Lead Culture with Jenni Catron

In this episode, Jenni interviews JuneAn Lanigan, the CIO and Chief Data Officer at FTC Solar. FTC Solar is a fast-growing global provider of solar tracking systems, technology, software and engineering services. JuneAn is a brilliant leader with a heart for leading others, understanding how to get the best out of others and how to motivate people to do good work. JuneAn tells the story of three people who have specifically mentored her, and then finally, she gives us the six components of the mentoring program that she has created for women in technology:1. Tell your story2. Evaluate your values, strengths, and weaknesses 3. Set goals4. Who's there to support you? 5. Where do you spend your discretionary time?6. Create a 30, 60, 90 day plan Resources:Learn more about Women in Leadership and the 4Sight Leadership InstituteConnect with JenniWhat did you think about today’s episode? We would love to hear your “ah ha” moment! Send us an email at podcast@get4sight.com or connect with us on Facebook and Instagram @Get4Sight or on LinkedIn at The4SightGroup. Your Next StepLooking for even more leadership resources to help you and your team thrive this year? Sign up for Jenni’s free Insights newsletter at get4sight.com and look for some exciting new initiatives to support leaders, coming soon! We need your help to get the LeadCulture podcasts in front of more leaders! There are three simple things you can do that truly help us: Review us on Apple podcasts Subscribe - we’re available wherever you listen to podcasts. Share - let your friends know about the podcast by sharing your favorite episode on social media!

The problem with culture: it’s an outcomeTo really influence culture we have to be purposeful about what we’re putting into it. We have to ask ourselves, “What inputs will lead to the outcomes we hope for?” The key to embedding our values into our culture in a way that leads to true behavior change is in creating rhythms that reinforce our aspirational culture at every stage of a team member’s journey. In today’s episode, Jenni shares how to establish those rhythms in every stage, from interviews and hiring to meetings and celebrations. This incredibly practical episode will help you engage every stage of organizational life with culture in mind.Remember: What seems like repetition is actually navigation! Connect with JenniLet us know what you thought of this week’s episode! Send us an email at podcast@get4sight.com or connect with us on Facebook and Instagram @Get4Sight or on LinkedIn at The4SightGroup. Your Next StepLooking for even more leadership resources to help you and your team thrive this year? Sign up for Jenni’s free Insights newsletter at get4sight.com and look for some exciting new initiatives to support leaders, coming soon! We need your help to get the LeadCulture podcasts in front of more leaders! There are three simple things you can do that truly help us: Review us on Apple podcasts Subscribe - we’re available wherever you listen to podcasts. Share - let your friends know about the podcast by sharing your favorite episode on social media!

On this week's podcast, Jenni is joined by one of our Women in Leadership alumni, Angela Buckland. Angela is the Discipleship Director for Bethlehem Church in Bethlehem, GA. Jenni just spent a day with their team talking about all things organizational culture. What she loves about this team is that they asked her to come and talk with them about culture to help them proactively think about their culture as they have some big initiatives and growth ahead. They weren’t reacting to a problem in their culture; they were proactively trying to prepare their team for the season ahead.While Jenni was there, she got to sit down with Angela… they talked  culture, women in leadership, and a lot of fun things in between. Enjoy this conversation with a dynamic leader!We need your help to get the LeadCulture podcasts in front of more leaders! There are three simple things you can do that truly help us: Review us on Apple podcasts Subscribe - we’re available wherever you listen to podcasts. Share - let your friends know about the podcast by sharing your favorite episode on social media!

There is a similar theme that permeates church leadership culture: We’re all terrified of finding ourselves in the same place and yet we keep doing the same thing expecting different results – and we know what that really is – INSANITY!So what differentiates leaders who flame out from those who lead well for the long haul?  PRIORITIESPriorities are the filters that help us succeed in all aspects of life.  Most of the decisions you make are filtered through your priorities.You are prioritizing all day every day.  The question is, are you prioritizing well?In today’s episode, Jenni shares 4 practical steps for defining your priorities, discusses the difference between fixed and subjective priorities, and offers guidance and thoughtful questions to help you discern the priorities that will be critical to your success.Connect with JenniWhere do you need to focus? Are your Tier 1 priorities clear? Let us know what you thought of this week’s episode! Send us an email at podcast@get4sight.com or connect with us on Facebook and Instagram @Get4Sight or on LinkedIn at The4SightGroup. Your Next StepLooking for even more leadership resources to help you and your team thrive this year? Sign up for Jenni’s free Insights newsletter at get4sight.com and look for some exciting new initiatives to support leaders, coming soon! We need your help to get the LeadCulture podcasts in front of more leaders! There are three simple things you can do that truly help us: Review us on Apple podcasts Subscribe - we’re available wherever you listen to podcasts. Share - let your friends know about the podcast by sharing your favorite episode on social media!

