Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Some leadership habits seem helpful, but their hidden weaknesses can actually frustrate and suppress team potential. In this episode, Craig shares two more leadership blind spots and how to fix them before they limit your organization’s growth.
Get the free leader guide for this episode here: https://www.life.church/leadershippodcast/blind-spots-that-destroy-teams
Missed the first two blind spots? You can find them here: youtu.be/txPr2ukvwRM.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
01:48 - Watch for This With Leaders
02:47 - Why You Should Confront What Needs to Be Corrected
04:01 - What Happens When You Don’t Correct
06:08 - Care Deeply and Challenge Directly
07:00 - Watch for These Three Things
08:45 - Clarity Is Kindness
12:55 - What Happens When Accountability Is Missing
13:40 - How to Kill Ownership
15:09 - Control Limits Leadership Development
18:08 - Release Control to Empower Others
19:57 - This Slows Leadership Progress
22:40 - When to Delegate
25:00 - A Caution When Leading Others
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Want to be a leader who asks the right questions at the right time? Discover the five types of questions great leaders ask to help take their teams to the next level.
Ask these questions: https://go2.lc/YT5Questions
SUBSCRIBE
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🎶 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/7tznexFwtbxfPOYF5mxkxI
PODCAST LINKS
👉 More from Craig: craiggroeschel.com
👉 Download Leader Guides: https://www.life.church/leadershippodcast
👉 Craig’s Blog: craiggroeschel.com/blog
👉 Craig’s Books: craiggroeschel.com/books
👉 Free Church Resources & Tools: https://www.life.church/churches
JOIN THE COMMUNITY
🌎 Website: craiggroeschel.com
👍 Facebook: facebook.com/craiggroeschel
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/craiggroeschel
🎵 TikTok: tiktok.com/@craiggroeschel
🗣️ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/35447748
ABOUT CRAIG
Craig Groeschel is the founder and senior pastor of Life.Church and one of today’s most trusted voices in leadership. Since 2016, he’s shared practical, empowering leadership insights to help you grow through the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast.
#CraigGroeschel #Leadership #CGLP
Some leadership habits seem helpful, but their hidden weaknesses can actually frustrate and suppress team potential. In this episode, Craig shares two more leadership blind spots and how to fix them before they limit your organization’s growth.
Get the free leader guide for this episode here: https://www.life.church/leadershippodcast/blind-spots-that-destroy-teams
Missed the first two blind spots? You can find them here: youtu.be/txPr2ukvwRM.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
01:48 - Watch for This With Leaders
02:47 - Why You Should Confront What Needs to Be Corrected
04:01 - What Happens When You Don’t Correct
06:08 - Care Deeply and Challenge Directly
07:00 - Watch for These Three Things
08:45 - Clarity Is Kindness
12:55 - What Happens When Accountability Is Missing
13:40 - How to Kill Ownership
15:09 - Control Limits Leadership Development
18:08 - Release Control to Empower Others
19:57 - This Slows Leadership Progress
22:40 - When to Delegate
25:00 - A Caution When Leading Others
====================
Want to be a leader who asks the right questions at the right time? Discover the five types of questions great leaders ask to help take their teams to the next level.
Ask these questions: https://go2.lc/YT5Questions
SUBSCRIBE
🎥 YouTube: youtube.com/@craiggroeschel
🎧 iTunes: https://go2.lc/cglpitunes
🎶 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/7tznexFwtbxfPOYF5mxkxI
PODCAST LINKS
👉 More from Craig: craiggroeschel.com
👉 Download Leader Guides: https://www.life.church/leadershippodcast
👉 Craig’s Blog: craiggroeschel.com/blog
👉 Craig’s Books: craiggroeschel.com/books
👉 Free Church Resources & Tools: https://www.life.church/churches
JOIN THE COMMUNITY
🌎 Website: craiggroeschel.com
👍 Facebook: facebook.com/craiggroeschel
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/craiggroeschel
🎵 TikTok: tiktok.com/@craiggroeschel
🗣️ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/35447748
ABOUT CRAIG
Craig Groeschel is the founder and senior pastor of Life.Church and one of today’s most trusted voices in leadership. Since 2016, he’s shared practical, empowering leadership insights to help you grow through the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast.
#CraigGroeschel #Leadership #CGLP
