A recent article published by Forbes dug into the most common bottlenecks in a company stated, "According to Gallup's State of the Global Workplace, only 15% of employees are engaged in the workplace, meaning 85% of them are not. To make it even more interesting, the bottom 5%, the most disengaged layer of a company, is middle management. Companies spend a fortune on employee engagement programs, yet the numbers have barely improved in the last 20 years." Management consultant, educator, and author Peter Drucker said, "At most organizations, the bottleneck is at the top of the bottle." When an organization is led by a bottleneck leader, progress stalls, growth is limited, and people are frustrated. Engagement inevitably decreases, and the odds of achieving an organization's mission becomes reduced.

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A Barna research study found “an astonishing 40% of pastors now show a high risk of burnout.” Barna also states that more than 80% of pastors feel that the ministry has negatively impacted their family, 70% reported they do not have a close friend they can be open with, and that these challenges are affecting younger pastors just as much. The results also revealed only 22% of pastors said they had any regular support.

At exo18, the challenges spiritual leaders face weigh heavy on our hearts. In this episode we continue to unpack this topic. We invited Dr. Michael Spivey to join us as we discuss health and longevity in ministry. Dr. Spivey recently obtained his Doctoral of Ministry in Leadership and Spiritual Formation from Portland Seminary at George Fox University. Drawing from his 25+ years of full-time ministry he founded the ⁠Thriving Pastors Initiative⁠, a relational-based approach that helps support pastors. You can also listen to the ⁠Thriving Pastors Podcast⁠.

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A Barna research study found “an astonishing 40% of pastors now show a high risk of burnout.” Barna also states that more than 80% of pastors feel that the ministry has negatively impacted their family, 70% reported they do not have a close friend they can be open with, and that these challenges are affecting younger pastors just as much. The results also revealed only 22% of pastors said they had any regular support.

At exo18, the challenges spiritual leaders face weigh heavy on our hearts. In this episode we continue to unpack this topic. We invited Dr. Michael Spivey to join us as we discuss health and longevity in ministry. Dr. Spivey recently obtained his Doctoral of Ministry in Leadership and Spiritual Formation from Portland Seminary at George Fox University. Drawing from his 25+ years of full-time ministry he founded the Thriving Pastors Initiative, a relational-based approach that helps support pastors. You can also listen to the Thriving Pastors Podcast.

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As leaders, we’ve all initiated critical leadership conversations and handled them poorly on occasion and well on others. Gain insight into leadership seasons that can create inconsistencies and how we can handle these necessary leadership conversations in a healthy way. 

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We continue to unpack communication challenges teams face and dig deeper into how to develop a healthy communication strategy for your organization.

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As we work with clients across the country, we have found it interesting that breakdowns in organizational communication tend to be one of the top pain points we see. It also seems to be the first growth barrier that hinders organizations. Gain insight into some of the reasons for communication breakdown and how to overcome them. 

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Teamwork makes the dream work. That statement is true “if” you have the right combination of team players. Unbalanced teams can create tension, destroy momentum, and hinder progress toward achieving an organization’s mission. Several years ago there was a leadership and hiring strategy to get the right people on the bus and figure out where they sit later. This strategy was ineffective at best, and detrimental to many organizations. Join us as we discuss building the right team to achieve your goals.

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“Culture eats strategy for breakfast,” Peter Drucker, author. Is your team struggling to execute strategy? Misalignment of mission and culture can cause a growing discontentment among team members. Lack of clarity can create a lack of authenticity. Staff might feel they are not effective because their target is always moving. It can create siloed ministries or departments. None of these things will create momentum nor help you get closer to achieving your mission. If you don’t have a culture that encourages people to implement your mission, you will never achieve it. 

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In today’s episode we’re talking about how to avoid organizational drift, when an organization unintentionally gets off mission. As organizations are bouncing back post-Covid, our team has seen an increase in organizational drift as leaders are dealing with burn out, leadership fatigue, being overwhelmed, changing expectations, or lack of clarity.

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