May 16th - 19th, 2017, more than 150 leaders took to Detroit for our annual gathering of values-driven leaders. #SGCSummit2017 immersed participants in two full days packed with interactive workshops, authentic, engaging panels, and honest storytelling from practitioners in our Long Story Short talks.

 Our annual Summit is a unique, relationship-based experience, defined by a shared spirit of meaningful networking, vulnerability, and connection. A picture’s worth a thousands words - check out our photo gallery of the Summit in action, courtesy of Rooney & Company.

Can you feel it? 2017 is going to be the year of the values-driven leader. Now more than ever, business leaders are investing in the qualities that matter most when building a truly great business: purpose, leadership, culture, finances, relationships, and community. For all leaders, the new year is an opportunity to refresh your vision and renew your commitment to growing with purpose. That’s where we come in.

I think we’ll look back on 2016 as the end of the beginning of the values-driven leadership revolution, and the start of the next phase. Sometimes we prepare for something without realizing that’s what we’re doing. As I think about the challenges facing business leaders heading into 2017, I think that’s exactly what we — you, me, and all of the values-driven leaders we know — have been doing over the past several years.

Over the past few years, we’ve had a good number of company leaders visit Call-Em-All to see what we’re up to (office pictured above). It’s definitely an honor to be viewed as a company that is “doing good things”, and we are always happy to share. The “good things” people want to learn about are really just our culture and its manifestations. After visiting with us, one concerning comment we frequently hear from visitors is that they don’t know how to get started, or even that it seems too daunting to try to build a healthy culture in their company. We believe the secret is in the work and preparation that goes on before even attempting to implement a culture-based idea.