Employee-First Cultures Create Christ-Like Organizations Episode Description: Terry Looper, CEO of Texon LP, a midstream energy company, tells us that by adopting an employee-first organizational culture, his company saw 32 years of profits! So while it may seem counterintuitive, when Christian leaders put employees before profits, they maximize profits! Sometimes Christ-like (Continue)
True North Leaders Podcast -Episode 48
How Christian Leaders Can Connect Employees To The Mission with Michael Buckingham Episode Description: Michael Buckingham tells Christian leaders that it isn't just strategy or measurable goals impacting the bottom line; it's people. You need to tune in to this interview if you are trying to keep or recruit top talent and struggling to figure out how to get your team to take ownership of (Continue)
True North Leaders Podcast – Episode 47
Episode Description: Jim Sheppard, CEO & Principal of Generis, and Bobby Albert discuss wrestling their egos to live out John 3:30 - God make me smaller so you can be bigger! Jim reminds us that as a Christian leader, you don't have to be the smartest person in the room; you don't even have to be right. What matters is the value you offer when you choose to speak. This episode is all about (Continue)
True North Leaders Podcast – Episode 46
Episode Description: Creating disciples is part of the Great Commission, but is it part of our mandate as Christian business leaders? Today on True North Leader, Darren Shearer dives deep into the message of Bobby's heart - an organization's culture is an extension of the Christian values executives live out at work. Darren is the founder and director of the Theology of Business Institute, which (Continue)
True North Leaders Podcast – Episode 45
Episode Description: Kimberly Wright asks Christian leaders how well they represent Christ, especially when everything is working against them. Kimberly gets honest about working with a Christian organization and being faced with lies, poor management, backbiting, and just ugliness. Listen to how she radically shifted the culture of this organization and brought Christ back into Christian (Continue)
True North Leaders Podcast – Episode 44
Episode Description: Douglas Lindemann, the Chief Information Officer at ArcBest Technologies, challenges listeners to earn the trust of their employees because it's not something you can mandate or buy. Whether you've gone through a merger and acquisition or just tried to onboard a new employee, you know the key to success is getting people to opt into the vision and process of (Continue)
True North Leaders Podcast – Episode 43
Episode Description: Whether you realize it or not, as a Christian leader, you take the Holy Spirit into the workplace. Guest Frank Kelly III says, "It's impossible to separate the sacred from the secular." And he wants to know what you're doing with this power. In today's episode, Frank shares the key to living an integrated life with the Holy Spirit at home and work. He challenges listeners to (Continue)
True North Leader Podcast – Episode 42
Episode Description: Your WORK is your ministry! Jordan Raynor, the author of four best-selling books and Executive Chairman of Threshold 360 - a venture-backed tech startup, tells us you don't need to plant a church to have a ministry because your 9-5 has eternal value. Jordan and Bobby dig into how to prioritize the essential from the noise, why true silence is needed in your quiet time, and (Continue)
True North Leader Podcast – Episode 41
Episode Description: Bobby dives into how he grew revenue by over 500% from 2005 to 2011 during the Great Recession. I bet you could guess that organizational culture has something to do with it! Bobby challenges leaders to reflect on who they are in their bones to form the building blocks that lead to long-term organizational success and increased revenue. This episode has no easy answers, but (Continue)
True North Leader Podcast – Episode 40
Episode Description: Leading like Jesus is simple, but it's not easy. Guest Mike Willich, Director of Network Engagement for Unconventional Business Network, reminds us that our Mondays shouldn't look different from Sundays and challenges listeners to live out faith at work every day. Matthew 5:16 says, "Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works (Continue)
