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Matt Rusten
Why Joy is Vital for Your Leadership and Company

Is joy an underrated asset in your leadership? In our latest article, Matt Rusten explores why joy, much like humor, plays a vital role in building a thriving company culture. From increasing team engagement to fostering resilience, joy can transform workplace dynamics and inspire purpose-driven work. Discover three key ways to cultivate joy in your organization and why it’s essential for leaders who seek both results and fulfillment.

Why Joy is Vital for Your Leadership and Company
Business, Faith, Faith at Work
Convene
Do Not Worry

‘Do not worry.’ We’ve read Matthew 6:25-34 in the Sermon on the Mount, but what does that look like on a day-to-day, minute-by-minute basis? God knows our every worry, fear, and concern – and He can handle it. Many thanks to Darrell Passwater, Convene Forum Team leader, for his encouragement to think about how our lives might be different by truly living out this scriptural principle.

Do Not Worry
Greg Leith
Who Will Lead Your Firm the Day After the ...

Got a quick minute to chat? I’ve been wanting to share something with you as you lead in the midst of the election cycle in the USA or when your political election takes place in your country. When the dust settles on the election and the new country leader is declared, one thing will still be as true as it is right now. You’ll still be the one leading your firm the day after the election. Your team members will still come to work the day after the winner is declared. They’ll still be looking to you for leadership, for a paycheck, for a sense of community at their workplace.

What do they want most that only you can deliver? It’s meaning. That meaning they’re looking for begins with you and your leadership. To be sure, what Washington DC does actually can impact your business significantly, however, the president of the United States or the leader of any country does not lead your firm. You do. It’s an enterprise entrusted to you to lead as a steward. It’s a place where people look to you for answers, where people want to be part of a team that cares about them and where people want to be valued, appreciated, and loved. The next president of the country will not show up this week at your office to encourage your team, fix a broken piece of equipment, hire the next team member, sell a big account, or cast a bold vision about how your team will reach your goals and impact the culture.

Who Will Lead Your Firm the Day After the Election?
Chip Neidigh
A Safe Place To Fall
A Safe Place To Fall
Dave Ulrich
3 Principles of Hope That Enable Transitions

As we find ourselves mid-October and a blink away from a new calendar year, it is an opportunity to prepare for how we view transitions. Transitions allow for reflection and renewal, for letting go and beginning anew, and for learning from the past and creating the future. Instead of laying out trends for the next year, I would like to comment on a fundamental enabler of any transition: hope. Leaders who want to improve, CEO’s who work toward excellence, HR professionals who aspire to deliver more value, and employees who seek well-being all achieve their transitions by realizing hope.

Hope integrates many of the positive traits that shape transitions for others and matter to me personally: learning, patience, service, faith, humility, optimism, gratitude, and so forth. I send hundreds of formal and informal e-mails every month to invite people to programs, to thank people for attending programs, to check in on those I mentor, and to stay connected to those I care about. I begin almost every one of these notes with “Hope you are well.” Hope is one of my personal desires, tag lines, and biases and an enabler of any transition.

If I could implant one trait in my family, friends, and colleagues who are undergoing continual transition, it would be hope. 

3 Principles of Hope That Enable Transitions

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Relationship vs. Religion

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Relationship vs. Religion

“We are commanded to take the Gospel to all nations, but we cannot forget we have also been commanded to share it with all generations. God is moving all over the world, but don't miss what He is doing with the younger generations in the US.  Revival is stirring.” Sean Dunn, Founder / President, Groundwire.net, Jesuscares.com 

 Something is happening in our nation. There is a growing hunger for an authentic touch from God. So how do we as believers, as employers, and as business owners lean into the opportunities to share the good news of Jesus and His hope, purpose, forgiveness, and salvation?  How can we influence those in our families (kids and grandkids), our businesses, and our communities to see Jesus as He truly is? 

 Sean Dunn, Founder of Groundwork.net and Jesuscares.com, shares with us how we can participate in the movement TOWARD Jesus - putting us right in the middle of what God is doing.  

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The Power of Words

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The Power of Words

Remember the power of words; with words Jesus calmed the seas and rebuked Satan. Our choice of words will powerfully define us as well as the platforms we represent.

The words we choose can invite further conversation or shut communication down before it begins. What words do you use? Ron Henry is in the ‘people business’ and currently serves as Executive Director of Expansion, Marketplace Chaplains. Ron understands firsthand the power of words and how words can invite (or limit) our ability to create a meaningful connection with another person.

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7 Lessons of the Past for Insights Today on Managing People in a Recession

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7 Lessons of the Past for Insights Today on Managing People in a Recession

As today’s global economy leans toward recession, many organizations face pressures. Seven Lessons about Managing People in Recession Times can be adapted to today’s changing business context.

Many thanks to Dave Ulrich, one of the highest acclaimed speakers and writers on the topics of leadership, human resources, and organizations - and a true friend of Convene’s - for sharing this article with us.

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An Alternative Investment

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An Alternative Investment

“For where your treasure is, there your heart shall be also.” (Matthew 6:21)

We all interpret and apply that verse a little bit differently. But have you thought about that verse and its intersection with the conversations we greatly anticipate during our Thanksgiving and Christmas gatherings with your kids/grandkids?

Russ Crosson, Executive Vice President and Chief Mission Officer of Ronald Blue Trust shares his personal insight about creating a line item on your budget for a ‘posterity investment’ - and the great alternative investment it is in Gen 2 and Gen 3.