The Kubik Report

Greg Thomas: Servant vs. Autocratic Leadership. - part 2

Greg Thomas and I discuss the contrast between servant and autocratic styles of leadership.  This is part two of a a three episodes on Servant Leadership.  This is our seventh podcast overall.   
Through YouTube our first six podcasts have attracted over 25,000 listeners.  The highest individual one so far has been the preceding podcast on servant leadership which has resulted in 5668 viewers and has given the Leaership Excellence channel 54 new subscribers. 
Visit Greg Thomas's website at
https://leadingtoday.org
Be sure to subscribe to his YouTube channel by typing "leadershipexcellence" in the search box.
 
 

Oleh Kubik: Two Brothers Talk About Ukraine, Parents and Growing Up

My brother Oleh and I talk about our Ukrainian roots, our parents coming to American.  Oleh presents interesting first-hand stories about our current work in Ukraine and gives historical and current insights into what is going on the tragedy in Ukraine.  We enjoyed making this podcast and hope that you will enjoy listening to it! 
We talk about us growing up in a Ukrainian home where we learned to speak Ukrainian and be tied closely to the culture of our parents at the same time as growing up as Americans.  Oleh gives some very personal insights into what is going on in the lives of so many right now in Ukraine.

Dr. Richard Berendt: The Honest Truth from a Physician, Scientist and Elder

Today my guest is Dr. Richard Berendt from Edmonton, Alberta.  He is consulting pathologist, at Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton AB.  He is also an elder in the United Church of God.
He and his colleagues were awarded the 2022 HQCA (Health Quality Council of Alberta) Patient Experience Award. 
We have been talking about the topic of TRUTH for some time.  Seeking, identifying, and sharing what is true – in any discipline or walk of life. 
He gave an address to a congregation in Edmonton.  When I listened to it I told said to myself:  Dr. Berendt summarized extremely effectively. Most likely better than we could do in an interview.  So, I am sharing a major part of his message with you.  
I’m sure you’ll find this presentation thought provoking, insightful and relevant in the times we live.

With Gerhard Marx: A Lifetime of Memories - Bricket Wood England -- Episode #40

Episode #40. 
Gerhard Marx,  longtime elder, writer, teacher and friend and I talk about our lives going back more than 55 years when I attended Ambassador College in Bricket Wood, Hertfordshire, 30 miles north of London.  Gerhard Marx comments about his experiences, his 55 year marriage to Diana who died three years ago and his thoughts about his life and career.
    

Greg Thomas: Let Us Go On to Servant Leadership

Today leadership consultant Greg Thomas speaks about Servant Leadership.  This is a style of Leadership that appeared in the 1970's and has been practiced over a wide spectrum of enterprises. 
We had finished covering the 12 Principles of Personal Leadership in the previous five podcasts.  Now we move on to a new level.
Making Life's Puzzle Pieces Fit is available on Amazon on Amazon.  We will be continuing through all the Pieces in this series of podcasts. 
We invite comments and suggestions at vkubik@gmail.com.   
Visit Greg Thomas's websites at 
https://leadingtoday.org 
Be sure to subscribe to his YouTube channel by typing "leadershipexcellence" in the search box.  

With Andy Lee: What is Truth? What is YOUR Truth?

Andy Lee and I talk about the subject of discerning TRUTH in our time.  What determines what you consider to be Truth?  Is it just facts?  What are other factors that come into play?  We should not bear false witness, but we should also not fall for false witness. 
Listen here to gain more insight in how to sort through the volume of confusing and contradictory data we are confronted with daily.  How do we determine what is true?
Andy Lee who is a Partner and Quality Leader for Tax Practices in the U.S. with Ernst & Young, one of the Big Four Accounting Firms.  He is also elder in the United Church of God.

Andy Lee on Secure Sensible Strategies for Your Money in 2023

In this episode Andy Lee who is Partner with Ernst and Young and I talk about money.  What's the best strategy for you in the coming year?  He answers some questions of concern from a professional viewpoint of one of the Big Four accounting firms in the world.   We touch on the uncertain times we live in, national debt, turbulence and even crypto currencies.  

Colin Kubik - ”I Was Living in Ukraine When the Russians Invaded”

Colin Kubik, my nephew, lived, studied, worked and volunteered in Ukraine during a ten-year span from 2012 to the time of the Russian invasion on February 24, 2022.  He worked with a street children's program in western Ukraine.  He also volunteered for a year at the "Revival" Centre in Chernihiv 35 miles east of Chernobyl,  In addition,  he also spent a year with the Peace Corps in southwestern Ukraine.  Finally,  he has studied at a Lviv University right up to the time of the Russian invasion.  He is continuing his studies online from where he is now living in Spokane, Washington. He has learned to speak Ukrainian and Russian.  He has been interviewed on Ukrainian television as well as the press.  
Colin talks about the living with the Ukrainian people and his life with them in their time of trial.

Brenda Wendling Campbell: Life Happens; So Does Death

Brenda Campbell has gone through major tragedies in less than a year.  We talk about coping with what life might present to us.  She poignantly tells her story and how she dealt with it.  Good advice for us about not only coping, but how to help someone who has gone through great loss.  
Surprising and happy ending.  Be sure to listen!

