Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Your organization is only as fast as the person everyone is waiting on. Is that person you? In this episode, Craig shows you the three places bottlenecks live, plus four questions to help you find yours and get moving again.
Get the free leader guide for this episode here: https://www.life.church/leadershippodcast/the-bottleneck-nobody-warns-you-about.
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In This Episode:
00:00 Is Something Always Slowing You Down?
01:13 What Is a Permission Bottleneck?
02:45 How Much Do You Trust Your Team?
05:23 Person: It All Comes Back to One Person
05:58 Process: Approvals That Add No Value
08:27 Policy: One Mistake Becomes a Rule
11:10 Are You The Bottleneck?
14:10 Where Do Decisions Go to Die?
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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
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👉 Download Leader Guides: https://www.life.church/leadershippodcast
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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.
Congratulations to last episode’s book giveaway winners!
@wendyreisinger4085
@sheehanimal
@michaelshannon7916
@Gina_Michel
@alvintheuri
To claim your prize, email our team at leadership@life.church!
https://www.life.church/giveaway-terms/
#CraigGroeschel​ #Leadership #CGLP #bottleneck
Your organization is only as fast as the person everyone is waiting on. Is that person you? In this episode, Craig shows you the three places bottlenecks live, plus four questions to help you find yours and get moving again.
Get the free leader guide for this episode here: https://www.life.church/leadershippodcast/the-bottleneck-nobody-warns-you-about.
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In This Episode:
00:00 Is Something Always Slowing You Down?
01:13 What Is a Permission Bottleneck?
02:45 How Much Do You Trust Your Team?
05:23 Person: It All Comes Back to One Person
05:58 Process: Approvals That Add No Value
08:27 Policy: One Mistake Becomes a Rule
11:10 Are You The Bottleneck?
14:10 Where Do Decisions Go to Die?
====================
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
đź‘Ť 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.
Congratulations to last episode’s book giveaway winners!
@wendyreisinger4085
@sheehanimal
@michaelshannon7916
@Gina_Michel
@alvintheuri
To claim your prize, email our team at leadership@life.church!
https://www.life.church/giveaway-terms/
#CraigGroeschel​ #Leadership #CGLP #bottleneck
