Lead Culture with Jenni Catron

As the 4Sight Group celebrates its 10th anniversary and Jenni Catron marks a personal milestone year, she shares why she is stepping away for a four-week sabbatical for the first time in her career. In this honest conversation, Jenni reflects on nearly three decades of nonstop work, the lessons she has learned about burnout, and the importance of creating margin before exhaustion forces it. She di...

In this episode, Jenni sits down with Dr. William Attaway, CEO of Appreciation at Work, for a conversation about what it really means to help people feel seen, known, and valued at work. Drawing from decades of leadership coaching and his work with organizations across a wide range of industries, William shares why appreciation is different from recognition—and why that distinction matters more th...

What happens to workplace culture during the summer?  In this episode, Jenni Catron explores how leaders can work with the rhythms of summer instead of fighting against them.  Learn practical ways to improve employee engagement, prevent team disengagement, and strengthen organizational culture through intentional leadership.  Jenni shares five simple but powerful strategies including flexible sche...

What does it actually take to build a remarkable team? In this episode, Jenni Catron talks with Slingshot Group CEO Tim Foot about the patterns they’ve both seen across hundreds of teams including what works, what doesn’t, and where things tend to break down. Tim shares the seven key signatures of remarkable teams, along with the common traps that quietly stall progress. From misalignment and uncl...

What if the biggest problem in your organization isn’t strategy—but culture? In this episode, leadership and culture expert Jenni Catron unpacks a shocking reality: only 31% of U.S. employees are engaged at work —and most leaders don’t know how to fix it.  You’ll discover why traditional “core values” exercises fail, how culture is actually formed, and the powerful (often overlooked) role language...

What if the biggest barrier to your leadership isn’t what you see, but what you hide? In this episode, Jenni Catron sits down with leadership mentor Tyler Dickerhoof to unpack a reality every leader faces: unresolved fears and insecurities don’t disappear—they show up in how we lead. Through honest storytelling and hard-earned insight, Tyler shares how these hidden patterns often surface as intens...

If you’ve ever wondered “How can I influence company culture if I’m not in senior leadership?” —this episode is for you. In this episode of the Lead Culture Podcast, Jenni Catron breaks down one of the most common leadership challenges: how to improve team culture from any role, not just the top. Whether you’re a mid-level manager, emerging leader, or executive trying to activate your team, you’ll...

What does it really take to build a culture people want to be part of? In this conversation, Jenni Catron sits down with Heather Broeder, Executive VP at Refined Technologies, to explore how intentional culture-building drives healthier leaders, stronger teams, and better business outcomes. Heather shares how her company has made culture a true differentiator through leader development, shared lan...

In this episode of the Lead Culture Podcast, Jenni Catron sits down with renowned leadership expert and bestselling author Patrick Lencioni to explore his groundbreaking framework, The Six Types of Working Genius . Lencioni—best known for The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and his work on organizational health—shares how the Working Genius model helps leaders and teams understand the kinds of work th...

In this special anniversary episode of the Lead Culture Podcast, Jenni Catron celebrates one year of Culture Matters , her USA Today bestselling book on building healthy organizational culture. If you’re a leader looking for practical tools to strengthen your team culture, improve workplace alignment, and create a clear culture strategy, this episode is for you. Jenni revisits the core principles...

AI isn’t just a tech conversation—it’s a leadership conversation. In this episode, Jenni welcomes AI strategist Jackie Celske for a timely discussion on leading with wisdom, clarity, and conviction in a rapidly evolving digital world. As AI moves from novelty to necessity, leaders are faced with real questions: How do we reduce fear? How do we protect our culture? How do we ensure innovation makes...

Culture doesn’t break down because leaders lack effort or good intentions—it breaks down when there’s a gap between how leaders show up and how teams experience that leadership. In this episode, Jenni Catron builds on last week’s conversation about the Clarity Cascade —mission, vision, strategy, and structure—and takes it one level deeper. The focus shifts from who is on the team to how well leade...

You’ve done the work. You cast the vision. You built the strategy. So why does execution still feel slow, stalled, or stuck? In this episode of the Lead Culture Podcast , Jenni Catron unpacks a challenge leaders face every year—especially as they move from strategic planning into real-world execution. Teams aren’t failing because they don’t care. They’re struggling because clarity is breaking down...

