work with purpose grow your influence.
Leaders who integrate their faith and work transform the workplace – 87% find deeper purpose and meaning, and 99% want to mold the culture at work (Barna). WMI – Senior Leaders is a 10-week cohort designed to equip leaders like that. Transformational leaders who will:
- Have a compelling vision for their next season of leadership.
- Move from leadership effectiveness to effectiveness and influence.
- Work with integrity to their values and enable others to do the same.
- Build their personal capacity to lead through change.
The Workmatters Institute brings clarity to the purpose of work, and the personal and professional development is mind-boggling. You can never approach your work the same.
Details & Outcomes.
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Your Guides and Speakers
Workmatters draws from executives, entrepreneurs, and leaders from every industry you can imagine, each with a unique faith story and calling to serve Christ in the marketplace. Below are previous speakers (speakers will be updated as they are confirmed). Click the link at the bottom to view all previous speakers.
As a participant in WMI – Senior Leaders, you will have the opportunity to hear from 7 of these leaders. You will also be taught and led by either our Workmatters Institute Director or Workmatters Institute co-founder.
Cheryl Bachelder
Director, Chick-Fil-A , US Foods; Former CEO of Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen
Biography
Cheryl is the author of, “Dare to Serve: How to Drive Superior Results by Serving Others”—a reflection of her passion for servant leadership as the path to outstanding performance.
Donnie Smith
CEO of Foster Farms; Former CEO of Tyson Foods
Biography
Darrel Harvey
Director, Workmatters Institute
Biography
Sue Warnke
Sr Director of Content & Communications Experience at Salesforce
Biography
Sue is the Senior Director of Content Experience at Salesforce and part of the founding team of Faithforce, the fastest-growing employee resource group in Salesforce’s history. She is also the founder of Leanership, an organization that advocates for faith inclusion in the workplace and equips people to represent their faith in the real world.
After converting to Christianity in 2017, Sue helped launch faith groups at various companies and has become a sought after speaker and advocate for faith inclusion in the workplace.
Her personal mission is to make faith practical by offering real-world strategies.
Sheerah Davis
Chief People Officer at dentsu Sports International
Biography
She has over 20 years of experience across various industries including PR, advertising and marketing, healthcare, and distribution. Sheerah enjoys solving problems, building long-lasting relationships and strengthening fun and positive workplace cultures.
Sheerah is passionate about investing in young leaders and is also a Workmatters Institute mentor.
Ben Kirksey
COO, Workmatters; Co-Founder of Workmatters Institute
Biography
What You’ll Learn
Every session in the 10-week WMI – Senior Leaders experience features live facilitation and teaching from our expert Workmatters staff, executive speakers, and group discussion with like-minded peer community. See below a more detailed outline of what you’ll learn and experience. We will make adjustments to the specific outline over the next month. Feel free to reach out to Darrel Harvey, Workmatters Institute Director, for more information (dharvey@workmatters.org).
Week 1: Reviewing the Blueprint
Objectives
- Participants will understand where WMI is heading and how we will get there.
- Participants will learn how to share and interpret their story.
- Participants will experience a practice that will help them probe their stories in the presence of the Holy Spirit.
Class Flow
- Mindfulness
- Course Introduction
- Outcomes
- To leave with a new vision for your work by…
- Understanding God’s 4-chapter story.
- Integrating the 7 Pillars of Faith & Work into your daily life.
- Learn the Faith and Leadership Action Plan – a framework for initiating change.
- To leave with a new vision for your work by…
- Turning Point Profiles
- Introduce 4-Chapter Gospel Story
- Weekly Assignment Explanation (5 mins)
- Reading: The 4-chapter Gospel Story
- Exercise: The Prayer of Examen
- Outcomes
Week 2: Establishing the Foundation
Objectives
- Participants will learn how culture has evolved over time.
- Participants will be able to identify the driving narratives our culture offers.
- Participants will understand the implications of culture as a formational power.
- Participants will introduced to the four-chapter gospel.
Class Flow
- Mindfulness
- Accountability Pod
- Speaker – The 4-chapter Gospel Story
- Weekly Assignment
- Reading: Love at Work
- Exercise: Write two encouraging notes this week. One to a supervisor and the other to a colleague.
- Weekly Assignment
Weeks 3-9: Constructing the Pillars
Class Flow
- Mindfulness
- Accountability Pod
- Speaker – One of the 7 Pillars of Faith and Work
- Weekly Assignment
Week 10: Setting the Capstone
Class Flow
- Mindfulness
- FLAP Presentations
- Where do we go from here? Workmatters Tools
Watch a Sneak Peek
- Faith & Leadership Action Plan Presentations – 2021 Spring Class
What Participants Are Saying
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