The Called to Flourish Podcast

You've heard the phrase, "Culture eats strategy for breakfast." Well today, our guests will talk about how bad culture eats your brand for breakfast. Listen in as our guests outline five pillars of your brand promise and six layers of culture to help your brand be effective. Are you getting the traction you hoped for with your marketing dollars?     Today, our conversation is about a topic that ha...

Is your organization in a position where it needs to hire a new senior leader? Is your recruiting and selection approach proven to select the best candidate for the role? Well, listen in to today's episode, as we discuss an innovative approach where our guest describes how his organization conducted an internally led, professionally supported senior leader selection process. I'm delighted to welco...

Would you like to improve your team's performance by creating a high-trust environment? Today, we have a conversation with an expert in leading and designing thriving groups. Listen in as we talk about five components that create high trust, high-performing groups. One of the important characteristics of a flourishing workplace is the ability of people to have healthy, authentic trusting relations...

Has the last year and a half left you exhausted? Are you wondering if you have the energy necessary to lead your team or organization? Well today, listen in on my conversation with a highly respected leader about the importance of a deep, interior life and rich relationship that will enhance your spiritual leadership. The past year and a half has been a very difficult time for many leaders in mini...

Welcome to our season finale podcast reflecting on the 8 drivers that create engage employees and a flourishing culture. For the past several months we have listened to dozens of leaders describe how they have helped create healthy workplaces. Listen in on our highlights with two of my esteemed colleagues, Cary Humphries and Giselle Jenkins. You've heard the phrase, "We've saved the best for last....

How did a family-owned, Christian-led company increase its revenue 7-fold from $4 million to $29 million? Discover the principled strategies that worked for them—and how they can work for you , next! Troy Meachum is President of ACR Supply Company , which happens to be North Carolina's leading wholesale distributor for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration. Find full show notes...

Today, we're going to look at Sustainable Strategy, which is the seventh of the eight drivers that can take the health of your workplace culture to the next level.  My guest , today,  knows  why  Sustainable   Strategy  is so critical to a healthy, thriving workplace culture. What he's going to share with you might wow you, challenge you and take you to a  fresh new understanding of how your cultu...

Today, we're continuing our new series on the "Eight Ways to Build a Flourishing Workplace Culture."   Each week, we're giving you a close-up look at  one  of the eight factors that make up  what  we call The FLOURISH Model.  In the next few minutes, you'll see how the FLOURISH Model is key to  building a  healthier workplace culture that leads to greater organizational impact.   Today, we look at...

On   the  podcast,  today,  we look at the  fourth   of  the eight drivers that make up The FLOURISH  Model .  We call it   Uplifting Growth ,  and my guest has plenty to share with you about how  Uplifting Growth  is a  critical  driver to  help  improve—and even  transform -- your   workplace  culture .    Today we have the pleasure of  talking with   Kelly  Jones, Chief Operating Officer  of Ap...

Today we have the  very special  pleasure of  visiting with  Doug Mazza, President and COO of Joni and Friends .  At the end of this year, Doug's title will change to that of President Emeritus, as he officially retires. How many years will that be for you, Doug, in senior  leadership  at Joni and Friends? Doug, I must say your Christian  character  and seasoned leadership have shined  through   e...

On   the  podcast,  today,  we look at the  third  of  the eight drivers that make up The FLOURISH  Model .  We call it   Outstanding Talent ,  and my guest has plenty to share with you about how  Life-Giving Work  is a  critical  driver to  help  improve—and even  transform -- your   workplace  culture .    Today we have the pleasure of  talking with   Peter Greer ,  President & CEO,   of  HOPE I...

An organization's values effectively developed and communicated can have a dramatic impact on the effectiveness of your people and organization. Listen in today as Mike Sharrow of C12 talks about the importance of their culture and organizational culture overall. There's a one-of-a-kind association for Christian leaders that can help you make better decisions, avoid costly mistakes, and create a s...

