Lead Culture with Jenni Catron

The dictionary definition of chaos is "complete disorder and confusion." Isn't that what life feels like sometimes? Things don't fall into place, outcomes don't happen as expected, unknowns outweigh our certainties. And when you're a leader, you're not only responsible for mitigating the confusion and disorientation YOU must deal with in the face of chaos, it's up to you to also do that for those you lead. In this episode, host Jenni Catron journeys through the biblical story of Nehemiah and mines lessons all leaders can apply to the chaos we manage on behalf of our teams. Jenni shares these 2 things that Nehemiah knew:1)    Leadership means navigating complexity.2)    Confusion always hinders momentum.Sounds familiar, right? We've all encountered moments where these truths are all-too-real. But Jenni also leads us through what Nehemiah did in the face of chaos and how we can learn from him about leading through complexity. Be sure to listen for these valuable lessons.Other resources to check out:The Leadership PipelineIf this episode was helpful, be sure to check out Jenni's book, The 4 Dimensions of Extraordinary Leadership. This episode was taken from chapter 2 of the book. Plus, if you email podcast@get4sight.com, you can request our FREE digital workbook that accompanies the book. My passion is to cultivate healthy leaders to lead thriving organizations. 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!

As leaders, we love vision--seeing clearly in our minds a picture of the peak we want to summit, the preferred future we want to create. It's what propelled us to pursue the work we do. We love potential. Yet, sometimes we underestimate the power of our vision and its impact. In this episode, Jenni Catron shares 6 practical steps to responsibly steward the power of our vision. To bear the weight of leading in ways that both honor those we lead and allow us to take the summits together. 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!

True marks of humility include staying teachable and being willing to impart what you've learned to others. Our guest for this week's episode embodies both of these qualities. 4Sight Founder and CEO Jenni Catron sits down with Dan Reiland, Executive Pastor of 12 Stone Church and leadership "legend," for a hearty conversation about what it's like to learn while you lead, what it takes to transition from serving and supporting one great leader to another, and what the next generation of leaders needs to hear from their mentors. Full of perspective and wisdom, this interview is sure to leave you encouraged and challenged.Listen in to hear...What it means when people call you a legend​How to decide who does what between1st and 2nd-chair leadersHow to picture your relationship with your senior leaderHow to frame expectations so your work relationships WORK​Why it matters to have both fruit AND joyFollow Dan at danreiland.comPre-order Dan's new book Confident LeaderWe 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!

It's undeniable that leadership can be isolating. And the steps we must take to reach the balance of both leading well and pursuing belonging require a common characteristic: bravery. In our latest podcast episode, Jenni Catron interviews Dr. Sasha Shillcutt about the courageous steps she's taking in her leadership journey. Relatable and encouraging, this conversation is sure to evoke self-leadership shifts that will undoubtedly benefit you as a leader and those you invest in.Dr. Shillcutt is a Tenured Professor and the Vice Chair of Strategy and Innovation in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). She is a well-published gender researcher, international speaker, CEO and founder of Brave Enough, physician, wife and mother. In 2016, Dr. Shillcutt was awarded the national American Medical Associations Women Physician’s Inspiring Physician Award by her peers. Sasha’s greatest passion is empowering and encouraging others to achieve well-being in their professional and personal lives. She speaks frequently to executives and physicians on the topics of professional burnout, resilience andgender equity. Her TEDx talk titled Resilience: The Art of Failing Forward has been viewed by thousands of people. She leads conferences, classes and retreats for women through her organization, Brave Enough more than 10,000 women physicians. In her new book, Between Grit and Grace: The Art of Being Feminine and Formidable ), Shillcutt inspires and empowers women to discover their confidence, step into the arena, and be who God created them to be—all day, every day—at home and at work.You can stay connected to  Sasha at becomebraveenough.com, on Facebook, or on Instagram.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's nothing like the passion of a younger generation to rekindle our desire to lead well for the long haul. And there's nothing like the perspective of someone in a different season of life to help us see things in new ways. In this episode, Jenni sits down with some young leaders to discuss what they're seeing in leadership trends and to hear their perspectives on inter-generational communication. These students who are enrolled at Lifepoint College, a two-year degree program operated as an extension of Lifepoint Church in Fredericksburg, VA, share unique and refreshing thoughts about leadership and developing others.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!

