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The Person behind the Position
We often know what people do before we ever know who they are. The Person Behind the Position goes beyond titles, résumés, accomplishments, and expectations to discover the person carrying them. Through honest conversations with people from all walks of life, Michael Chism explores the experiences, struggles, lessons, mistakes, growth, and relationships that shape who we are and how we show up in the positions we hold. Because the position doesn't make the person. Who we are affects how we show…
Episodes
The Person behind the Position“Learning to Give Myself Grace”with Yolanda Fraction
The Person Behind the Position | Featuring Yolanda Fraction. What happens when you're able to recognize the needs, limitations, and struggles of everyone…
The Person behind the PositionWhen Calling Becomes Identity with Mike Muccio
The Person Behind the Position | Featuring Michael Muccio. Can you become so committed to your calling that you begin losing sight of the person behind…
The Person behind the PositionWhen Achievement Isn't Enough with Mike Enos
The Person Behind the Position | Featuring Mike Enos. What happens when you've accomplished everything you thought would make you happy, only to discover that…
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I am not my position or am I?
What happens when the positions you've spent years building your life around suddenly disappear?For years, Michael Chism was known by many titles: pastor…
The Person behind the PositionI Can Recreate Myself Again
For Joy Yafit Pascal, a backpacking adventure in Nepal became a defining moment when a rafting accident left her fighting to survive in a powerful river. But…
The Person behind the PositionWhen Success Becomes Who You Are
What happens when the business you're building becomes the measure of who you are?For Steve Barton, growing a business from $200,000 to $2 million wasn't…
The Person behind the PositionSuccessful but not Satisfied
What happens when you’ve built a successful life but realize you’re not satisfied with the life you’re living?In this episode of The Person Behind the…
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I Need Me
What happens when nobody needs you anymore?For years, Michael Chism was needed. As a pastor, HR leader, professor, and professional, there was always somewhere…
The Person behind the PositionThe Three Things Everyone Needs
The Three Things Everyone Needs What do decades of climbing mountains, building a business, developing teams, and taking risks teach you about what really…
The Person behind the PositionThe Parts of Ourselves We Hide at Work
What happens when getting the position means feeling like you have to hide part of who you are? In this episode of The Person Behind the Position, Michael…
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What If I Don't Know?
Three simple words—“I don’t know”—can carry more weight than we realize. In this episode of The Person Behind the Position, Michael Chism reflects on his own…
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We Don't Walk Away Empty
Every position leaves us with something.In this episode of The Person Behind the Position, Michael reflects on the skills, successes, failures, habits, and…
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When the position becomes your identity
What happens when what you do becomes who you believe you are?In this episode of The Person Behind the Position, we explore how our jobs, titles, and…
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The Position Doesn't Make You
We often introduce ourselves by what we do—pastor, professor, HR director, teacher, executive, line worker. But a position can tell you what someone does…