Personal Development
True North Leader Podcast – Episode 38
Episode Description: God is more interested in who we are becoming than what we do. Today, Staci Wallace, CEO of Fueled by Fire, tells Bobby how she saw complete healing from cystic fibrosis as a child, vocal nodes as a country music recording artist, and SO much more! Staci is living proof of Bobby's formula: Heart x Mind = Will. This resilience prepared her for adversity after adversity in (Continue)
Tune up Your Organization and Check its Core Values Alignment
The other day I took my car into the shop to get the oil changed, tires rotated, and wheels aligned. As you may know, the failure to correct misalignment of your wheels usually results in uneven tire wear and your vehicle pulling to the left or to the right. This misalignment leads to the expense of frequent tire replacement, driver fatigue, and even danger resulting from the (Continue)
True North Leader Podcast – Episode 36
Episode Description: Every employee knows what it's like to have a leader come in hot with a fresh vision and throw current plans out the window. Unfortunately, this kind of chaos breeds organizational instability. Today on True North Leader, Shawn Lovejoy, tells us that new leaders have a hard time discerning between opportunity and distraction. He knows this from personal (Continue)
True North Leader Podcast – Episode 34
Episode Description: "If you were on trial for being a Christian, would there be enough evidence for the jury to find you guilty?" Today, True North Leader guest, Shane Pulver, calls leaders to be like Christ in EVERY part of life. Showing Christ in challenging leadership moments like correction, firing, or during crisis- is more important than any other time. (Continue)
True North Leader Podcast – Episode 33
Episode Description: Lack of alignment in values destroys the ability to build a business. Today, on True North Leader, guest Garry Krum shares Satan's number one tool to keep leaders out of alignment with God! Garry is the Founder and President of Agora Strategic Consulting Group and has 41 years of experience in mergers, acquisitions, and strengthening businesses. The 2008 crash taught Garry (Continue)
Escape the Cycle of Self-Defeat
Have you ever felt a sense of guilt because you couldn’t make things work? Then you think…If I just try harder? Then you become fatigued? And then you want to quit? Finally, the cycle starts over again, and again, and again… Author John Ortberg has a name for this cycle – he calls it the “Cycle of Self-Defeat” in his book, The Me I Want to Be. My father died when he was 57 (Continue)
True North Leader Podcast – Episode 30
Description: Leaders know they need a mentor that has been where they want to go. So what does this look like for Christian leaders in the marketplace, ministry, or education? There are no divisions between sacred and secular parts of life. So, can you get everything you need as a Christian leader from a regular mentor? In this episode of True North Leader, host Bobby Albert tells you (Continue)
Your Competitors Are Using This Strategy, Are You?
There was one particular skill that really helped me in college. I had a goal to practice this skill during each class. You see, I truly valued… …the process of asking questions. I would challenge myself to think of one question to ask during each class. It helped me develop a relationship with my professors. One of my favorite professors taught me Constitutional Law and (Continue)
Do You Make These Same Customer Service Mistakes?
You may believe, after all of the great stuff that I have mentioned about my company, that I have never had any problems, challenges, or customer complaints. However, that is far from the truth! As the owner of my company, I have heard many complaints over the years from customers - and some were very angry. So how do you handle customer complaints? In my earlier years of running my (Continue)