“People are my greatest challenge.”Whether coaching a pastor or a business executive, we repeatedly hear this phrase muttered in exhaustion. Different leaders... different environments, but the concern is nearly always the same. Leaders underestimate the challenge of leading others.  In Jenni’s work with hundreds of leaders, she has grown convinced that emotional intelligence (or lack thereof) is at the core of our people-issues in leadership. In today’s episode, Jenni shares the 4 emotional intelligence principles she’s learned that will help you learn to lead yourself well, so you can lead others better. We cannot lead others where we haven’t been ourselves. If you want to have a culture of emotionally healthy people, it must start with you.  Connect with JenniLet us know what you thought of this week’s episode! Send us an email at podcast@get4sight.com or connect with us on Facebook and Instagram @Get4Sight or on LinkedIn at The4SightGroup. We need your help to get the LeadCulture podcasts in front of more leaders! There are three simple things you can do that truly help us: Review us on Apple podcasts Subscribe - we’re available wherever you listen to podcasts. Share - let your friends know about the podcast by sharing your favorite episode on social media!

“Success is not a matter of mastering subtle, sophisticated theory, but rather of embracing common sense with uncommon levels of discipline and persistence.”― Patrick Lencioni, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership FableThis week, Jenni interviews Shannon Litton, President & CEO of 5by5 in a discussion on team health & culture, the challenges and surprising benefits of running a startup, why navigating disagreements is a sign of a healthy culture (and why side-eyes and feeling busier than we are are signs of an unhealthy culture), and how we can have it all - just not all at the same time.With 20+ years in agency leadership, Shannon has worked with over 500 organizations on everything from rebranding to multicultural marketing. She’s an expert in developing strategies that propel change down the street or around the world… and she makes it fun for everyone involved.Shannon regularly speaks on leadership, marketing, branding and business strategy. She has addressed a variety of audiences from NFL athletes to healthcare innovation leaders and she is an Entrepreneur magazine contributor. Shannon is the President & CEO of 5by5, a digital marketing agency out of Nashville that has been named one of INC’s “Fastest Growing Companies” for four years and counting.ResourceThe Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership FableConnect with JenniLearn more about the 4Sight Leadership at 4sight-group.teachable.com//p/leadership-institute. Let us know what you thought of this week’s episode! Send us an email at podcast@get4sight.com or connect with us on Facebook and Instagram @Get4Sight or on LinkedIn at The4SightGroup. We need your help to get the LeadCulture podcasts in front of more leaders! There are three simple things you can do that truly help us: Review us on Apple podcasts Subscribe - we’re available wherever you listen to podcasts. Share - let your friends know about the podcast by sharing your favorite episode on social media!

There is a significant distinction between the leader who is able to compel people to join them in the pursuit of the vision, and the leader who struggles to keep a unified team: it’s the discipline of the leader, not the capability of the followers.  We often hear from leaders that their team “just can’t keep up,” “they don’t know how to lead others,” “they don’t get it,” etc.  Leaders find themselves frustrated with the teams’ inability to keep up with or own the vision. Consequently, the leader gets frustrated and discouraged, the staff or volunteers feel that disappointment, and before long the entire organization has stagnated.  Leaders: you have to learn new disciplines to lead your team to new heights.  This week, Jenni uses her experience climbing Mount Whitney to share 7 key disciplines leaders must embrace in order to lead your team to the vision, and why it’s so much better to share the journey to extraordinary outcomes with others. Slow down, set the pace and experience the success of going together!Connect with JenniLet us know what you thought of this week’s episode! Send us an email at podcast@get4sight.com or connect with us on Facebook and Instagram @Get4Sight or on LinkedIn at The4SightGroup.Your Next StepLooking for even more leadership resources to help you and your team thrive this year? Sign up for Jenni’s free Insights newsletter at get4sight.com and look for some exciting new initiatives to support leaders, coming soon! We need your help to get the LeadCulture podcasts in front of more leaders! There are three simple things you can do that truly help us: Review us on Apple podcasts Subscribe - we’re available wherever you listen to podcasts. Share - let your friends know about the podcast by sharing your favorite episode on social media!