It really is too bad that those we lead aren't mind readers, isn't it? If they were, then they would just KNOW what to do and when. They'd know the nuances to how to pursue goals in ways that truly reflect not just what they should do but HOW they should do it. But alas, our team members can't read our minds. This is why it's so crucial that we're intentional to take what comes intuitively to us, the things that are core to the culture we're trying to create and the vision we're trying to achieve, and to communicate it to those we lead. Bonus points if it's communicated in an easily understood and easily reproducible way.In this episode, Jenni Catron interviews Jennifer Martin, Executive Pastor of Ministries at NorthRock Church in San Antonio, Texas, about how to do just that. Jennifer shares about the intentional steps she's taking to infuse culture throughout her team and how she's seeking to institutionalize it by creating a Culture Guide.Connect with Jennifer Martin: jennifer@northrocksa.comNorthRock ChurchWe 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!

Building an extraordinary team culture is NOT a one-and-done task. It requires consistent, intentional care. In an imminently practical conversation about how to infuse great team culture throughout seasons of an organization's life, Jenni interviews long-time friend and colleague Ashley Warren. Ashley is a former educator and ministry leader who now serves as a Culture Consultant with the 4 Sight Group. She's passionate about helping leaders build healthy teams.Jenni and Ashley discuss:key seasons during which to pay close attention to team cultureways to implement intentional culture at various stages of the employee life cycledistinguishing between organizational values and team valuesthe role of the senior leader in building team cultureConnect with Ashley ashley@get4sight.comAs you seek to infuse culture in your organization, be sure to check out these two resources:Registration is open now for our online Culture Group - this is a 6-week live online course that walks you through the specifics of building an extraordinary team culture. If this is the year you’re committed to building a great culture, this is the group for you. Click HERE for details!We also have a free Culture Workbook that will walk you through the steps of defining your culture. THIS is a great resource to walk through with your team to kick start the conversation. Keep leading well!Listen, Review, and Subscribe!Listen to The Jenni Catron Leadership Podcast each week. Please rate and review the podcast. This helps us grow our reach and bless others with free leadership content.Subscribe to the podcast via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, or your favorite podcast app!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!

As leaders, there are times we have to think differently to lead better. There are some mindsets that we simply MUST embrace if we want the culture we’re leading toward to actually permeate the organization. And these mindsets involve getting honest with ourselves about whether or not we’ve given in to a common fallacy:  the idea that culture should be gleaned through osmosis - an effortless, unconscious assimilation. Some highlights and key points from Jenni's teaching:Shaping the culture for your team is arguably the most important work you’ll do. You can’t accomplish your mission without a team that is aligned and working effectively together. Culture is not an episodic event of writing value statements, displaying them and hoping they catch on. Culture is living and breathing and needs your attention every day.Both the organization and a new employee have a responsibility in helping the new employee succeed in the culture.She also explores the Employee Life Cycle that William Vanderbloemen defines in his book Culture Wins. There are some incredible applications to make concerning culture at each stage in the Employee Life Cycle--places like hiring, daily and monthly rhythms, review processes. Jenni provides a series of guiding questions to ask yourself as you consider truly embedding team culture that will align your team and lead to organizational success. As you seek to embed culture in your organization, be sure to check out these two resources:Registration is open now for our online Culture Group - this is a 6-week live online course that walks you through the specifics of building an extraordinary team culture. If this is the year you’re committed to building a great culture, this is the group for you. Click HERE for details!We also have a free Culture Workbook that will walk you through the steps of defining your culture. THIS is a great resource to walk through with your team to kick start the conversation. Keep leading well!Listen, Review, and Subscribe!Listen to The Jenni Catron Leadership Podcast each week. Please rate and review the podcast. This helps us grow our reach and bless others with free leadership content.Subscribe to the podcast via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, or your favorite podcast app!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!

