Lead Culture with Jenni Catron

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...

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, unco...

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...

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 cul...

Many of us are resistant to change. It can be really difficult. AND it can be the pivotal moment that alters our future. There are certain critical moments that we, as leaders, have a chance to change our minds--to think differently in order to lead better. And when we do, the outcomes for those we lead are extraordinary. Let's dig into how we can resist our own resistance to change and lead...

There are certain critical moments that we, as leaders, have a chance to change our minds--to think differently in order to lead better. And when we do, the outcomes for those we lead are extraordinary. In this episode, our Founder and CEO Jenni Catron shares about some of the perspective shifts she's made to take her leadership to the next level.  Highlights from Jenni's teaching: Somet...

There are certain critical moments that we, as leaders, have a chance to change our minds--to think differently in order to lead better. And when we do, the outcomes for those we lead are extraordinary. In this episode, our Founder and CEO Jenni Catron interviews her friend Holly Moore. With years of varied experience, Holly's insights from her leadership journey are extremely helpful and ins...

There are certain critical moments that we, as leaders, have a chance to change our minds--to think differently in order to lead differently. And when we do, the outcomes for those we lead are extraordinary. In this episode, our Founder and CEO Jenni Catron has great conversation with Lindsey Epperly, founder of Epperly Travel and EntreTravel, about some of the mental shifts she’s made while growi...

Nobody likes to be faced with their own limitations. Particularly hard-working, self-starting leaders like you. So what do we do when life’s circumstances bring us up close and personal with the limits of our capacity? In this episode, Jenni Catron, Founder and CEO of the 4Sight Group, shares what she’s currently learning in a season that’s forcing her to slow down and lead herself well. We often...

We all want to achieve success. And there are markers and indicators that will help us to do just that. One of the chief of those is whether or not we will take the responsibility of leading ourselves well in order to plant ourselves on the path toward success. In this episode, Jenni Catron, 4Sight's Founder and CEO, disusses the ways in which we can invest in our own leadership, that will, i...

We all want to lead our teams well, to make a difference and to be successful in our endeavors. BUT, we've all found ourselves in moments where we feel stuck or in situations where we look back on our day, bewildered and frustrated, wondering why things just didn’t go well. Many times, our feelings of being stuck or frustrated come back to a simple, though difficult-to-admit, truth: we'r...

We all have a vision for where we want to go, but making a plan for how to get there is another thing altogether. In this episode, 4Sight Founder and CEO Jenni Catron shares practical questions we can ask that help us build a successful strategy to achieve our vision and reach our goals. Some highlights from Jenni's teaching: Be sure to listen to Episodes 27, 28 and 29 in which Jenni, Jeff He...

On Strategy--Featuring Tim Lucas Knowing those you lead, those you're trying to reach and the cultural currents that affect them is crucial to successful leadership. Continuing our series on strategy, this episode features an conversation between our host Jenni Catron and Time Lucas. Tim Lucas is the founder & Lead Pastor of Liquid Church in New Jersey. A dynamic communicator, Tim is know...

As leaders, we all want to see those we lead come together to accomplish a BIG mission. But we can, at times, get bogged down and become overwhelmed with the HOW. That's where adopting an effective strategy comes into play. Before we can enact that strategy, though, we must root it in a stable foundation: purpose. The question we all face is this: How do we lay a purposeful, strategic foundat...

On Strategy--Featuring Jeff Henderson As we kick off this month's series on Strategy, Jenni Catron sits down with Jeff Henderson for a candid, enlightening and encouraging conversation about Jeff's journey as a leader, most specifically about how knowing what he's FOR has changed everything for him. Jeff is an entrepreneur, speaker, pastor and business leader. Since 2003, he has hel...

Building An Extraordinary Team Culture As leaders, we all agree that the culture of our organization--the unique DNA that makes up our team's identity--is crucial. But we don't always know just how to build it in such a way that our culture is healthy, authentic and an environment in which those we lead can thrive. In this week's episode, our host Jenni Catron illuminates the HOW of...

Jenni spends time in conversation with Holly Tate about creating a thriving team culture, employee life cycles and so much more. Holly is the Vice President of Business Development at Vanderbloemen Search Group where she leads partnerships, brand growth, sales and marketing alignment, and new industry initiatives for the company. She's also one of the hosts of the Vanderbloemen Leadership Pod...

An insightful conversation between Jenni Catron and William Vanderbloemen about creating and sustaining the type of culture that causes high-caliber talent to want to join your team. William is an entrepreneur, pastor, speaker, author of the book Culture Wins, and he's the CEO and Founder of Vanderbloemen Search Group, an executive search firm serving churches, ministries and faith-based orga...

We've all experienced moments with different environments, brands or products that simply capture us...and for more than their functionality or their aesthetic. It's because they make us FEEL a certain way. The bring about an "I want to be a part of this. I want to get in on whatever this is." response in us. In a word, they've won us over with their CULTURE. In this episo...

Brian Paradis is a senior partner with CSuite Solutions, a national strategic advisory firm. CSuite Solutions is led by former healthcare industry CEOs focused on the transition and practical strategies to move the healthcare industry from “volume to value.” Previously, Paradis was president of Florida Hospital’s Central Region, a $4 billion enterprise with over 25,000 employees and 2,000 physicia...

Alli is a wife and mother of 5 boys and a rescued dog. She lives outside of Nashville, TN and just about every flat surface in her house is taken up with a book, athletic equipment, legos and a (quite possibly) a little dog hair.  Alli is the author of these books-  Breaking Busy: How to Find Peace and Purpose in a World of Crazy   Fierce Faith: A Woman's Guide to Fighting Fear, Wrestling Wor...

Joey Furjanic has been participating, serving, and focused on partnering with Jesus in building HIS church for more than a decade. Joey's parents moved to Orlando, FL from Philadelphia, PA (for work) when he was really young and God was clearly in the middle of it. Joey met Christ at Faith Assembly of God and got heavily involved. He worked there for three years before shipping off to complet...

Dee Ann Turner is a Communicator, Consultant and Coach. She began Dee Ann Turner, LLC after serving 33 years at Chick-fil-A, Inc. Most recently, she was Vice President, Sustainability, launching and leading Chick-fil-A's first sustainability strategy. As Chick-fil-A's first female officer, she previously served as the Vice President, Talent (Human Resources) for nearly 20 years. Her firs...

Jenni talks to Troy Pollock on Navigating Fast Growth, Hiring the Right People and Creating a Great Product. Troy is currently the VP of Community / Evangelism at Pushpay. Prior to this, Troy was the Vice President of the Customer Success Department at Pushpay overseeing all post-sale organizations. As the first U.S. employee, he has helped shape the company to be one of the fastest growing SaaS c...

Rich describes himself: I’ve been involved in church leadership for over 20 years.  Early on I had the privilege of leading in one of the very first multisite churches in North America. I led the charge in helping The Meeting House in Toronto to become the leading multi-site church in Canada with over 4,500 people in 6 locations. (Today they are 17 locations with somewhere over 6,000 people attend...