want to add value to others and that motivation is hindered when a leader is under the weather. In this podcast, Lance shares personal stories to identify helpful tips for how to maintain leadership responsibility when under the weather.

    Episode 196 - Leaders Make Decisions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2023 19:46


    Leaders are consistently faced with small and large decisions. In this podcast, Lance shares five guiding principles for making good decisions.

    Episode 195 - Creating a Positive Environment

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 19:54


    Leadership has a great opportunity to create positive environments, but what does that mean? In this episode, Lance highlights four essential contributions every leader can make to establish and sustain a positive environment.

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    Episode 194 - Finding Confidence as a Leader

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2023 20:00


    Following leaders who are confident is better than following leaders who are not. In this episode, Lance identifies signs that reveal diminishing confidence and shows us places where we can find confidence.

    Episode 193 - Kindness Matters

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 19:38


    Being a kind leader matters and it's more than being nice. In this episode, Lance talks about the secret power of becoming a kind person and how you can practice kindness as a leader.

    Episode 192 - Tips for Transition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 20:24


    Everyone experiences transition. In this podcast, Lance shares a personal story about a time of transition in his life and offers five tips for times of transition.

    Episode 191 - Connecting Through Confrontation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 20:24


    What if confrontation actually works towards the benefit of your leadership space instead of being the crazy uncle we keep locked up in the basement of denial? In this podcast, Lance shares some insight and wisdom on how you can intentionally practice connecting through confrontation.

    Episode 190 - Why Have A Cultural Glossary

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 20:57


    Lance reveals an easy to overlook secret to effective leadership - a cultural glossary. In this episode, he gives seven reasons why leaders should develop a cultural glossary.

    Episode 189 - Learning to Navigate Conflict

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 20:57


    Learning to navigate conflict is essential to having an enjoyable and efficient leadership environment. In this podcast, Lance borrows a definition from author Danny Silk and helps us understand the necessary components for effectively navigating conflict.

    Episode 188 - Improve Your Leadership Through Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 17:10


    It's important for leaders to stay sharp, be prepared, and stay hungry. In this podcast, Lance shares 5 reasons why leaders should improve through reading.

    Episode 187 - The Holy Call of Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2023 21:26


    Leaders must take their call to leadership seriously. In this podcast, Lance utilizes a famous biblical story to help us understand what serious call to leadership looks like.

    Episode 186 - BE a Leader

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 20:34


    In this episode, Lance reminds us of how people are facing battles that we can't see, and that our leadership needs to add value to others. Reminding us to BE a leader, Lance offers three “BE” statements to help us.

    Episode 185 - 3 Questions for Purposeful Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 20:34


    Leadership is a process; a process that lasts a lifetime. To help us be committed to the process, have clarity, continue to develop, be fruitful, and add value to others, Lance borrows three questions from Ken Coleman.

    Episode 184 - Defeating the Killer Ds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2023 20:36


    Disappointment, delay, disturbance - these are just a few of the Killer D's that can either work for a leader or against a leader. In this podcast, Lance encourages us to take advantage of these moments and defeat the Killer D's by leveraging for them good.

    Episode 183 - Four Leadership Hopes for 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2023 20:33


    Lance starts the 2023 podcast season by sharing four leadership hopes for the listeners. Utilize this year to help people grow, be empowered, build trust, and work together.

    Episode 182 - Weakness, A Leader's Secret Advantage

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 20:37


    In this episode, Lance talks about the private issue of weakness in leadership and offers 5 suggestions for turning weakness into a leader's secret advantage.

    Episode 181 - Leading from a Place of Rest

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 20:26


    In a world of hurry that prides itself on busyness, Lance offers an alternative. Lance highlights the power of leading from a place of rest.

    Episode 180 - The Proximity of a Leader

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 20:26


    It's too easy for a leader to distance themselves from those they lead, whether it be by office location, traveling, new work styles, or personal reasons. In this podcast, Lance underscores the importance of a leader's healthy proximity in three areas with those they lead and serve.