As a leader, you likely have a vision for the kind of culture you want to create on your team. That visionary gift is part of what has gotten you where you are. The challenges can arise when you begin the work to implement what’s in your imagination. There are some key steps to designing the culture that you want, and that’s the focus of today’s podcast. In this episode, Jenni Catron explores some really practical exercises you can do that will help you find clarity about your mission, vision, values, and convictions--to gain organizational self-awareness about your purpose. Take a listen and then start taking inventory. You’ll find the effort well worth it.Some highlights and key points from Jenni's teaching:One of the most challenging parts of creating great organizational culture is having organizational self-awareness.  Most of us believe our culture is better than it actually is.Much like self-awareness is the key to success for leaders, organizational self-awareness is key for organizations to succeed. What is organizational self-awareness? It's knowing who you are. Knowing your purpose. Knowing your strengths and weaknesses.  Knowing what you do best and how you best do it. Galatians 6:4 (MSG) “Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you’ve been given.”Link to Episode 25--”Building an Extraordinary Team Culture”Clarity of purpose is essential before you can build a healthy culture. Healthy culture has to be an overflow of who you are, but if you don’t know who you are, you can’t build a healthy culture because you don’t know what you’re building on.What’s key to culture is that culture is what you DO much more than what you SAY. Equation for Culture: Values x Behavior = CulturePowerful by Patty McCordResources:Registration is open now for our online Culture Group - this is a 6-week live online course that walks you through the specifics of building an extraordinary team culture. If this is the year you’re committed to building a great culture, this is the group for you. Click HERE for details!We also have a free Culture Workbook that will walk you through the steps of defining your culture. THIS is a great resource to walk through with your team to kick start the conversation. Keep leading well!Listen, Review, and Subscribe!Listen to The Jenni Catron Leadership Podcast each week. Please rate and review the podcast. This helps us grow our reach and bless others with free leadership content.Subscribe to the podcast via Apple Podcasts, 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!

Everywhere you turn, the culture conversation seems to pop up. How do you attract great employees, enhance engagement, achieve your organizational goals while growing in collaboration and innovation? Great team culture goes far beyond what we say about who we are and what we believe; great culture occurs in what we do -- how we behave. This is the linchpin that differentiates the discussion of culture and the activation of culture. In this week’s episode of the Jenni Catron Leadership podcast, our founder and CEO Jenni addresses and elaborates on the following reasons it would be a mistake to ignore the culture conversation. Because the truth is: it’s not going away. 6 Reasons Not to Ignore the Culture Conversation The work we do really is all ABOUT people and FOR people.Purpose matters more than ever. Gig economy and remote work is here to stay.  Longevity pays off. Navigating change requires great culture.  Great culture multiplies. What You Do is Who You Are by Ben HorowitzIf you want the kind of team culture that you’d be proud to multiply, begin by diagnosing your existing culture. Start by getting perspective on your current culture.Here are some questions to get you thinking. You might even gather your team and process them together. Do we have a clear, shared purpose?Does each person on the team understand what is expected of them to achieve that purpose?How well do we communicate?How do we handle bad news? Do we avoid it, attack itAre we vulnerable with each other?  How do we handle disagreements?Do we have a set of shared values as a team?Does work get done when the leader is not present?Do we regularly and consistently do performance reviews?Does each person on the team have a plan for growth?If you aren’t satisfied with the answers, the good news is: things CAN change. And you as the leader are responsible. You have to own it. You have to believe in it. You have to define it and you have to model it. It starts with you. You’re perfectly poised to do something about it. It’s patient and persistent work, but it’s worth it. Resources:Registration is open now for our online Culture Group - this is a 6-week live online course that walks you through the specifics of building an extraordinary team culture. If this is the year you’re committed to building a great culture, this is the group for you. Click HERE for details!We also have a free Culture Workbook that will walk you through the steps of defining your culture. THIS is a great resource to walk through with your team to kick start the conversation.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!