The Leadership Playbook: A Conversation on Vision, Focus, and Multiplying Impact with Jason Jaggard

Dec 1, 2025

Join leadership consultant Jason Jaggard, host of Beyond High Performance, as he explores the art of effective leadership with Andy Stanley. Jason emphasizes the importance of focusing on unique strengths instead of trying to please everyone, highlighting that a leader's true value lies in doing what only they can do. Discover how to utilize the Nehemiah formula for vision, the significance of mentoring key leaders, and why replacing oneself is crucial for organizational health. True leadership, as Jason reveals, is rooted in serving others.

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You Can't Lead By Pleasing Everyone

Leaders who try to make everybody happy eventually compromise their conscience and effectiveness.
Andy Stanley says criticism capacity determines how large you can lead, so expect dissent and stay centered.

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ADVICE

Focus On What Only You Can Do

Identify where you add the most value and ask to spend more time there.
Only do what only you can do by handing off tasks others do better and freeing your focus.

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ANECDOTE

The Org Chart Exercise That Scaled North Point

Early North Point team drew a full org chart for a future large church and put their initials in every box.
They used that template to intentionally work themselves out of boxes and delegate as they grew.

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Opening rapport and North Point context

01:28 • 3min

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Criticism is part of leadership

04:00 • 5min

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Only do what only you can do

09:09 • 4min

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Designing org roles then delegating

12:56 • 2min

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Orchestrate, evaluate, and set standards

14:28 • 2min

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Prioritizing the critical event

16:10 • 2min

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Exploit strengths over fixing weaknesses

17:46 • 2min

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The less you do, the more you accomplish

19:35 • 4min

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Vision is a full-time discipline

23:34 • 6min

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Nehemiah formula for effective vision

29:25 • 4min

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Vision leaks; reinforce it constantly

33:47 • 3min

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More time with fewer people multiplies

36:31 • 7min

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Replace yourself; remain open-handed

43:57 • 4min

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Do for one what you'd do for all

48:16 • 28sec

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Who sits in the leadership room

48:44 • 3min

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Books and systems that shaped North Point

51:23 • 3min

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Jesus as leadership model and servant authority

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How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations

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James M. Kouzes

This book is a gold-standard manual for effective leadership, grounded in research and written by premier authorities in the field. It describes leadership as a skill to be learned and a relationship that must be nurtured. The authors, Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner, identify five core practices of exemplary leadership: Model the Way, Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others to Act, and Encourage the Heart. These practices are supported by numerous international examples and updated cases to address current challenges. The book emphasizes that leadership is not about personality but about an observable and learnable set of skills and abilities.

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In 'Visioneering,' Andy Stanley offers a strategic guide to defining and pursuing a clear and compelling vision. He emphasizes that a vision is not merely a dream, but a well-defined mental picture of what could and should be. Stanley introduces practical steps for clarifying personal and organizational goals, aligning actions with these goals, and overcoming obstacles that hinder progress. Through real-life examples and biblical references, the book inspires readers to turn their aspirations into reality by combining faith with disciplined planning and execution. The book’s core message revolves around the idea that with a clear vision and persistent effort, significant and lasting achievements are possible.

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Making Vision Stick

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The Future of Your Company Depends on It

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In this book, Al Ries argues that the key to a company's continued growth and prosperity lies in focusing on core products and resisting the temptation to diversify into unrelated enterprises. Using real-world examples, Ries demonstrates how companies that maintain focus on their core strengths can dominate their markets, increase market share, and enhance shareholder value. He provides practical advice on how to get focused, stay focused, and adapt to changing market conditions while maintaining a clear strategic direction.

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The E-Myth Revisited challenges the common assumption that most businesses are started by entrepreneurs. Instead, Gerber argues that most businesses are started by technicians who understand the technical work but not the business itself. The book introduces the concept of the E-Myth and explains that successful business owners must balance three roles: the Entrepreneur (the visionary), the Manager (the planner and organizer), and the Technician (the one who performs the technical work). Gerber emphasizes the distinction between working 'in' your business and working 'on' your business, and he provides strategies for systemizing and scaling businesses, including the concept of the Franchise Prototype.

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The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber dispels the myths about starting your own business, highlighting that most small business owners are not true entrepreneurs but rather technicians skilled in their trade. Gerber introduces the concept of the 'E-Myth' and explains that business owners must embody three key roles: the Entrepreneur (the visionary), the Manager (the organizer), and the Technician (the doer). The book emphasizes the distinction between working 'on' your business and working 'in' your business, and provides practical advice on building systems and processes to ensure a business can run independently of its owner.

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Next Generation Leadership

Patricia Neilson

Sherry Penney

Great leaders accomplish more by doing less—protecting margin, fully leveraging their unique strengths, and keeping the vision in front of their teams. In this episode, Andy Stanley and Jason Jaggard discuss why focus is a leadership discipline, not a personality trait. When leaders stop trying to do everything and instead focus on the work only they can do, the organization grows, the team gains clarity, and momentum accelerates. This episode explores the habits that keep leaders out of the weeds, thinking strategically, and empowering others to lead.

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Here is what they cover in this episode:

The leader who decides to make everybody happy eventually compromises. (5:28)
Only do what only you can do—Identifying where you add the most value. (9:29)
Fully exploited strength is a far greater value than marginally improved weakness. (17:46)
The formula for vision. (29:04)
The multiplier mindset, why replacing yourself is key to the health of your organization. (38:50)
If you want to be great, you become a servant to everybody else. (55:28)

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