Lead Culture with Jenni Catron

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 than most leaders realize. Together, Jenni and William explore how appreciation impacts employee engagement, retention, productivity, and trust, while offering practical ways leaders can build cultures where people thrive.
You'll hear insights on:
 Why recognition rewards performance, but appreciation values the person 
 How leaders can maintain both high accountability and genuine encouragement 
 The connection between clarity, trust, and employee engagement 
 Why self-awareness is one of the most important leadership disciplines 
 What healthy leaders do consistently that struggling leaders often neglect 
 How to navigate workplace uncertainty and technological change without losing the human element of leadership 
Throughout the conversation, Jenni and William reinforce a core leadership truth: culture is built one interaction at a time. When people feel seen, heard, and valued, they engage more deeply, contribute more fully, and help create the kind of culture everyone wants to be part of.
Dr. William Attaway is the CEO of Appreciation at Work, founder of Catalytic Leadership, author of Catalytic Leadership: 12 Keys to Becoming an Intentional Leader Who Makes a Difference, and host of the Catalytic Leadership Podcast. Learn more about his work at appreciationatwork.com and catalyticleadership.net.
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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 schedules, smarter meetings, summer team activities, and prioritizing high-impact work that can help leaders boost morale and maintain momentum during the busiest vacation season of the year.
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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 unclear messaging to avoiding healthy conflict, this conversation helps you see where your team may be getting stuck and what to do about it.
At the center of it all is a simple idea: if your mission matters, your team matters more.
The Biggest Takeaways:
 The 7 key signatures that shape healthy, high-performing teams 
 Why team awareness matters just as much as self-awareness 
 Where most teams drift out of alignment (and how to catch it early) 
 The difference between functional teams and teams that produce real impact 
 How to approach conflict in a way that strengthens—not fractures—your team 
Next Steps
 Take the team assessment: reachingforremarkable.com
 Get the book: Reaching for Remarkable by Tim Foot 
 Share this episode with your team and use it to start a conversation 
About Our Guest
Tim Foot is CEO and President of Slingshot Group, where he works with organizations to build strong, healthy teams through staffing and coaching. His work focuses on helping leaders move teams from simply getting by to doing meaningful, aligned work together. You can learn more about Tim here. 
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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 don’t know how to fix it. 
You’ll discover why traditional “core values” exercises fail, how culture is actually formed, and the powerful (often overlooked) role language plays in shaping team behavior. Through a fascinating example from The Masters golf tournament, Jenni reveals how intentional language reflects deeper values—and how you can apply the same principle to your organization.
This episode will help you:
 Understand why your current values aren’t driving results 
 Learn how strong leaders create clarity, trust, and engagement 
 Turn vague values into actionable behaviors your team lives daily 
 Build a culture that performs under pressure—not just when things are easy 
If your team feels disconnected, inconsistent, or stuck, this is your roadmap to building a culture that actually works.
Register for the Values Intensive Workshop here.
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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 leader faces: unresolved fears and insecurities don’t disappear—they show up in how we lead.
Through honest storytelling and hard-earned insight, Tyler shares how these hidden patterns often surface as intensity, isolation, inactivity, or insensitivity—behaviors that quietly undermine trust, relationships, and culture.
This isn’t just a conversation about awareness. It’s about ownership.
Jenni and Tyler challenge leaders to stop managing symptoms and start addressing root causes. Because when you face what’s beneath the surface, you don’t just grow personally—you lead more effectively, build healthier teams, and create cultures where people can actually thrive.
If leadership has felt harder than it should, this episode will help you name what’s really going on and give you a path forward.
Learn more about Tyler here. 
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