S5E23: How to Position Your Organization to Thrive in Unprecedented Times

Imagine being the CE0 of a 180 employee children's home in Ohio during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet they are not just surviving, they are thriving. Find out how as Cary Humphries, Consulting Director at Best Christian Workplaces, talks with Kevin Hewitt, President and CEO of Christian Children’s Home of Ohio. 

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In this episode:

• Leading a children's home during the COVID-19 pandemic (05:32)
• What’s been the hardest challenge facing CCHO's team of professionals who typically find life quite intense, to begin with?? (05:42)
  • The first challenge is: no defined end date, making it difficult to plan for what things will look like on the other side of the pandemic (07:30)
  • The second challenge is trying to engage staff who might be on the opposite emotional ends of the spectrum concerning the pandemic (08:12)
• When fellow leaders ask, “Why did you turn to BCWI to survey your people?” What do you say?” (10:51)
• Looking for a survey with a much clearer spiritual and professional integration (11:40)
• Why the survey has made a difference for CCHO (13:00)
• How to build a workplace culture that's strong in the area of Sustainable Strategy and goal achievement (18:21)
• The role of chief repeating officer (19:11)
• How making tough decisions can strengthen trust within your team (24:28)
• In a high trust environment, people make up a positive story (24:43)
• Benefits of a development plan (28:18)

Additional Resources

Buy Patrick Lencioni's book: The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business

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