What are the trends to focus on in the next few months? In today's episode, we discuss key trends that are impacting the Christian workplace. Listen in as Tami Heim identifies the top three Christian workplace issues leaders are facing. Suppose I told you that right now, there are three noticeable trends that point to  three barriers  preventing your organization from fulfilling its outcomes.    N...

As a leader how do you respond to the feedback you received that isn't what you want to hear? Listen in as today's guest inspires us to receive regular, anonymous feedback from staff and to act on it. He believes it will have an eternal consequence for every Christian leader. W hat if you could belong to a church " with a heart for those  outside the church. A place where anyone can come and conne...

Do you feel like you may be flying blind when it comes to navigating the health of your culture? Well, today's guest admits he was. Yet he wanted to create a culture his staff could thrive in. Listen in as he describes the key steps that he took to move his workplace culture to one of the healthiest that we've worked with. Thanks for listening in! I'd like you to listen closely: I'm going to give...

You'll find today's guest has a fascinating story of how he inherited a very unhealthy culture at a Christian college and turned it into a flourishing one. Listen in to how he did it. We all know that tremendous employee engagement equates to a tremendously flourishing workplace culture. A lot of leaders would be glad if 60% of their people felt engaged in their work. My guest today leads an organ...

Would you like to be led more by Jesus, live and lead more like Jesus, and lead more to Jesus? Today's podcast is just for you. Sometimes in life, we can lose our wonder.  It can happen gradually or overnight.  In talking with many Christian leaders struggling through the past year, I hear about a lot of people being exhausted, tired, thinking about retiring early, even quitting. Some have describ...

Today we talk with a leader of an organization that will bring new hope and a better life to people who might otherwise have nowhere to turn. It's a one-of-a-kind story that you need to hear. So listen in, as he highlights the thing that is mission essential for his organization's success. I'm so grateful to have with me Mike Johnson , CEO of the Yakima Union Gospel Mission in Yakima, Washington....

Do you wonder as a leader what are a few of the specific actions that I can take to improve my team's culture? What can I do to reduce relationship conflicts, or turnover, disorder, and challenges brought on by the worldwide pandemic? Listen in as today's guests discuss how they have developed an innovative flourishing culture while serving the world's poor whose lives are even more desperate as a...

Are you looking for a tool to help develop, promote and retain your top talent? A tool that will help your organization be more innovative and flexible to meet today's and tomorrow's challenges? If so, today's podcast episode is for you. To learn more, listen in! My guest is  Giselle Jenkins ,  Consulting Director at BCWI , who has helped organizations  create  career paths for  almost  20 years....

Do you believe that having an unhealthy culture is creating roadblocks for your organization? That was the experience described by today's guest. Listen in to hear how this ministry turned those roadblocks into pathways as they moved to a flourishing culture. I'm glad to bring to the microphone,  Ezra  Benjamin ,  Vice President  of  Global Ministry Affairs  for  Jewish Voice Ministries .  Ezra, w...

Are you looking at the possibility of exceptional growth in the next year? Listen in to today's guest, that saw rapid growth in his organization while on the way to a flourishing workplace culture. If you've ever known the joy and challenge of raising a child, if you've adopted a child, or fostered a child, then the next few minutes are for you.  I want to welcome in Ryan Stanton , Chief Executive...

What is the benefit of having a flourishing workplace culture? Yes, things run more smoothly, there is often lower turnover, people are treated more respectfully, employees are more engaged, and productivity is higher. But on today's show, one more benefit comes out. When organizations have flourishing workplace cultures leaders love coming to work. They come with more energy and enthusiasm. Liste...

Leadership blindspots are the specific areas where a leader, even a very successful leader, is missing something. A blind spot can be a lack of attention to a certain area or part of your skillset that really has never been developed. And of course, you don't know what your blind spots are. But, we know how to find them. Listen in, as we talk with a leader about tools that helped him and his team...

Today's guest highlights the heart of a Flourishing Christian leader who fights for the highest possible good for those he leads. He takes us on a five-year journey of actions that he and his team have taken to improve the health of their workplace for the sake of the children they serve. During the next few minutes, you're going to hear an inspiring story. It's a story rooted in the deep, compass...