Chris Meade

Speaker. Author. Leader-Builder.

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Happy to announce my book, Strengths-Based Teams: Why Leveraging Strengths Accelerates Business Results—is available on Amazon and Audible!

In today’s fast-paced business world, success hinges on more than strategy—it depends on how well we unlock the potential within our people. This book is a practical guide for leaders, managers, and teams ready to turn individual strengths into collective performance.

Inside, you’ll find actionable strategies, discussion questions, and team-ready resources to help you build a culture where strengths are not just recognized—but fully activated.

A special thanks to the amazing team who helped bring this project to life—Rob Peace, David Elmore, Kevin Piazza, and Josh Pritchard—and to Michael James Bell for his vibrant and inspiring audio narration.

“When we lead with strengths, we don’t just build better teams—we build better outcomes.”

#StrengthsBasedTeams #LeadershipAlive #PeopleFirstLeadership #StrengthsAtWork #TeamPerformance

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Happy to announce the release of my latest book, Trust Accelerators: Activating the Trust Domino Effect to Accelerate Team Engagement, Innovation, and High-Performance—now available on Amazon and Audible.

Trust remains the cornerstone and currency of success in today's ever-evolving business environment. Trust Accelerators explores the transformative power of trust and its ability to unlock unparalleled team performance, engagement, and innovation. With real-world examples and actionable strategies, this book guides leaders, managers, and teams in building the high-trust environments that drive results.

Each chapter concludes with thought-provoking discussion questions designed to spark meaningful conversations and actionable insights as a leader or with a team. There’s also a chapter on trust recovery when trust has been broken.

Dive into key trust-building pillars like transparency, active listening, collaborative decision-making, shared goals, mutual accountability, and empowerment. Discover how to activate the “domino effect” of trust to boost productivity, collaboration, and creativity within your team or organization.

Thanks to the editing and design team—Rob Peace, Carmen Smith, David Elmore, Kevin Piazza, and Josh Pritchard—for bringing this book to life and for Michael James Bell's compelling audio narration.

“Just as atoms bond to form molecules, trust binds teams and forges performance greater than the sum of its parts.”

#TrustAccelerators #LeadershipAlive #HighPerformanceTeams #BuildTrust

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Delighted to share my new book, Trusted Servant Leadership: A New Kind of Leader for a New Kind of World, is now available on Amazon and Audible! 🎧📚

This guide is crafted for leaders navigating today’s complex, ever-evolving landscape, emphasizing the power of empathy, trust, and integrity in driving meaningful change. Through the lens of servant leadership, each chapter delves into essential skills for leaders—balancing results with relationships, building trust, cultivating a resilient culture, and fostering genuine influence. With practical insights, real-world case studies from respected organizations like Starbucks, Southwest Airlines, and Chick-fil-A, and thought-provoking discussion questions, Trusted Servant Leadership is designed to inspire and equip leaders to make a lasting impact. Grateful to the amazing team—Rob Peace, Carmen Smith, David Elmore, Kevin Piazza, and Josh Pritchard—for bringing this book to life and to Michael James Bell for the engaging audio narration.

“In a world that needs compassion as much as innovation, let’s lead with purpose, service, and authenticity.”

#TrustedServantLeadership #LeadWithIntegrity #PurposefulLeadership #LeadershipAlive

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Excited to announce the launch of my book, Leading Strategic Change, Innovation & Transformation: The 10 Elements of Successful Change Leadership—now available on Amazon and Audible! 🎧📚

This guide is designed to help leaders navigate today’s fast-paced, disruptive landscape, offering actionable insights through the 10 critical elements of successful change. Each chapter is packed with thought-provoking discussion questions and real-world examples from leading companies like Apple, Tesla, Google, Spotify, Airbnb, SpaceX, Netflix, and more, to inspire strategic conversations and growth. Grateful to the talented editing and design team—Rob Peace, David Elmore, Kevin Piazza, and Josh Pritchard—for making this vision a reality, and to Michael Lenz for the captivating audio narration.

“In a world of constant disruption, true leadership means more than staying afloat; it means setting our course and embracing the journey toward new possibilities.”

#LeadingStrategicChange #LeadershipAlive #TransformationInAction

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Dropping a new book today—DISC-Based Leadership: A Leader’s Guide to Team Effectiveness—is available on Amazon and Audible. Over the years, we’ve partnered with various managers and teams (such as Netflix, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Detroit Lions, Nike, Salesforce, and Stanford University) by providing DISC-based leadership team workshops. DISC is a powerful behavioral tool that provides a comprehensive understanding of motivational drives and communication styles.

This field book teaches you how to lead more effective meetings, enhance the art of one-on-one feedback, master the skill of accurately reading people (so you can better connect with them), and promote a deeper sense of camaraderie and collaboration within your team. Each chapter concludes with thought-provoking discussion questions designed to spark meaningful conversations and actionable insights as a leader or with a group. The back of the book lists several team activities.

A heartfelt thank you to the exceptional editing and design team that brought this book to life: Rob Peace, Allison Meade, David Elmore, Kevin Piazza, and Josh Pritchard. And a special shoutout to Frank Gerard for his captivating audio narration.

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Catalyzing Your Talents and Potential http://t.co/lhbiiXSL4E

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Learning is part of growing. To be growing is to be learning. http://t.co/Pt9KsSeN5Z

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Human beings are created to be taken by a cause greater than themselves.

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Mayor Jerry Willey speaking at College of Business Speaker Series in Portland. https://t.co/XuzQobmd8Z

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Something transforming takes place when people begin to look for what's right with each other rather than what's wrong.

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God doesn't think "good" or "bad" but instead "lost" or "found."

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Don't just do innovation...be innovation.

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News from George Fox College of Business #constantcontact http://t.co/xABRUvwkBD

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Connecting in community is part of the formation process God uses to help us grow and flourish.

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Life is not measured in time but in love; love for God, people and advocating for causes that really matter.

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Reunited with an old friend...thanks to Luke Meade.

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Compassionate presence: Being fully present is a great gift and surrounds and penetrates the soul.

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Deliver value first. Ask for resources second.

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The clearer you define the target the more apt you are to hit it. Run in such a way that you may win.