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Lead Culture with Jenni Catron

Lead Culture with Jenni Catron

Art of Leadership Network 348 episodes Nov 5, 2026

Lead Culture with Jenni Catron is a leadership development podcast focused on how healthy leadership creates healthy organizational culture. Host Jenni Catron draws on decades of executive experience and conversations with business leaders to offer practical tools for CEOs, executives, entrepreneurs, and managers. Episodes help listeners strengthen team health, align vision and values, and build workplaces where both people and performance can thrive. The show is aimed at leaders who want to grow in clarity and create values-driven cultures that last.

Episodes

344 | Outspend or Outculture? How the Brewers Won
344 | Outspend or Outculture? How the Brewers Won Nov 5, 2026 22:43 Can a team with one of the smallest payrolls in baseball win the whole thing? The Milwaukee Brewers just did — and culture is the reason.In this solo episode, Jenni hits pause on the 10 Years of 4Sight series to talk about the 2026 World Series champion Milwaukee Brewers, and the five culture principles that carried a small-market underdog to the franchise’s first title.Jenni is a Wisconsin native
343 | Get Out of the Kitchen and Lead with Rebecca Brown | 10 Years of 4Sight
343 | Get Out of the Kitchen and Lead with Rebecca Brown | 10 Years of 4Sight Oct 22, 2026 33:05 What’s the hardest part of running a bakery? Not the baking.In this conversation, Jenni sits down with Rebecca Brown, co-founder and owner of Happy Bellies Bake Shop, the dedicated gluten-free bakery she built with her mom, to talk about what it takes for an owner to stop doing the work and start leading the people who do it.Happy Bellies started with a modest dream. Rebecca’s mom had spent years
342 | Culture is Your Competitive Advantage with Mark Batterson | 10 Years of 4Sight
342 | Culture is Your Competitive Advantage with Mark Batterson | 10 Years of 4Sight Oct 8, 2026 39:35 Is culture really a competitive advantage, or just something you deal with when there's time? After a decade of this work, Jenni's answer is that it's the whole thing — because growth doesn't create your culture problems, it exposes them. In this conversation, Jenni sits down with Mark Batterson, lead visionary of National Community Church in Washington, D.C., New York Times be
341 | Discipline, Grace, and Friendship at Work with Marcylle Combs
341 | Discipline, Grace, and Friendship at Work with Marcylle Combs Sep 24, 2026 38:38 Can you be friends with the people you lead? Most HR advice says no. In this conversation, Jenni sits down with Marcylle Combs, entrepreneur, executive mentor, and author of Never Hire Your Friends, to talk about why friendship at work, handled well, can be a leader's greatest asset.Marcylle has spent more than three decades leading organizations. Her leadership story started with a hard mome
340 | Trust Is Built in Systems of Repair with Dr. Rob McKenna
340 | Trust Is Built in Systems of Repair with Dr. Rob McKenna Sep 10, 2026 39:49 Trust is the thing every leader depends on and almost no one builds on purpose. In this conversation, Jenni sits down with Dr. Rob McKenna, founder of WiLD Leaders and author of Whole Leaders, Wild Trust, to talk about why trust is a byproduct of leader development, not a topic you can lecture your way into.Dr. Rob has spent decades running longitudinal leadership studies, including a six-and-a-ha
339 | The Hidden Reason Middle Management Is Burning People Out with Adam Tarnow
339 | The Hidden Reason Middle Management Is Burning People Out with Adam Tarnow Aug 27, 2026 36:31 In this episode, Jenni talks with leadership development specialist and author Adam Tarnow about why middle management feels like an impossible role, and why it may actually be the most important one in an organization. They unpack the tension of carrying responsibility without full control, and Adam shares a practical framework for navigating the stress of leadership without burning out. In this
338 | Communication in Team Culture with Special Guest River
338 | Communication in Team Culture with Special Guest River Aug 20, 2026 12:43 In this episode, Jenni Catron and her 11-year-old nephew River explore the fundamentals of team culture through engaging stories and insights. River shares his unique perspective on support, communication, focus, and the impact of individual roles in shaping a positive culture.Takeaways:Support is the most important aspect of culture.Effective communication is crucial for team success.Focus and co
337 | Protecting the Rhythms that Keep You Healthy, Purposeful, and Present as a Leader
337 | Protecting the Rhythms that Keep You Healthy, Purposeful, and Present as a Leader Aug 12, 2026 19:59 In this episode of Lead Culture, Jenni Catron shares what she learned during an extended summer break and why stepping back can be essential for sustainable leadership. She reflects on the tension between doing and being, the challenge of slowing down, and how time away revealed deeper questions about purpose, significance, and identity.Jenni opens with a reminder that culture does not take care o
336 | Why Intentional Rest Is a Leadership Strategy
336 | Why Intentional Rest Is a Leadership Strategy Jun 16, 2026 20:59 As the 4Sight Group celebrates its 10th anniversary and Jenni Catron marks a personal milestone year, she shares why she is stepping away for a four-week sabbatical for the first time in her career.In this honest conversation, Jenni reflects on nearly three decades of nonstop work, the lessons she has learned about burnout, and the importance of creating margin before exhaustion forces it. She dis
335 | The Missing Key to Employee Engagement: Why Appreciation Matters More Than Recognition with Dr. William Attaway
335 | The Missing Key to Employee Engagement: Why Appreciation Matters More Than Recognition with Dr. William Attaway Jun 4, 2026 37:30 In this episode, Jenni sits down with Dr. William Attaway, CEO of Appreciation at Work, for a conversation about what it really means to help people feel seen, known, and valued at work.Drawing from decades of leadership coaching and his work with organizations across a wide range of industries, William shares why appreciation is different from recognition—and why that distinction matters more tha
334 | 5 Summer Leadership Strategies to Boost Team Culture and Employee Engagement
334 | 5 Summer Leadership Strategies to Boost Team Culture and Employee Engagement May 19, 2026 19:08 What happens to workplace culture during the summer? In this episode, Jenni Catron explores how leaders can work with the rhythms of summer instead of fighting against them. Learn practical ways to improve employee engagement, prevent team disengagement, and strengthen organizational culture through intentional leadership. Jenni shares five simple but powerful strategies including flexible schedul
333 | 7 Keys to Building Remarkable Teams (and the Traps That Hold Them Back)
333 | 7 Keys to Building Remarkable Teams (and the Traps That Hold Them Back) May 6, 2026 40:46 What does it actually take to build a remarkable team?In this episode, Jenni Catron talks with Slingshot Group CEO Tim Foot about the patterns they’ve both seen across hundreds of teams including what works, what doesn’t, and where things tend to break down.Tim shares the seven key signatures of remarkable teams, along with the common traps that quietly stall progress. From misalignment and unclea

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