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Business, Communication, Culture, Leadership
Dee Ann Turner
Above All Else: Guard Your Culture

“Organizations with strong cultures win. They out sell, out serve and out perform their competition.” Dee Ann Turner, Dee Ann Turner & Associates, LLC, former VP of Talent, and VP of Sustainability for Chick-fil-A, Inc.

Leading a successful culture takes intentionality each day. Dee Ann helped architect Chick-fil-A, Inc.’s well-known culture and talent systems and shares her wisdom around building, protecting, and guarding your company’s culture. Are you able to recognize the signs of a slowly eroding culture and what steps you can take to course correct?

Above All Else: Guard Your Culture
Brett and Mary Elaine Baker
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David Collum 
The Power of Belief
The Power of Belief
Leadership
Gary Khan
Leading Through Difficult Times

Leadership demands resilience. Stepping into this role means facing criticism, often when you're striving hardest to achieve something meaningful. In this blog from our friend Gary Khano, we explore the inevitable challenges leaders encounter, drawing wisdom from Nehemiah's experience in rebuilding Jerusalem's walls. You'll uncover the enemy's tactics—ridicule and criticism—and learn how to counteract these with faith and perseverance. Whether you're a seasoned leader or just beginning, this piece will equip you with the insights needed to stay the course and fulfill your God-given mission. Read on to fortify your leadership journey with timeless, biblical wisdom.

Leading Through Difficult Times
Ken Stewart
How well do you manage your shelf?
How well do you manage your shelf?

transformation

Changing the Landscape

Recently driving to our family vacation in Colorado I was struck by a virtual sea of wind turbines that dotted the horizon for miles along the panhandle highways of Texas. Having grown up in Texas it occurred to me how much these three armed giants have changed our landscape! Traveling these highways as a boy we saw an occasion tumbleweed, some grazing cattle and a lot of nothing! What struck me as I marveled at the spinning rotors was the thought, isn’t that what we are called to do as Christian Leaders and that is to change the landscape? What was even more remarkable was that a cost of over $1,000,000 each, how many of them stood idol, not really doing what they were made for.

As Christian leaders we understand the ultimate price that Christ paid on the cross and that cannot be measured in dollars. Our calling is to make a difference in the market place, to make a difference….and change the landscape! Are you up to the call? How do you measure up?

As the parallels continued I thought about what these turbines are designed for and that is providing power to millions of households and business throughout the land. As Christian Leaders we are called to not only share the saving power of Jesus but be transformed!

Romans 12:2 NIV says….Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is ---his good, pleasing and perfect will.

So the question is, how are you changing the landscape? Are you empowered by the Holy Spirit and how is that power impacting your leadership? Here are 10 simple reminders:

  1. Share your vision

  2. Live your values

  3. Lead with compassion

  4. Do what right for your people

  5. Serve others

  6. Lead by example

  7. Develop others

  8. Invest in yourself

  9. Be Salt & Light

  10. Pray daily for your team

Keep in mind on a wind turbine that the rotors spin to produce the power. In your life your three sources of power are the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirt. May you lead in that power every day!

We are not "just like Vistage"

Describing a Christian CEO peer counsel group to someone can be difficult.  I often hear others default to, “We’re just like Vistage—only Christian.”  Sadly, I admit I’ve done it myself but am now resolved to say, “We’re not like Vistage!” There are many choices in secular CEO peer advisory groups.  They encompass a common model of peer accountability, cross-industry perspective, one-to-one mentoring, speaker workshops, and national networking.  Convene is fundamentally distinctive.

Convene’s core values hold Business, Faith, and Family as equal and parallel priorities in the fiber of our lives. Serving God with significance in all areas of our life, growing exceptional businesses, and shepherding those in our sphere of influence have equal emphasis during our Forum Days and One2Ones. We understand and believe that none of these areas can fully thrive if any one area is deficient.

Convene Teams strive to understand the heart of an issue as we seek to grow our businesses and become better leaders. Every month, our members bring real business opportunities and challenges to the team in order to obtain wise counsel from CEO and business owner peers who have similar values. Often the most obvious solutions to issues can be difficult for members to implement: their fears and preconceptions can be obstacles to clear and definite action. As a team, we seek to understand the issue behind the issue and help members make breakthroughs with encouragement through biblical principles and God’s promises.

Along with the opportunities and challenges of growing exceptional businesses, Convene Chairs work on “Inside-Out” Leadership—knowing that transformation starts from within. What we place on our hearts affects our thoughts, beliefs, attitudes, priorities, actions and results, in that order. Proverbs 4:23 says, “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Discovering and developing the God-given purpose for our life and business flows directly into our attitudes and actions, impacting our relationships at work and home.

As a Convene Chair, my greatest joy comes in witnessing real transformation—transformation that manifests in business growth, better leadership, and healthier relationships at work, home, and in the community that will have eternal impact.