ClickCease
Dr. Rob McKenna
Whole Leaders. WiLD Trust. Why the Future ...

Is the leadership crisis really about a lack of skill—or is it something deeper? In this powerful post, Dr. Rob McKenna makes the case that the true crisis in leadership is a crisis of trust. Drawing on insights from the WiLD Trust Index, he shows how many leaders are unknowingly surrounded by low-trust environments—and why trust can’t be built without doing the personal work first.

This isn’t about being perfect. It’s about being whole. Whole leaders lead with clarity, courage, and care—and it’s this kind of leadership that fuels real trust, high performance, and lasting impact.

If you care about growing as a leader or shaping the next generation of leadership in your organization, this is a must-read.

Whole Leaders. WiLD Trust. Why the Future Depends on Both.
Business, Culture, Leadership
Dr. Rob McKenna
Connecting Trust, Performance, and Well-Being: ...

Every person you know has a story occurring at the center of their identity and their progress that is too often expressed as an unanswered question: How do I connect my driving purpose to what I am doing every day? We ask it in different ways, but at the core of who we are as human beings is the question that connects the invisible pieces of our hearts with the visible pieces of our actions.

Connecting Trust, Performance, and Well-Being: Developing a WiLD Mindset
Faith at Work, Stewardship, Leadership
Dee Ann Turner
Hold All Things Loosely

True leadership requires the courage to let go of what’s good in order to receive what’s better. Whether it’s possessions, positions, or plans, holding loosely allows us to lead with open hands, ready for transformation, collaboration, and God’s greater purpose.

Hold All Things Loosely
Business, Leadership
Scott Ritzheimer
How to Take the Business You Built to the Next ...

You did it! You started a business with nothing more than a dream and a willingness to roll up your sleeves. You worked hard, really hard, and the business grew. You didn’t know what you were doing half the time, but you figured it out. You made it up as you went, and now you’re leading your very own multi-million dollar business.

How to Take the Business You Built to the Next Level
Communication, Leadership, Networking, Relationship, Social Media
Mike Edwards
Business Blind Spots: Your customers’ insights ...

The fastest way to lose sight of your business is to stop listening to your customers. What you think is happening inside your company and what your customers are actually experiencing might be two completely different stories. Too often, leaders rely on assumptions instead of real feedback—and that gap can cost you growth, loyalty, and trust.

In this post, Convene Chair Mike Edwards shares how to check in with your customers in meaningful, non-intrusive ways—and how to turn their insights into quick, high-impact improvements.

Business Blind Spots: Your customers’ insights are your biggest growth opportunity—if you listen

Business

Handling Change Management With Your Employees

Handling Change Management With Your Employees

As the business community begins to start up again, it is clear that things have changed, or will be changing soon. As employees return to work, the behaviors of the past may need to go away such as touching (as in a simple handshake), being close when you need to learn to work while not being close, like sitting at a computer, wearing a mask, the production process may be new, customer relations might now done on-line, etc. The list goes on for each business and each situation. And the last thing an employer wants is for employees to get sick and spread it around their staff. The employer wants a positive result and healthy people. This is in everyone’s best interest.

Listening for Values – How to Make Your Core Values Stick

Listening for Values – How to Make Your Core Values Stick

As a business leader, if you want to make the Core Values of your company drive behavior, then you must listen for them in every interaction that you have.

What I mean by that is this: When you are having a discussion with one of your employees or you are in a meeting, you must not only listen for the information that is being exchanged, but you must also listen for whether people are expressing themselves in accordance with the core values of the company.

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Who Do You Need on Your Team?

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Who Do You Need on Your Team?

In the very beginning, your leadership team is you. Every single business starts with a person, and that person has the responsibility to dream and to do because he or she is the only one around.

Then the business grows, you hire some staff, and in a way, your whole staff feels like your leadership team. You hire someone to help with phone calls, emails, and scheduling, and he’s your Office Manager. You hire someone to help with packaging and shipping products, and she’s your Head of Operations.

Planning an Exit? Or, Just Retiring?

Planning an Exit? Or, Just Retiring?

For a CEO or business owner, it’s important to lead others gracefully and with a plan in mind.  Even though you are working on an exit plan or close to transitioning out, you must still provide leadership.  It would be easy to let things slide and, spend more time away, and do a few of those things on your bucket list.  After all, the business was hard on you, people needed way more than you thought necessary.  And quite frankly, you deserve it right?