Stay Calm. Stay Connected

By Janet Wielenga | May 12, 2020 |

I headed to Meijer on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. I wasn’t prepared for the chaos that greeted me inside the store. People were buying up everything! The pasta aisle was empty; the frozen chicken was gone; there was no toilet paper. People’s carts were overflowing with food. People were panic buying. By the time I…

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The Myth of Relational Cubbies

By Chris Marlink | February 4, 2020 |

While I was talking with my leadership coach, Dave Ozios, about living systems, I happened to see that directly behind him stood a large upright cubby cabinet. Inside some of the cubbies were personal effects, photographs of previous LEAD 24/7 cohorts, hand tools, and other historical oddities that Rodger likes to collect. No two cubby…

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A Personal Growth Model: Invite Feedback. Adjust. Repeat.

By Chris Marlink | December 2, 2019 |

We all like an ‘at-a-boy or ‘at-a-girl. I can distinctly remember a handful of times when our organization’s president called me out by name in front of my peers for an above-and-beyond type effort. That felt great. But I can also remember taking a tough phone call from a vice president and getting knocked back…

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Guest Post: Let Them See

By Meredith Nieuwsma | February 6, 2017 |

Today’s post is written by a LEAD 365 alumnus, Ken Horner, VP of Quality for Gentex Corporation. Ken was part of a LEAD 365 cohort that wrapped up in February 2016. This is Ken’s second time as a guest blogger. His first post, Making Great Choices, was published in July 2016. Last week Rodger blogged about what…

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Guest Post: Making Great Choices

By Meredith Nieuwsma | July 5, 2016

Today’s post is written by a LEAD 365 alumnus for other alumni. Ken Horner is the vice president of quality for Gentex Corporation. Ken was part of a LEAD 365 cohort that kicked off in March 2015 and wrapped up this past February. We’re excited to have Ken share his thoughts with you today! Fellow…

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