Your silence sets the standard. In this episode, Mikel challenges leaders to inspect what they expect—starting with themselves.
Every leader teaches something, whether they realize it or not. In this episode, Mikel delivers a leadership gut check: what you tolerate is exactly what you teach. He explores how our silence communicates standards to our teams, to those above us, and even to ourselves. Drawing from Titus 2:7 and Craig Groeschel’s “inspect what you expect,” he calls leaders to model the values they preach, protect their culture, and never confuse grace with passivity. This is a challenge to set the bar high in both word and action—because leadership is permission, and you get to decide what you’re giving permission for.
00:00 – Welcome to the Daily Fox Fuel
00:34 – What You Tolerate Is What You Teach
00:46 – Leadership Gut Check
01:14 – What Are You Tolerating From Yourself?
01:38 – Your Silence Sets the Standard
01:50 – Allowing Sloppiness Teaches Speed Over Excellence
01:55 – Delaying Hard Conversations Teaches Comfort Over Clarity
02:19 – You Produce What You Reinforce
02:38 – Your Team Learns From What You Let Slide
03:16 – Craig Groeschel: Inspect What You Expect
03:41 – You Can’t Expect Excellence While Being Sloppy
04:04 – Live the Values Before You Roll Them Out
04:24 – Titus 2:7 – Set an Example by Doing What Is Good
04:34 – Model, Protect, and Speak to the Culture You Want
04:53 – Don’t Confuse Grace With Passivity
05:13 – Leadership Is Permission—Give the Right Kind
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#ModelExcellence #LeadYourselfFirst #TeamCultureMatters
#GraceNotPassivity #HighStandards #KingdomLeadership
What you tolerate is exactly what you teach—whether to your team, your leaders, or yourself. In this episode, Mikel issues a leadership gut check: your silence has already set the standard. Allowing sloppiness teaches that speed matters more than excellence. Avoiding hard conversations teaches that your comfort matters more than clarity. Drawing from Craig Groeschel’s “inspect what you expect” and Titus 2:7, Mikel calls leaders to model the values they speak, protect their culture, and never confuse grace with passivity. Leadership is permission—make sure you’re giving the right kind.