Life’s Puzzle Pieces Come Together in This Episode With Greg Thomas

Greg Thomas, leadership consultant, author, keynote speaker and coach presents the final piece in his book Making Life's Puzzle Pieces Fit, Using the Twelve Principle of Personal Leadership.  The piece is Embracing Spirituality. This piece completes the Puzzle and now we see the whole picture of what leadership is. 
Be sure to review the previous four podcasts. 
Making Life's Puzzle Pieces Fit is available on Amazon on Amazon.  We will be continuing through all the Pieces in this series of podcasts. 
We invite comments and suggestions at vkubik@gmail.com.   
Visit Greg Thomas's websites at 
https://leadingtoday.org 
Be sure to subscribe to his YouTube channel by typing "leadershipexcellence" in the search box.  
 
 
 

Don Turgeon -- My Amazing LifeNets Journey

Don Turgeon talks to Vic and Bev Kubik and gives his impressions of 18 years of service on the LifeNets Board of Directors.  He talks about his favorite program and discusses the things that he has learned and appreciated.  
Don is a CPA and has been critical to our adhering to non-profit standards.  
 

Daniel Russo -- Can We Talk? -- Message for COGS

Daniel Russo and I talk about an initiative that Dan and other have founded to bring the resources of various churches with common backgrounds together.  I have spoken with Daniel about his vision five years ago before he started Church of God Network.  Hear him speak about what COGN is and what it does.  
https://churchofgodnetwork.org/

Vic and Bev in 3 minute microcast: Twins in womb talking about life after delivery

We're trying something a little bit different.  Bev and I talk to each other as twins in the womb about what life will be like after delivery.  
Adapted from Oliviral Media.

Mario Seiglie Discusses a Recent Archeological Find Rivaling the Dead Sea Scrolls

Mario Seiglie recently (August 2022) attended and Associates for Bible Research Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  Dr. Scott Stirling discussed the Curse Tablet found at Mt. Ebal near Shechem in Israel that confirmed the Deuteronomy 11 account of Israel of Israel proclaiming blessings at Mr. Gerizim and curses at Mt. Ebal.   This sensational discovery about two years ago gives not only authentication to the biblical account, but shows the advanced state of the alphabet and writing.  
Last night Mario Seiglie and I made this latest The Kubik Report podcast about a sensational discovery at Mt. Ebal near Shechem in Israel.

Interview with Washington Times Reporter Mark Kellner about Top 2022 News Story

Mark Kellner is Washington Tribune's Faith and Family Reporter.  I have known Mark for more than 25 years.  When UCG began he contacted me sincerely interested in the issues surrounding the founding of the new organization. 
Mark was commissioned to write the lead stories for the Washington Times about the death of Queen Elizabeth II as well as commentary about her faith.  We discuss these events in today's podcast. 

The Puzzle of Life is Coming Together with Greg Thomas

This important recap of how to make life work continues.... We review goals, education, health, drive, resources, relationships, dealing with disappointments and more.    All these are spoken in detail in his books The Twelve Principles of Personal Leadership as outlined in Greg's book Making Life's Puzzle Pieces Fit.   
Making Life's Puzzle Pieces Fit is available on Amazon on Amazon.  We will be continuing through all the Pieces in this series of podcasts. 
We invite comments and suggestions at vkubik@gmail.com.   
Visit Greg Thomas's websites at 
https://leadingtoday.org 
https://leadershipexcellencenow.com/
As a reminder, you can learn more about Greg’s training skills on his YouTube site. Simply type in “leadershipexcellence” on the YouTube home page “search” bar, and you will find him.  

Sowing Seed in Estonia and Scandinavia -- the Lamberts

Johnnie Lambert along with his son Bryant recount the 25 years of work that both have done in the Baltic areas.  Hear stories of perseverance and faith.  I have worked with them, but felt so inspired after hearing their first-person accounts of working in a part of the world that was part of the USSR until 1991 and now has a country that is searching for its own destiny. 
In this interview Johnnie and Bryant discuss Proclamation of the Gospel, caring for those who believe and the Feast of Tabernacles.  

Irma Faulkner Estonia: Have No Fear - Courage, Faith, Survival, Redemption

Estonian descendent Irma Faulkner tells me her moving and dramatic story of how her six-member family fled their-homeland from oncoming Russians in August 1944 towards Nazi Germany in a one horse cart.  On the journey the Germans even took their horse away away as they continued to walk and hitch rides as they headed West.  All six of them courageously survived hunger, bombing and other perils.
The journey started on their farm south of Tartu, through Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czechoslovakia and finally refuge in the American Zone of Germany.  Hear a story of faith and Providence and what she learned and wants to tell you.  
God called her and her husband once they providentially got to Iowa.  What a story!
There are similarities to our families exodus and similarities to what is happening in Ukraine. This is an episode you need to hear!

Scott Ashley - Midterm Elections - The Morning After

Scott Ashley and I discuss our impressions on the morning after the November 8, 2022 Midterm US Election.  Is is what we expected?  Why not?  What are the real choices our people are making?  What does the future look like?  What does God think of our people's choices?  

News: UK, Europe, India, Ukraine, Israel

Melvin Rhodes and I talk about major happenings in the news right now.  Visit his blog at 
https://melvinrhodes.wordpress.com/