5LQ Episode 388: Jenni Catron

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins is joined by Jenni Catron, consultant and author of The Four Dimensions of Extraordinary Leadership and Clout. During their conversation, they discuss the challenge as a leader of being fixated on growth and what you can learn through personality assessments. BEST QUOTES “We are looking at how we best serve executive church leaders and how we can help lift the burden.” “I am seeing in myself and the leaders we are working with that we are so fixated on just growing up and to the right as fast as we possibly can.” “We’ve got to steward well what God has entrusted to us and if I am just fixated on growth it’s not going to be sustainable.” “Beyond spiritual disciplines, I need to be reading books and resources. I will spend an hour and a half to two hours each morning in spiritual disciplines and reading.” “Because my work requires me to always be pouring out, the input component of what I’m learning is super important.” “One of my rules is I will read a book when it’s been recommended to me three different times.” “For any leader, self-leadership is key.” “Show up everywhere a door opens and don’t second guess it.” “If you haven’t been invited to that table yet, keep working hard and keep diligently doing what you feel called to do until you can sit at that table.” RECOMMENDED RESOURCES Lifeway Leadership Podcast Network Ministry Grid 4Sight Group jennicatron.com The Four Dimensions of Extraordinary Leadership by Jenni Catron Clout by Jenni Catron Harvard Business Review Deep Work by Cal Newport A Beautiful Constraint by Adam Morgan and Mark Barden 5LQ Episode 330: Personality Assessments for Leaders with Steve Cockram Nine Lies About Work by Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall This Episode’s Sponsor:  Every church must be equipped to respond well in the initial stages of learning about instances of sexual, physical, or emotional abuse. That is why the Southern Baptist Convention, Lifeway, and ERLC partnered together to create Becoming a Church that Cares Well for the Abused. This training curriculum of a handbook and 13 videos brings together top experts from various fields to help volunteers and leaders understand and implement the best practices for handling the variety of abuse scenarios at church, school, or ministry. You can access this free training at ChurchCares.com.