Craig Groeschel

Yes, you are a leader. It's interesting you brought that up because one of the many things I like about you, you're very, very direct, no nonsense. I heard on one of your podcasts, you talked about something about like, you know, you hate when people, and this is my words, not yours, so forgive me if I say it wrong, but you said like,

people overstate friendship, like we're friends, like actually we don't, we're not friends. And so I just kind of wanted to say, we're not friends. We've never, I think our only conversation, you may not even remember, but at the Global Leadership Summit, we shook hands, talked for maybe two minutes. And so that's the extent of our relationship besides I've studied your stuff for a long time.

people overstate friendship, like we're friends, like actually we don't, we're not friends. And so I just kind of wanted to say, we're not friends. We've never, I think our only conversation, you may not even remember, but at the Global Leadership Summit, we shook hands, talked for maybe two minutes. And so that's the extent of our relationship besides I've studied your stuff for a long time.

people overstate friendship, like we're friends, like actually we don't, we're not friends. And so I just kind of wanted to say, we're not friends. We've never, I think our only conversation, you may not even remember, but at the Global Leadership Summit, we shook hands, talked for maybe two minutes. And so that's the extent of our relationship besides I've studied your stuff for a long time.

As I look at you and observe, it seems to me, and I could be wrong, but it seems to me that you really not only enjoy, but you're great at taking a counterintuitive, approach or mindset to a lot of things. Is that intentional? Am I right? Do you try to look at things from a different perspective or am I reading that wrong?

As I look at you and observe, it seems to me, and I could be wrong, but it seems to me that you really not only enjoy, but you're great at taking a counterintuitive, approach or mindset to a lot of things. Is that intentional? Am I right? Do you try to look at things from a different perspective or am I reading that wrong?

As I look at you and observe, it seems to me, and I could be wrong, but it seems to me that you really not only enjoy, but you're great at taking a counterintuitive, approach or mindset to a lot of things. Is that intentional? Am I right? Do you try to look at things from a different perspective or am I reading that wrong?

Yes. Yeah, that is consistent with what it seems like you would try to approach everything with the mindset of a student. And even, critic might be too harsh of a word, but it seems like you just don't accept what is. You want to ask why, you want to understand how you can make it better.

Yes. Yeah, that is consistent with what it seems like you would try to approach everything with the mindset of a student. And even, critic might be too harsh of a word, but it seems like you just don't accept what is. You want to ask why, you want to understand how you can make it better.

Yes. Yeah, that is consistent with what it seems like you would try to approach everything with the mindset of a student. And even, critic might be too harsh of a word, but it seems like you just don't accept what is. You want to ask why, you want to understand how you can make it better.

And it seems like you take what's common, sometimes commonly held leadership values, and you pick at them in a helpful way to try to make them better. That's what it seems like to me. That's true. Is there something you're picking at now that you see culturally?

And it seems like you take what's common, sometimes commonly held leadership values, and you pick at them in a helpful way to try to make them better. That's what it seems like to me. That's true. Is there something you're picking at now that you see culturally?

And it seems like you take what's common, sometimes commonly held leadership values, and you pick at them in a helpful way to try to make them better. That's what it seems like to me. That's true. Is there something you're picking at now that you see culturally?

And it's just from where I sit, I have some different strategies and mindsets today than I did five years ago because the world is very different. Is there something you're seeing now that maybe a question leaders aren't asking they should be or something that you see in this current environment? We need to be thinking different about the way we're approaching leadership.

And it's just from where I sit, I have some different strategies and mindsets today than I did five years ago because the world is very different. Is there something you're seeing now that maybe a question leaders aren't asking they should be or something that you see in this current environment? We need to be thinking different about the way we're approaching leadership.

And it's just from where I sit, I have some different strategies and mindsets today than I did five years ago because the world is very different. Is there something you're seeing now that maybe a question leaders aren't asking they should be or something that you see in this current environment? We need to be thinking different about the way we're approaching leadership.

So can you tell me, like, why are you so passionate about being a You're a principle-centered leader. You're value-centered. Is there a reason? Was there something you saw early in your life? You seem to be fighting for what's right, fighting for what's true, and have almost like an intolerance for hypocrisy, profit without purpose. Why?

So can you tell me, like, why are you so passionate about being a You're a principle-centered leader. You're value-centered. Is there a reason? Was there something you saw early in your life? You seem to be fighting for what's right, fighting for what's true, and have almost like an intolerance for hypocrisy, profit without purpose. Why?

So can you tell me, like, why are you so passionate about being a You're a principle-centered leader. You're value-centered. Is there a reason? Was there something you saw early in your life? You seem to be fighting for what's right, fighting for what's true, and have almost like an intolerance for hypocrisy, profit without purpose. Why?

What's that in you that you're speaking out when others don't?