Lead Culture with Jenni Catron
Healthy leadership creates healthy culture.
On LeadCulture with Jenni Catron, you’ll gain practical leadership development insights to help you lead with clarity and build a thriving organizational culture. Drawing from decades of executive experience and conversations with trusted business leaders, Jenni equips CEOs, executives, entrepreneurs, and managers with tools to strengthen team health, align vision and values, and create workplaces where people and performance thrive.
If you’re serious about growing as a leader and building a values-driven culture that lasts, you’re in the right place.
Episodes
346 episodes
342 | Culture is Your Competitive Advantage with Mark Batterson | 10 Years of 4Sight
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 th...
341 | Discipline, Grace, and Friendship at Work with Marcylle Combs
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
340 | Trust Is Built in Systems of Repair with Dr. Rob McKenna
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 b...
339 | The Hidden Reason Middle Management Is Burning People Out with Adam Tarnow
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 ...
338 | Communication in Team Culture with Special Guest River
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 ro...
337 | Protecting the Rhythms that Keep You Healthy, Purposeful, and Present as a Leader
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...
336 | Why Intentional Rest Is a Leadership Strategy
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 t...
335 | The Missing Key to Employee Engagement: Why Appreciation Matters More Than Recognition with Dr. William Attaway
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...
334 | 5 Summer Leadership Strategies to Boost Team Culture and Employee Engagement
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 employe...
333 | 7 Keys to Building Remarkable Teams (and the Traps That Hold Them Back)
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 ...
332 | The Culture Code: How Great Leaders Use Language to Shape Winning Teams
What if the biggest problem in your organization isn’t strategy—but culture?In this episode, leadership and culture expert Jenni Catron unpacks a shocking reality: only 31% of U.S. employees are engaged at work—and most leaders do...
331 | Hidden Leadership Blind Spots That Are Hurting Your Team with Tyler Dickerhoof
What if the biggest barrier to your leadership isn’t what you see, but what you hide?In this episode, Jenni Catron sits down with leadership mentor Tyler Dickerhoof to unpack a reality every...
330 | How to Influence Company Culture at Any Level (5 Proven Leadership Behaviors)
If you’ve ever wondered “How can I influence company culture if I’m not in senior leadership?”—this episode is for you.In this episode of the Lead Culture Podcast, Jenni Catron breaks down one of the most common leadership chall...
329 | How to Build a Strong Workplace Culture That Drives Growth and Retention with Heather Broeder
What does it really take to build a culture people want to be part of? In this conversation, Jenni Catron sits down with Heather Broeder, Executive VP at Refined Technologies, to explore how intentional culture-building drives healthier leaders...
328 | Patrick Lencioni on Shared Language, Working Genius, and Thriving Team Cultures
In this episode of the Lead Culture Podcast, Jenni Catron sits down with renowned leadership expert and bestselling author Patrick Len...
327 | One Year of Culture Matters: A Framework for Helping Your Team Grow, Thrive, and Be Unstoppable
In this special anniversary episode of the Lead Culture Podcast, Jenni Catron celebrates one year of Culture Matters, her USA Today bestselling book on building healthy organizational cu...
326 | How to Stay Human in the Age of AI: A Leadership Conversation on Culture, Governance, and Innovation
AI isn’t just a tech conversation—it’s a leadership conversation.In this episode, Jenni welcomes AI strategist Jackie Celske for a timely discussion on leading with wisdom, clarity, and conviction in a rapidly evolving digital world. As ...
325 | Why Self-Awareness Is the Secret Weapon of Great Leaders (and Healthy Cultures)
Culture doesn’t break down because leaders lack effort or good intentions—it breaks down when there’s a gap between how leaders show up and how teams experience that leadership.In this episode, Jenni Catron builds on last week’s conversa...
324 | How to Turn Your 2026 Strategy Into Results: The Clarity Cascade Every Leader Needs
You’ve done the work.You cast the vision.You built the strategy.So why does execution still feel slow, stalled, or stuck?In this episode of the Lead Culture Podcast, Jenni Catron unpacks a challenge leaders face eve...
323 | How Anthony Lambatos Built a Best Place to Work (Without Perks or Fluff)
What if building a great culture isn’t about perks, personalities, or one big initiative—but about the small, intentional choices leaders make every single day?In this episode of the LeadCulture Podcast, Jenni Catron sits down w...
322 | The Trust Recession: Why Leadership Isn’t Working Like It Used To
Trust is at the center of everything leaders want—but in today’s skeptical, information-saturated world, trust is harder to earn than ever.In this episode of the LeadCulture Podcast, Jenni Catron sits down with financial coach, ...
321 | 5 Leadership & Culture Shifts You Can’t Ignore in 2026 (And How to Act on Them Now)
In this episode, Jenni Catron explores five leadership and culture trends shaping 2026 and what they mean for leaders in organizations of every size. She begins with a conviction that development is now a non-negotiable—for employers investing ...
320 | A Sneak Peek Inside the LeadCulture Network
We’ve gathered some of the best moments from our live LeadCulture Network trainings and compiled them into this episode—giving you an exclusive look at what it means to lead with clarity, build unstoppable teams, and create a culture tha...
319 | How Leaders Find Clarity and Calling: Insights from Kinsman Founder Peter Ostapko
In this week’s episode of the Lead Culture Podcast, Jenni sits down with Peter Ostapko—founder of Kinsman and publisher of Kinsman Journal—to explore the unexpected paths that shape our leadership journeys. Peter shares the fo...
318 | Start Where You Are: Building Clarity and Confidence in Your Culture
In this episode of the LeadCulture Podcast, Jenni Catron explores the importance of starting where you are in building a thriving organizational culture. She emphasizes that leadership and culture are not “back burner” priorities—they ...