What if building a great culture isn’t about perks, personalities, or one big initiative—but about the small, intentional choices leaders make every single day? In this episode of the LeadCulture Podcast , Jenni Catron sits down with Anthony Lambatos, President of Footers Catering & Events and founder of MIBE (Make It Better Every Day), to unpack what it really takes to create a workplace wher...

Trust is at the center of everything leaders want—but in today’s skeptical, information-saturated world, trust is harder to earn than ever. In this episode of the LeadCulture Podcast , Jenni Catron sits down with financial coach, business owner, and speaker MJ Pittman for a timely conversation on what he calls the trust recession —and why it places an even greater responsibility on leaders. Togeth...

In this episode, Jenni Catron explores five leadership and culture trends shaping 2026 and what they mean for leaders in organizations of every size. She begins with a conviction that development is now a non-negotiable—for employers investing in their people as a core retention strategy and for employees staying competitive in a rapidly evolving workplace. Jenni also addresses the growing need fo...

We’ve gathered some of the best moments from our live LeadCulture Network trainings and compiled them into this episode—giving you an exclusive look at what it means to lead with clarity, build unstoppable teams, and create a culture that thrives. In this episode, you’ll hear highlights from sessions that tackle the real challenges leaders face every day: Clarity vs. Confusion: How small gaps in r...

In this week’s episode of the Lead Culture Podcast , Jenni sits down with Peter Ostapko—founder of Kinsman and publisher of Kinsman Journal —to explore the unexpected paths that shape our leadership journeys. Peter shares the formative moments that sparked his vision, from an early encounter with leadership thought-leader Tim Elmore to a decade spent “successfully drowning” in work that looked gre...

In this episode of the LeadCulture Podcast , Jenni Catron explores the importance of starting where you are in building a thriving organizational culture. She emphasizes that leadership and culture are not “back burner” priorities—they directly impact engagement, productivity, and mission achievement. Jenni shares her guiding principle: simple and consistent —small, steady actions over time create...

On this episode of the Lead Culture Podcast, Jenni Catron uncovers a critical mistake many organizations make: promoting top performers into management roles without preparing them for leadership. What seems like a reward can actually set both the employee and their team up for unnecessary struggle—and costly consequences. Jenni walks through: The mindset shift from doer to leader : Why effective...

In this episode of the Lead Culture Podcast , Jenni Catron sits down with Randy Cochran, Senior Executive Pastor of Central Pastoral Development and Worship at Victory Church in Atlanta. Randy shares how his team has intentionally assessed and strengthened their organizational culture, especially during leadership transitions and in a multi-cultural, multi-site church environment with over 200 sta...

In this episode of the LeadCulture Podcast , Jenni Catron unpacks a surprising new Gallup study revealing what she calls “the remote work paradox.” While fully remote employees report the highest levels of engagement, they’re also less likely to be thriving in life overall—experiencing more stress, loneliness, and emotional fatigue than their hybrid or in-office peers. Drawing from her own work-fr...

In this episode of the LeadCulture Podcast , Jenni Catron dives into practical strategies for investing in your team—even when budgets are tight.  Many organizations cut leadership development and culture initiatives first, but Jenni shows why those investments pay off in engagement, retention, and performance. You’ll learn: How to evaluate and strengthen your people managers to drive culture and...

What does it look like to lead culture from the middle? In this episode, Jenni sits down with Trina Lee, a mid-level leader at Africa New Life, who shares how she transformed her team’s culture—starting with small but intentional steps. From clarifying ownership (“Who takes the mail?”) to creating rhythms that celebrate people and reinforce values, Trina shows that you don’t have to sit in the cor...

What if the greatest leader who ever lived was never actually called a “leader”? This week on the LeadCulture Podcast , Jenni sits down with Lyle Wells—President of Integris Leadership, pastor, and author of the new book Easy to Follow —to unpack how Jesus modeled leadership through behaviors that made people want to follow Him. Together, they explore how leadership is more than authority—it’s abo...