Leadership without love becomes management without meaning. In this episode, Mikel challenges you to examine your motives and rediscover the love that fuels true, lasting leadership.
You can’t lead what you don’t love. In this heartfelt Daily Fox Fuel, Mikel reflects on why many leaders lose their spark—because love gets replaced with obligation. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 13:2, he reminds us that leadership without love amounts to nothing, no matter how skilled or strategic we are. Jesus modeled leadership through compassion, not control, and that’s what drew people to follow Him. This episode invites you to pause, evaluate what’s driving your leadership, and ask God to reignite your affection for the people and purpose you’ve been called to lead.
00:00 – Welcome to the Daily Fox Fuel
00:24 – You Can’t Lead What You Don’t Love
00:49 – Why We Keep Leading What Frustrates Us
01:16 – When Love Gets Replaced by Obligation
01:22 – Love Is Leadership’s True Power
01:36 – Without Love, We’re Just Managing
01:42 – Jesus Led with Compassion, Not Control
01:55 – 1 Corinthians 13:2: Without Love, I’m Nothing
02:09 – Challenge: Do You Still Love the People You Lead?
02:22 – Ask God to Reignite Your Affection
02:28 – Share & Stay Foxy
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You can’t lead what you don’t love. Mikel explains how frustration can take over when love is replaced by obligation. Leadership loses its power when it’s no longer rooted in care and compassion.
Jesus didn’t lead from control—He led from love. 1 Corinthians 13:2 reminds us that knowledge without love is nothing. Mikel challenges leaders to pause and ask, “Do I still love the people and purpose I’m leading?” If not, it’s time to ask God to reignite that affection before taking another step.