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Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast

Q&A with Dr. John Townsend: Key Relationships

Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast

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4.910.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Leaders, more than most, need friendships and key relationships that give them relational energy. In this episode, Dr. John Townsend explains each of the four quadrants of relational nutrients and the key relationships that provide them.

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0:00.0

We've been talking about the value of managing your energy.

0:03.1

Today, I want to dive deeper into this subject with Dr. John Townsend, who's a nationally known

0:07.9

leadership consultant, psychologist, and New York Times bestselling author. His books have sold

0:12.9

over 10 million copies. You may know him from the book called Boundaries. He's got a new book out

0:19.2

called People Fuel. Fill your tank for life, love, and leadership will dive into an interview with Dr.

0:25.6

John Townsend. This is the Craig Groschelle Leadership Podcast. It's great to have you back for

0:32.4

another episode of the Craig Groschelle Leadership Podcast. You're in for a massive treat today.

0:37.5

I am a huge fan of this guy's work. If you've been around and read any good books, you probably

0:43.2

read one of his if not. You're going to certainly want to get this one. I've got Dr. John Townsend

0:47.7

with me. Welcome aboard. Thanks Craig. I appreciate your work through the years and you've got a

0:53.6

brand new book out called People Fuel. Fill your tank for life, love, and leadership. Congratulations

0:59.8

on brand new book. Thanks. If people are listening, maybe some people might say I'm not quite sure

1:04.5

who Dr. Townsend is, but the book Boundaries, I'm guessing that was probably your bestselling book.

1:09.7

Yeah, that's been north of about three million copies so far. Craig. Yeah, that book has helped me

1:16.0

and then so many people that I know love the book Boundaries and I appreciate your work. I'm

1:21.2

curious, Dr. Townsend, what got you interested in the field of psychology and relationships and then

1:27.7

when did you make a connection about the interaction with relationships and leadership?

1:31.8

Yeah, I started off as a clinical psychologist, Craig, and had a practice. You might know my

1:37.3

writing partner from many books, Henry Cloud. He and I had a health system in the West Coast,

1:42.5

where we had psychiatric hospitals. We had outpatient clinics, a lot of people in our organization.

1:49.1

And on the way to doing that, I would be talking to leaders and they would say, look, I'm not depressed

1:54.4

and my kids are okay. They're not on drugs. They're nice people. But I really like your approach

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