Consistency is More Powerful than Charisma

Your team isn't afraid of your feedback. They're afraid of not knowing which version of you is going to show up today. In this episode, Jonathan Malm and Jason Young dig into Chapter 2 of *Likable Leader* and reframe what integrity actually means for leaders. Forget the moral definition for a moment. The kind of integrity that builds followership is about consistency. Predictability. Being the same person on a hard Tuesday as you are on a great Sunday. And it turns out, that kind of integrity might be the greatest gift you can give your team. In this episode, you'll learn: - Why "predictable" is actually one of the highest compliments a leader can receive - How unpredictability, not workload, is one of the biggest hidden accelerators of team burnout - The difference between being predictably *likable* and predictably *unlikable* and the false beliefs that drive each - Why larger organizations and growing churches are especially vulnerable to leaders becoming callous without realizing it - How your values create a filter for every decision you make and why the hierarchy matters more than the list - Four questions to ask yourself before making any leadership decision - Why your employees, not your mentor or spouse, are actually the *least* likely to tell you who you really are Plus Jason gets candid about some of the most arrogant leaders he's encountered in 28 years of church work, Jonathan reflects on what it looks like when churches use "their reward is in heaven" as an excuse not to show appreciation, and both of them make the case that the closer you get to the center of a church, the *kinder* it should feel... not the opposite.