The Rooted Leader

CNLP 825 | What Destroys Leaders: Eric Geiger on Preaching to Your Own Sins and On Disappointing Your Staff

The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast, 25 August 2026. The book comes up at 1 hr 5 min in.

Eric Geiger's new book The Rooted Leader is woven through the episode. Based on Nehemiah's leadership journey, the book distinguishes between visible fruit (servanthood, perseverance, vision, conviction) and the deeper roots that produce it. Eric and Carey discuss the Dan Cathy story included in the book, and Eric elaborates on the fruit of perseverance, describing his own impulse to quit ministry and the challenge of not letting work define one's identity.

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