How Leaders Think with Kenny Lange
Kenny Lange
Discover the secrets to impactful leadership with How Leaders Think, hosted by Kenny Lange. This podcast is your go-to resource for insights from top leaders across various industries. Each episode delves into the minds of successful entrepreneurs, CEOs, and thought leaders to uncover strategies for personal and professional growth.
Key Topics Covered:
- Emotional goals and effective leadership
- Coaching and employee retention
- Innovation and AI in business
- Escaping hustle culture
- Building strong organizational values
- Adaptability in nonprofit leadership
- The intersection of personal growth and spirituality
Join us every Wednesday to transform your leadership approach and unlock your potential.
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Key Topics Covered:
- Emotional goals and effective leadership
- Coaching and employee retention
- Innovation and AI in business
- Escaping hustle culture
- Building strong organizational values
- Adaptability in nonprofit leadership
- The intersection of personal growth and spirituality
Join us every Wednesday to transform your leadership approach and unlock your potential.
Subscribe now and never miss an episode!
Subscribe, leave a review, and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube. Visit our website at kennylange.com for more resources and updates.
Episodes
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Jan 21, 2026 • 48min
How Janelle Miller Moravek Thinks About Sharing the Vision for Team Alignment
Janelle Miller Moravek, Executive Director of Youth & Family Counseling, leads nonprofit mental health access and workforce wellbeing. She discusses caring for staff in high-burnout settings. Topics include middle management as the ‘secret sauce,’ redesigning workloads, building psychological and financial safety, manager-first rollouts, and co-created standards of care.
Jan 7, 2026 • 46min
How Shane Gring Thinks About Trust, AI, and Credentials
Shane Gring, founder of Certainly who builds high-integrity certification programs, explains why trust and authority are shifting as AI floods attention. He contrasts courses with lasting credentials. He describes what makes credentialing trustworthy and when independent verification matters. He outlines how to know if your expertise is ready to become a credential.
Dec 31, 2025 • 22min
Accountable: The Inner Loop Series Part 3
They unpack why change efforts drift and how feedback loops actually make transformation stick. Personal, team, and organizational accountability are broken into clear levels. Practical structures and routines for coaching, peer feedback, scoreboards, and governance get highlighted. A year-end challenge nudges leaders to pick one accountability focus to carry forward.
Dec 25, 2025 • 19min
Aligned - The Inner Loop Series Part 2
Practical routines that turn awareness into momentum. How leaders craft personal operating systems and weekly rhythms that actually stick. Team structures for clearer decision rights, meeting fixes, and communication norms. Scaling alignment with strategy cascades, review rhythms, and systems that move organizations beyond founder dependency.
Dec 17, 2025 • 20min
Awareness - The Inner Loop Series Part 1
This insightful discussion kicks off with the critical role of awareness in effective leadership. Kenny highlights how many leadership breakdowns stem from poor diagnosis rather than execution failures. By sharing his personal blind spots and tools for self-awareness, he emphasizes that leaders must confront reality without shame. The conversation navigates through team dynamics, pinpointing communication gaps and the importance of role clarity. It also explores the systemic issues organizations face, advocating for alignment before action.
Dec 10, 2025 • 38min
How Cory Patton Thinks About Slowing Down for Better Leadership
Cory Patton, a finance leader and founder of Just Abide Daily, discusses the power of slowing down for leaders. He highlights the cultural 'never enough' mentality that breeds hurry, contrasting it with the deeper substance of faith. Cory emphasizes how unhurried leadership fosters better decisions and relationships, and dispels fears that slowing down equals laziness. Drawing on biblical principles, he encourages leaders to align with Jesus for clarity and purpose, ultimately leading to more meaningful results.
Dec 3, 2025 • 41min
How Shronica Holmes Thinks About Pace & Timing for Avoiding Burnout
Shronica Holmes, a visionary entrepreneur and care advocate, shares her inspiring journey in senior care and foster-care advocacy. She discusses the concept of 'resizing' life rather than downsizing, emphasizing the importance of quality over quantity. Shronica reveals her unique three signs rule for recognizing callings and how she helps leaders avoid burnout. With a focus on prioritizing peace over profit, she offers practical advice on effective delegation and finding the right mentors. This conversation is a treasure trove of wisdom for those seeking clarity in their leadership journeys.
Nov 26, 2025 • 53min
How Carrie-Ann Jasper Yearty Thinks About Building People-First Cultures for Eternal Impact
Carrie-Ann Jasper Yearty, VP of People & Culture at Jasper Ventures, is passionate about merging faith and leadership to foster people-first cultures. In this engaging discussion, she emphasizes the importance of love in the workplace and shares her practices for creating a nurturing environment. Carrie-Ann highlights the significance of personal presence, divine interruptions, and adapting communication to individual needs. Her insights on workplace ministry and the Beyond Business nonprofit showcase a powerful mission to inspire meaningful change through faith-driven leadership.
Nov 19, 2025 • 33min
How Cary Matthews Thinks About Difficult Conversations for Stronger Relationships
Cary Matthews, Managing Partner at Opal Partners Group, brings his wealth of experience from Fortune 100 companies to the table. He dives into the challenges leaders face when having difficult conversations, highlighting how fear and insecurity can derail relationships. Cary emphasizes the importance of trust in delegation and accountability. He shares insights on empowering employees and nurturing mutual trust, while distinguishing intentional delegation from abdication. Tune in for actionable advice on building stronger teams and fostering growth.
Nov 12, 2025 • 40min
How Cam Lawson Thinks About Human Centered Communication for Deeper Connections
Cam Lawson, a strategic communication expert and partnership leader at Ninety, dives into human-centered communication and its role in fostering deeper connections. He discusses how digital life impacts child development and whether technology can rekindle community bonds. Cam warns against overreliance on AI, stressing the need for foundational knowledge and critical evaluation to avoid misinformation. He also emphasizes the value of one-on-one conversations over online interactions for meaningful change and community building.