    Episode 179 - Grow Your Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 17:39


    When you plant intentionally, you can grow your leadership into what you desire. In this podcast, Lance uses a Dave Ramsey quote as a launching pad into discussing some helpful ideas to help you grow your leadership.

    Episode 178 - Life Without Mentors

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 20:02


    Sadly, too many of us are living life without mentors. In this podcast, Lance shares several ideas to help us find mentorship in a life without mentors.

    Episode 177 - Delegation - A Leader's Necessary Friend

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 20:00


    Delegation is a leader's necessary friend, and in this podcast, Lance shares with us several reasons why delegation is important and the requirements for healthy delegation.

    Episode 176 - A Leaders Core Values

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 19:45


    A leader's core values are essential to the direction and health of that leader's sphere of influence. In this podcast, Lance identifies reasons why naming our core values is important, and ways that we can discover what our core values are.

    Episode 175 - How Do We Stay Focused During Times of Disruption

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 19:53


    Disruption and unforeseen situations happen to every leader, and the cost of the disruption is focus. In this podcast, Lance offers six questions to help you be proactive in maintaining focus during times of disruption.

    Episode 174 - Powerful Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 19:47


    Leadership success is measured by how many leaders we have developed, and not how many followers we have. Lance shares some needed insight to what powerful relationships look like because they are needed to develop leaders.

    Episode 173 - The Advantages of a Personal Retreat

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2022 19:47


    Leaders are known to burn the candle at both ends, and in this podcast, Lance shares with us the benefits of taking time to have a personal retreat.

    Episode 172 - A Leader's 3 Postures - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 19:45


    In this podcast episode, Lance talks about three important postures that each leader should take - sit, walk, and stand. In part 1, Lance will define what it means to have “sitting” as the starting point for a leader, the philosophy of sitting, and some practical application points.

    Episode 171 - 4 Tips for a "Feel Good Leadership"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 18:44


    What would it be like if our leadership environment was filled with the kind of hope, love, and encouragement that gave every person we lead the opportunity to be their best? In this podcast, Lance shares with us 4 tips to help that happen.

    Episode 170 - 5 Suggestions from a Seasoned Leader

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 19:16


    After three decades of leadership, Lance offers five helpful suggestions for us to be healthier and more effective leaders.

    Episode 169 - Growing as a Spiritual Leader

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 20:03


    Giving spiritual leadership is important for every leader, and in this podcast, Lance pulls from his own growth as a spiritual leader to help others grow into healthy spiritual leaders.

    Episode 168 - Learning is Necessary for Leaders

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 20:32


    Learning is essential for leaders. In this podcast, Lance gives us four important questions to consider as we walk the learning path as leaders.

    Episode 167: 4 Important Phrases for Every Leader

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 20:32


    Trust is built through fidelity and faithfulness to the small things. A famous proverb says that it's the small foxes that destroy a vineyard. In this episode, Lance shares with us four simple phrases that can help build trust with those you lead.

    Episode 166: I Love Being a Part of this Team - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 17:59


    In Part 2 of “I Love Being a Part of this Team”, Lance identifies two more leadership thoughts that can help us exemplify the kind of leadership culture that people want to be a part of.

    Episode 165: I Love Being a Part of this Team - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 20:38


    Having a team member who loves being a part of your team is a such a gift. It allows for higher team morale, greater creativity and collaboration, and a more enjoyable work space. In this podcast, Lance shares two reasons for how we can help develop this type of work place and leadership environment.

    Episode 164: What Every Leader Needs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 20:38


    In a leadership world filled with possessions, positions, and pleasures, every leader has three important needs. In this episode, Lance shares about these three basic needs and offers a tip to cultivate each one.

    Episode 163: The Power of Servant-hood Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 20:19


    Leadership finds it's greatest power and effectiveness when the leader leads as a servant. In a time when influence is measured by likes, followers, shares, etc., we need a leadership renaissance that is captured through the vibrant colors of servant-hood. In this podcast, Lance borrows from Richard Daft's work, ‘The Leadership Experience', and shares four basic precepts for servant-hood leadership.

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