Success is harder than it’s ever been and actually easier than it’s ever been. I’m not sure I’ve met a person who doesn’t want to succeed. We might want to succeed at different things but whatever your standard of success may be, you’re desperate to achieve. And yet many of us live with a gnawing […]
I’m excited to share a guest post today from Robert Dickie. Robert is the President of Crown and the author of the author of Love Your Work: 4 Practical Ways You Can Pivot to Your Best Career. I’ve been in the military and the business world in various forms of leadership for the past […]
I was recently talking with a new client in preparation for our first consulting visit. This was a routine call that I typically do with the leader to ask some basic questions about how they interact with their team. It’s a quick way for me to get insight to how the leader leads and how […]
Happy New Year! If there is one thing I’m passionate about this year it is seeing leader’s lead from their extraordinary best! If there is anything that 2016 reinforced, it’s that we need extraordinary leadership perhaps more than ever! Leaders, we have a sacred call. Because of our influence we have the power to affect […]
Recently a friend called looking for some advice. She and her husband were at a crossroads. A few years ago they had sold their home and most of their possessions, left family and long-time friends to take a job across the country. They knew it was risky adventure, but they were compelled by the vision […]
I was so frustrated! What should have been an exciting opportunity became one of my most frustrating professional moments. I was fuming at the end of the meeting. Each person on the marketing team had been tasked with brainstorming an idea for an upcoming project and presenting it to the entire team. The executives would […]
I’m deeply passionate about culture and how it impacts a team, and in turn their productivity (or lack thereof). And we as leaders are keepers of culture. Culture is never stagnant. It is building or it is eroding every day. This week I’m hosting a FREE video series about “Creating an Extraordinary Team Culture” via […]
When was the last time you had an employee problem? Probably like five minutes ago, right? People management is one of the greatest challenges of leadership and is often the thing we are the least equipped for. No amount of textbook training can prepare you for the real world dynamic of managing people. Let me […]
You’re a great leader. You wouldn’t be in your role if you hadn’t developed your leadership skills along the way. You probably also have a pretty amazing team. And I bet you have some really great ideas for how to develop your team and grow their leadership. But, if you’re like most leaders, you’ve hit […]
I travel a lot for work. Speaking events, conferences, consulting with churches and non-profits… it all keeps me on the road pretty frequently. Coming and going is just a part of our routine at the Catron house. For the most part, we roll with it but there is one little thing that trips us up […]
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