Month: July 2024

Ep 145: Season 8 Preview with David Ashcraft and Whitney Putnam

Posted on July 30, 2024 by - Leading Organizations, Leading Others, Leading Yourself, Podcasts

Now introducing The Global Leadership Podcast presented by the Global Leadership Network.

SUMMARY 

Our world has never been more in need of healthy, growing leaders. In a world of tension and anxiety, we need men and women who have the courage to respond to the call to lead and who impact their communities positively by diligently using their influence to make things better. The Global Leadership Podcast hopes to educate and inspire growing leaders in our world, and to inspire everyone to “lead where they are at.” In this special episode of the Global Leadership Podcast, Whitney Putnam (VP of Marketing, GLN) talks with David Ashcraft (President and CEO, GLN) about some exciting changes coming for Season 8 of the Global Leadership Podcast.

 

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EP 144: Looking Back On a Lifetime of Leadership Growth—Fred Martin (Founder and CEO, Objective Measure)

Posted on July 29, 2024 by - Character, Confidence, Emotional Intelligence, Leading Yourself, Learning Agility, Podcasts, Relationship with God

Now introducing The Global Leadership Podcast presented by the Global Leadership Network.

SUMMARY 

Over an astonishing 45 years, Fred Martin, Founder and CEO of Objective Measure, built a career marked by consistent success and a commitment to leadership. In this conversation with GLN President and CEO David Ashcraft, Fred shares about how his faith affects his ability to lead, how he strives to continue growing as a leader, and how his vision for how to help everyday people learn to ask fruitful questions about investing and managing their money. 

 

IN THIS EPISODE: 

  • How does leadership fit into the investment world? How has Fred grown as a leader?  
  • What triggered Fred to start Objective Measure?  
  • What does a “healthy relationship with money” look like?  
  • Is there a point at which it becomes too late to learn anything about healthy investing?  

 

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STANDOUTS AND TAKEAWAYS 

  • Great leaders think of themselves as a work in progress.  
  • You can have natural abilities for anything, including leadership, but you have to work at them in order to get better.  
  • If you have leadership abilities, you will be put into positions of leadership; what you do with them is up to you.  
  • For investing, there are three questions that individuals should know the answers to: (1) How am I doing? (2) How am I investing—what percents of my investment are in stocks vs bonds, etc.? (3) What is it costing me?  
  • Christians should strive to be good stewards of their money; if they are, they can generate more resources to help others.  
  • Money and finances are the place where the material and the spiritual meet.  
  • At any age, you should not only be committed to learning, but you should also have a hunger for learning.  

 

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EP 143: The Power of a Learning Leader—Megan Tamte’s Journey From Entrepreneur to Co-CEO

Posted on July 9, 2024 by - Calling, Change Management, Confidence, Culture, Decision-Making, Leading Organizations, Leading Yourself, Learning Agility, Podcasts, Relationship with God, Strategy, Vision

Now introducing The Global Leadership Podcast presented by the Global Leadership Network.

SUMMARY 

Initially, Megan Tamte did not think of herself as an entrepreneur, but after a disappointing shopping experience triggered a patient and faith-filled journey, she and her husband Mike launched—and now are Co-CEOs of—EVEREVE, a national chain of over 100 stores and a thriving ecommerce site as well. Recently, Megan sat down with GLS Executive Producer Lori Hermann to talk about her journey to launch EVEREVE, how she co-leads with her husband, and how she leverages her strengths as a learning leader to keep EVEREVE moving forward.  We hope you enjoy this engaging conversation. 

  

IN THIS EPISODE: 

  • Where did the idea for EVEREVE come from? 
  • How did Megan become an entrepreneur?  
  • How did skillsets and requirements change from being an entrepreneur to being an executive leader of an established company?  
  • How do Megan and her husband Mike work out being co-CEOs? 
  • What does Megan do to unplug from work?  

 

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STANDOUTS AND TAKEAWAYS 

  • One way to understand who you are at your core is to think about who you were and what you like to do when you were a child, particularly around 10 years old.  
  • Starting a business by identifying and filling a need can help facilitate entrepreneurial efforts. 
  • From the beginning EVEREVE was intended to be a national brand.  
  • In the early years of a business, be prepared to be stretched and to work outside of your comfort zone.  
  • When you are stuck, wisdom from others is a great way to get moving again.  
  • Having a shared focus that is clear makes leading together easier.  
  • Co-leading can allow different leaders to leverage their different strengths and skillsets.  

 

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Enough Is Not a Number

Posted on July 8, 2024 by - Articles

By Objective Measure

Learn more about one of our GLS24 sponsors, Objective Measure, and CEO Fred Martin’s journey to ‘enough.’  

Fred Martin, CEO of Objective Measure, has a big goal: to help people discover what it means to have enough in their lives. Through his career as a portfolio manager, Fred has been able to find significant personal success by helping other people make the right choices with their investments. And in that, he observed that too many people have the wrong goals with their money and are disengaged and uninformed when it comes to financial planning.   

From this realization, Fred started Objective Measure, a 501(c)(3) that’s committed to helping people heal their relationships with money. The organization is leading the conversation on what it means to discover the essential definition of enough in life. With tools, courses and community, Fred wants to help people talk about wisdom and stewardship. Ultimately, he wants to help them discover contentment. 

If you ask Fred about “enough” and what he believes it takes to find it, you’ll see a subtle, momentary melancholy take over his usual, lighthearted demeanor. After all, Fred, though he has achieved significant financial success in his career — with private planes, exotic vacations, and everything that comes with it — has also encountered things that money can’t change.    

His wife, Sue, still brings him a playful delight—even while he contemplates the wicked things that Alzheimer’s is doing to her.  

And there wasn’t a dollar amount Fred wouldn’t have spent to undo the damage of the accident that buried his son, Teddy.  

And then he lost a dear friend, watching his longtime colleague, business partner, and confidante suffer a catastrophic tragedy.  

Hit after hit, the losses piled up. And with each one came the reminder of his lifetime of learning that there are some things that money can’t buy.  

Fred discovered a while ago that enough wasn’t found in his net worth or accomplishments. It had nothing to do with his account balances or the performance of his investment funds. It was found in the God of the universe that had given his life purpose. And since he found it, he’s now taking his chance to lead others to find enough for themselves.   

That’s the aim of Objective Measure. If we believe enough is a dollar amount or a social or financial status, we’re not able to experience life as it’s meant to be lived. Fred wants to help people realize that enough is closer than they think, and that when it comes to finding happiness, enough is not a number. 

Objective Measure provides the community, resources, and education to be financially engaged — as well as providing the truths and benchmarks to discover the essential definition of enough. Learn more about Fred Martin, Objective Measure and the work being done to equip leaders by going to objectivemeasure.org/gls.