Today, we’re continuing our new series on the “Eight Ways to Build a Flourishing Workplace Culture.” 

Each week, we’re giving you a close-up look at each of the eight factors that make up we call The FLOURISH Model.  In the next few minutes, you’ll see how The FLOURISH Model is key to building a healthier workplace culture that leads to greater organizational impact. 

In this podcast, we look at the second of the eight drivers that make up The FLOURISH Model. The second culture driver is called Life-Giving Work, and my guest has plenty to share with you about how Life-Giving Work is a key driver to help improve—and even transform--your workplace culture.  

Today we have the pleasure of talking with Vann Ellison, CEO of  St. Matthew’s House, in Naples Florida.    

Vann, welcome back to the Flourishing Culture Podcast.  

Find full show notes here http://blog.bcwinstitute.org/s4-e9-vann-ellison/

Each week in this series, we’re bringing you great stories, practical insights and biblical wisdom from some of today’s top Christian leaders, all designed to help you build and sustain a healthy, flourishing workplace. 

That’s our goal, as we take you through the eight drivers that make up The FLOURISH Model, the cornerstone of BCWI’s global consulting work with more than 1,000 Christian organizations in the U.S., Canada, and around the world.  

Today, we look at the second, critical driver in The FLOURISH Model called Life-Giving Work. 

My guest, today, exemplifies the meaning of Life-Giving Work. Bob Lonac, Retired President and CEO of CRISTA, based in the Seattle suburb of Shoreline, Washington, it’s a delight to have you as part of our new, continuing podcast series.  

Find full show notes here http://blog.bcwinstitute.org/s4e7-bob-lonac/

Today, we’re continuing our new series on the “Eight Ways to Build a Flourishing Workplace Culture.” 

Each week, we’re giving you close up look at each of the eight factors that make up what we call The FLOURISH Model. As we go along, you’ll see how each of these eight culture drivers can help every leader, every team, and every organization—from the executive suite to the mail room--build a better, healthier workplace where people flourish, and love to coming  to work.  

Today, we look at the first of these eight drivers that make up The FLOURISH Model.  

The first driver of every flourishing workplace culture is Fantastic Teams.     

To give you the best of the best insights, practices and advantages of Fantastic Teams, I want to welcome my guest, Cary Humphries.   

Cary is the Central Region Director for the Best Christian Workplaces Institute. He’s a former Chief Operating Officer for the Navigators and has 30 years of sales and management experience with Cargill Incorporated, a leading global agriculture company. He’s got a ton of good insights about how Fantastic Teams are vital to the health of your workplace culture.

Find full show notes here http://blog.bcwinstitute.org/s4e6-cary-humphries-bcwi/

Today, we’re doing something a little different I think will be fun. Our guest, today, is a very popular and respected leader, Steve Macchia. Steve is well-known author, and founder and  president of Leadership Transformations in Lexington, Massachusetts. What Steve has to share with us today about thriving, fantastic teams is pure gold. 

Steve is going to share with us the five vital leadership traits of becoming a healthy team.   

And what makes this podcast a little different, is that you, the listener, get to eavesdrop on a previous conversation with Steve. We’ve chosen the best of the best from this popular interview where Steve really puts his finger on what goes into productive, life-giving teams in a church, a parachurch organization, and a Christian-led company.

Find full show notes here: http://blog.bcwinstitute.org/s4e5-steve-macchia/

Today, we have the pleasure of talking to Mike Cole, Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Chief People Officer at  CRISTA Ministries in the Seattle area.  

Find full show notes here http://blog.bcwinstitute.org/s4e3-mike-cole/

Today we have the pleasure of talking about the recently published  list and what it means to be certified as a best christian workplace and provide some examples of what differentiates these organizations.    

 To help us identify some of the key takeaways, I am being joined by Tara VanderSande.  Many of you know Tara as she is one of our popular guests on the Flourishing Culture Podcast.  But today we are turning the tables and she is going to interview me.

Hi Tara, and welcome to our podcast, today.   

Find full show notes here: http://blog.bcwinstitute.org/leaders-capitali…tara-vandersande/

Today we have the pleasure of visiting with a revered Christian leader who’s going to give you some of the best lessons and winning plans for how a Flourishing staff culture can work for you and your teams AND improve your overall ministry impact.

With me today is Jim Tomberlin, Founder and CEO of MultiSite Solutions. Based in Colorado Springs, MultiSite Solutions helps churches develop and implement customized multisite, merger and movement strategies.

Jim began his multisite church journey in the mid-1990s when he was the senior pastor of Woodmen Valley Chapel. Since 2005 he has been consulting and coaching churches in developing and implementing multi-campus strategies. He is the author of multiple books, including 125 Tips for MultiSite Churches, Better Together: Making Church Mergers Work, and Church Locality: New Rules for Church Buildings in a Multisite, Church Planting and Giga-Church World.

Find full show notes here http://blog.bcwinstitute.org/s4-e2-jim-tomberlin/

Hello and thanks for joining us on the Flourishing Culture Podcast!  If you’re in leadership of a church, a parachurch organization, or a Christian-led business, you’re in for a treat.

Here’s why: 

This is the first segment of a special, new series called “Eight Ways to Build a Flourishing Workplace Culture.”  

Whether you’re joining us for the first time, or you’re a loyal listener, the “Eight Ways to Build a Flourishing Workplace Culture” reveals the eight proven drivers of a flourishing culture that can take your organization to the next level.

Well, let’s get started. I want to welcome in my colleague, BCWI Director for Consulting Services, Giselle Jenkins. Giselle and I are going to unlock each of the “Eight Ways to Build a Flourishing  Culture.” 

Find full show notes here http://blog.bcwinstitute.org/s4e1-giselle-jenkins/

Today I’m reminded of “It’s a Wonderful Life", a trend-setting film, way ahead of its time. When it comes to trends, I appreciate what Director Frank Capra said, “Don’t follow trends, start trends.” 

 In the next few minutes I want to give you seven workplace trends that organizations are likely to start in 2019.  

To help me with this, I’ve asked Mark Cutshall, our writer on the Flourishing Culture Podcast, to join me as our guest host. Welcome, Mark.

Find full show notes here http://blog.bcwinstitute.org/s3e59-workplace-trends-2019/