Episode Description: As a Christian leading a business, the unchurched who are in your organization may very well see you as their pastor. Brian Mosley, with RightNow Media, expands on that thought and much more in this episode of True North Leader. He shares how they really became transparent in building their team culture and how it has grown each year, as well as some of the growth struggles Continue →
Don’t Wait Till You Crash and Burn to Integrate Your Faith and Work with David Roth
Episode Description: The next generation of young professionals who will be leading in business in the coming years are the same people who are leaving the church in massive numbers right now. Meet David Roth with Workmatters who is doing something about it. He will share how he feels he missed such an opportunity in the first twenty years of his professional life by not integrating Continue →
Leadership Lessons from a College President with Dusty Johnson
Episode Description: According to my guest, Dr. Dusty Johnston leadership can be as simple as identifying good leaders and emulating them. Dusty is the president of Vernon College with campuses in Vernon and Wichita Falls, TX. He continues to be a student of great leadership. After 43 years in education, he has some terrific insights into what leadership is, and he has taken the Continue →
How To Work With People Who Have Unique Challenges with David Toogood
Episode Description: If you grew your organization by over 30%, and had 800 employees and $30 million in revenue, you might think you had overcome a lot of challenges. But when your workforce is 75% handicapped and you realize that the unemployment rate for handicapped individuals is 49%, you realize there is a lot of work left to be done. I hope you will join me as I visit with David Continue →
How Real Ranch Cowboys Milk Cows to Raise Millions with Mike Castles
Episode Description: Forty years ago, kids with Cerebral Palsy had few rehabilitation services available to them, and those services were beyond their family's means. Leaders stepped up and created the first in the nation Ranch Rodeo was formed and now has raised over $4 million dollars. In this episode, Mike Castles, President, and CEO of North Texas Rehab Center tells the story of the cowboys, Continue →
Hurricanes, Floods, and Schools…Yes, They Are Connected with Mike Kuhrt
Episode Description: Developing leaders for over 25 school campuses is just one of the many jobs for Mike Kuhrt, Superintendent of the Wichita Falls Independent School District in Texas. With so many campuses, Mike talks about how he starts planting seeds with employees who really don't see themselves as leaders, but he does. Additionally, Mike shares stories of knowing God had him in the right Continue →
Building “Sticky” Organizations with Jason Turner
Episode Description: Transitions and change initiatives are two of the key times when Leadership is proven. Whatever size organization you lead, when it comes time for a change, if things don't go well, you can usually point to a leadership failure. My guest on this episode of True North Leader is Jason Turner who serves as Vice President — Talent and Growth Initiatives at ArcBest, a Continue →
Putting Feet To Your Faith
Episode Description: Bringing your faith and your work into one vision to glorify the Lord and putting feet to your faith is what we talk about in this episode of True North Leader. I really enjoyed talking with Jim & Martha Brangenberg, who lead several ministries, the primary one I Work For Him (iwork4him.com). They share how they searched for many years for what God had planned for them Continue →
Who Do Strong Leaders Surround Themselves With?
Episode Description: Who do strong leaders surround themselves with? Today on, the True North Leader podcast, my guest John Esparza shares how he learned so much by being in a company of other strong leaders, including two governors. Surprisingly, John overcame obstacles in his life, including losing his father while still a teenager, but was able to rise to very high-ranking Continue →
Can You Say, “I Love My Job” Even When You Don’t?
Episode Description: Can you say, "I love my job" even when you don't? As a leader, is it possible to see our struggles with COVID-19 as a gift? Phyllis Snodgrass, CEO of Austin Habitat for Humanity explains how and why this is possible. Phyllis is a Christian leader who is making a difference with her team, with aspiring leaders, and with one of our nation's biggest community issues: Continue →