
Stay Forth Leadership Podcast
Leadership is challenging, a lot like climbing a mountain. The Stay Forth Leadership Podcast is a resource to help you become an effective leader- someone who is healthy, self-aware, and working with the grain of their gifting at a sustainable pace to produce long-term impact. Each week, Alan Briggs hosts practical conversations with leadership experts designed to equip you with tools to produce the highest amount of change possible through new awareness, new information, new tools, and processes to guide you on your journey to become the healthiest and most impactful leader you can be.
Find out more about who we are and what we do at www.stayforth.com
Latest episodes

Oct 27, 2020 • 48min
142 - Alan Briggs ”What shifts should business leaders be making?”
You've probably performed a lot of unplanned shifting this year in order to keep moving forward in a general direction. It's probably been confusing and times and very tired.
We get it.
Alan recently sat down with a group of high capacity business leaders to dig in to some very practical shifts that business leaders need to be making in their leadership if they want to continue moving forward and leading from a place of health.
Definitely listen to this one on 1x speed, more than once. There's practical wisdom here.
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Oct 22, 2020 • 35min
141 - Alan Briggs ”Bypassing Burnout”
The "B" word. Every leader hopes to avoid it but all too often it finds us before we realize it, and by the time we think might be approaching it, it's too late. What are we talking about? Burnout
After this weighty season, we see a wave of burnout on the horizon and we want to help you take steps to bypass it.
On today's episode, Alan shares practical steps you should be taking in order to bypass burnout and lead healthy in this season and beyond.
On today's episode we have a treat for you. If you missed Healthy Leaders Summit, Alan kicked off the week with a very encouraging discussion on how to navigate disorientation. This is a very rich conversation that we encourage you to sit with whether you've heard it once already, or never.
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Oct 20, 2020 • 37min
140 - Alan Briggs ”How do we navigate disorientation?”
There's a saying that goes something like "if you want to go fast, then go alone. If you want to go far, then go together." Leadership can feel lonely at times but we were never meant to lead alone.
For many of you, the disorientation of this season, and the ambiguity of the next season has left you with a low-grade fever of anxiety and a sense of loneliness. Well guess what, you're not alone.
On today's episode we have a treat for you. If you missed Healthy Leaders Summit, Alan kicked off the week with a very encouraging discussion on how to navigate disorientation. This is a very rich conversation that we encourage you to sit with whether you've heard it once already, or never.
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Oct 15, 2020 • 44min
140 - Stay Forth Team ”What are your next steps to getting healthy”
On today's episode, Alan and several members of our Stay Forth Designs team sit down for a ridiculously practical conversation about getting healthy. Now, we aren't talking about eating healthy or working out, rather, taking practical steps toward healthy leadership.
If you've ever wondered if coaching would be a right next step for you then give this episode a listen. You'll hear insight from several of our coaches as well as a personal testimony of how coaching drastically changed the trajectory of or Content Producers leadership.
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Oct 13, 2020 • 26min
139 - Alan Briggs ”4 next right steps you can take right now”
You may be asking questions like what next? How do I prepare for next year when this year was so ambiguous?
If you attended the Healthy leaders Summit last week, then you took a great next step towards leading healthy not only right now but next season and beyond.
Healthy Leaders Summit was a great starting point but if you want to keep making headway then you need to keep taking your next right step.
On today's episode, Alan unpacks 4 practical next steps you can, and should, consider taking right now so you can keep reducing overwhelm, increasing clarity, and continue pursuing leadership from pa posture of health in this season and beyond.
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Oct 8, 2020 • 24min
138 - Adam Weber ”How do we choose compassion in our cancel culture?”
Today, if one mistake, soundbite, hot mic moment, or tweet is off base you can lose you influence in an instant- you'll get "cancelled."
On today's episode, Alan has a great conversation about how unhealthy cancel culture has become with pastor and author, Adam Weber. Adam is a guy who seems to run towards leaders when they make unhealthy decisions instead of away.
This is a rich conversation!
About Adam
Adam is the founder and lead pastor of Embrace, a multi-site church based out of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Author of Talking With God and Love Has A Name, he also hosts a podcast called The Conversation. Adam still cheers for the Cincinnati Bengals but no longer drives a Rambler. He's married to his wife, Becky, and has four kids: Hudson, Wilson, Grayson, & Anderson. He also has seven chickens, two dogs, & three fish, but what he really wants is a sheep. You can find out more at adamweber.com
Connect with Adam
Instagram - @adamaweber
Twitter - @adamweber
Facebook - /adamaweber
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Oct 6, 2020 • 34min
137 - Steve Cuss ”How do we manage anxiety in us and those we lead?”
On today's episode we'll be sharing a talk from Healthy Leaders Summit.
Alan sits down with Steve Cuss for a discussion about what anxiety is, what it isn't, and how we manage our own leadership anxiety as well as those we lead.
This is a phenomenal conversation.
It isn't too late to register!
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Oct 1, 2020 • 30min
136 - Hannah Gronowski ”How do we become activists in the way of Jesus?”
How tired are you right now? This has been an incredible season that has left many of us weary.
Well we wanted to share a phenomenal preview of what you can expect from Healthy Leaders Summit next week.
This conversation between Alan and Hanna Gronowski is very refreshing and encouraging.
Take some time to sit with this episode and then do us a favor and register for Healthy Leaders Summit if you haven't already.
About Hannah
Hannah Gronowski, Founder and CEO of Generation Distinct, Speaker, Preacher and Author has always been wired to abolish cultural complacency, unleash lasting justice, and join the wild adventure Jesus invites us all to live. A passionate movement-maker, social influencer and voice for her generation, is now a sought after speaker at Leadership Conferences, Churches, College Campuses and Youth Events around the globe. Hannah is also a profile speaker for The Women’s Speaker Collective and a regular writing contributor for The Global Leadership Summit. Host of The Generation Distinct Podcast and The Hannah Gronowski Leadership YouTube Channel, she has also been recognized by her community with a Leader of Youth Award for her work mentoring teens and serving refugee children through World Relief. Generation Distinct has grown to reach leaders all over the world with a 4 step Journey to discover the wrong you were born to make right, leading them to experience who Jesus really is. Hannah’s latest book, Generation Distinct: Discover the Wrong You Were Born to Make Right released on September 15, 2020.
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Sep 29, 2020 • 29min
135 - Alan and David ”Don’t forget about Jesus”
Ever feel like you're in a row boat in a hurricane? It's no secret that this year has been a great challenge. Disappointment and loss have been lurking around just about every corner and it's exhausting, we know. But even when you feel like you're in a rowboat in a hurricane, know that Jesus is right there in the midst of it with you.
On today's episode, Alan and David have a very refreshing conversation about Jesus, the peace that comes from focusing on Him, and why we need a daily reminder of the gospel.
Remember, who's you are is way more important than what you do.
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Sep 24, 2020 • 31min
134 - Alan and David ”Stop trying to win”
Have you been searching for a win lately? What if you have already experienced a win and just can't see it because you're frantically searching for the next one.
Maybe you should stop trying to win.
On today's episode, Alan and David have a great conversation about three areas where you just may not be able to find a win this season and how to live in the messy middle in this season.
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