In our last episode, we talked about the exponential pressure on leaders right now, especially those who are in the mid-level roles of leadership.This week, Jenni chats more about this topic with Milan Ford. Milan is the Executive Director of Operations at Turning Point Church, located in McDonough, Georgia. With over two decades of ministry leadership experience, Ford has served alongside some of the most influential churches and faith-based organizations in the country. Milan is incredibly intentional to invest in the development of the leaders on his team. He recognizes the importance of leadership development and consistently is thinking about ways to help his team grow. Listen as Milan shares how he fights for those opportunities, why he thinks young leaders need to be in the room where decisions are made, the daily and weekly growth tools he uses with his team, how leadership development can help you feel less lonely, the skills Milan feels are critical for leaders to learn, and more.Connect with MilanVisit Milan's website or connect with him on Instagram or Facebook at @dmilanford.Connect with JenniWhat leadership development do you need this year? What tools are you finding most effective for your team? We want to hear from you! Send us an email at podcast@get4sight.com or connect with us on Facebook and Instagram @Get4Sight or on LinkedIn at The4SightGroup.We need your help to get the LeadCulture podcasts in front of more leaders! There are three simple things you can do that truly help us: Review us on Apple podcasts Subscribe - we’re available wherever you listen to podcasts. Share - let your friends know about the podcast by sharing your favorite episode on social media!

82% of young adults say, “society is facing a crisis of leadership because there are not enough good leaders right now.” (Barna)At 4Sight, we are deeply convicted that leadership is sacred work. We get the privilege of investing in the lives of others. This isn’t a right. It’s a responsibility, and the best leaders approach leadership with a sober mentality. This week, Jenni shares some sobering statistics on the reality of many mid-level leaders and managers who are burned-out, overwhelmed, and actively seeking support and development to be able to lead well, and she shares why expanding - not downsizing - your leadership development budget is critical to your team and your organization.We, as leaders, need to know and understand the significance of our influence and the power we have to change and affect the lives of those we lead. When we lead from this understanding, we’ll be better equipped to usher in an era of leadership that will rise to the expectations of those we serve.Connect with JenniHow are you investing in the leadership development of your team this year, especially those who manage other staff? We want to hear from you! Send us an email at podcast@get4sight.com or connect with us on Facebook and Instagram @Get4Sight or on LinkedIn at The4SightGroup.Your Next StepLooking for even more leadership resources to help you and your team thrive this year? Sign up for Jenni’s free Insights newsletter at get4sight.com and look for some exciting new initiatives to support leaders, coming soon! We need your help to get the LeadCulture podcasts in front of more leaders! There are three simple things you can do that truly help us: Review us on Apple podcasts Subscribe - we’re available wherever you listen to podcasts. Share - let your friends know about the podcast by sharing your favorite episode on social media!

Have you ever been asked, “What is it like to be a woman leader?” Does it make you feel like being a woman is like having a third eye or some other science-fiction abnormality? We are leaders who happen to be women. That’s all. Gender shouldn’t define our opportunities or limitations. It shouldn’t dictate whether we’re a good leader or a bad one. It shouldn’t be the thing that holds us back from leading, nor should it be an excuse to be given opportunities that we haven’t earned. This week, in honor of Women’s History Month, Jenni shares some of her thoughts and perspective on being a woman in leadership. She unpacks four insights from Deborah’s leadership (Judges 4 & 5) and encourages us to keep showing up, be better, be unstoppable, AND be gracious and respectful.Keep stewarding your influence well - it matters!Connect with JenniDid something connect with you in today’s episode? We want to hear from you! Send us an email at podcast@get4sight.com or connect with us on Facebook and Instagram @Get4Sight or on LinkedIn at The4SightGroup.Your Next StepLooking for even more leadership resources to help you and your team thrive this year? Sign up for Jenni’s free Insights newsletter at get4sight.com. We need your help to get the LeadCulture podcasts in front of more leaders! There are three simple things you can do that truly help us: Review us on Apple podcasts Subscribe - we’re available wherever you listen to podcasts. Share - let your friends know about the podcast by sharing your favorite episode on social media!