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During each session with her clients, which lasts a minimum of six months, Adams incorporates tools from the GiANT Leadership success kit, such as the Peace Index, 70:30 Principle, Know Yourself to Lead Yourself, and the 5 Voices Team Assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAre you a leader who is tired of being stuck on the wheel of insanity, doing the same thing over and over again, yet expected to produce exponentially greater results? Have you hit the wall in your leadership journey where you\u2019re stressed out, burnt out, or have you checked out? Do you recognize that it\u2019s time for a reset, but you don\u2019t know where to begin? Does every day feel like just another treadmill without the passion for leadership that you used to experience?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If any of these scenarios resonate with you, Cultivate for Good is the answer you\u2019ve been searching for. As a certified fundraising executive and certified 5 Voices guide, Adams offers executive coaching, team leadership coaching, group dynamic workshops, and board engagement workshops. She also provides motivational keynote workshops and in-depth retreats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLeaders worth following are teachable and humble in their approach and interactions with others. They ask and receive help when needed. They will recognize and show preference to those whom they are called to lead and serve, and they can move forward when difficult decisions are necessary. Likewise, team members must be able to identify their voice and be confident and conscientious about how to speak out clearly. They must listen effectively to produce productivity and purpose, and recognize and respect that all voices are necessary for team success.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adams continued, \u201cToo often, there is misalignment, inconsistency, and overall lack of clarity in message and mission. And frustration generally ensues. As leaders, we are either driving progress or we\u2019re the ones driving the problem. An unhealthy organization culture consists of confusion, inconsistency, distrust, and miscommunication. Everyone must feel authentically heard, seen, and understood in order for a team to be successful in leading the charge of their vision.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2021, Adams achieved a long-desired professional goal when she earned her Certified Fundraising Executive certification. She became a guide through GiANT Leadership in May 2024, and then in October, she added the 5 Voices certification to her success kit. Besides her career in executive leadership, Adams is an active member of Heritage Baptist Church, serves as an ambassador with the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance, is a board member with the Central Virginia Academy for Nonprofit Excellence, and is a member of the Piedmont chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLynchburg is a town built on the foundation of strong local business presence, invested grassroot leadership, a community-driven mission, sustainable growth, innovation, and authentic hospitality. Each of these characteristics directly aligns with Cultivate for Good\u2019s mission and core values. We cultivate relational leadership by developing the practice of healthy, sustainable, authentic relationships, and define its significance for team, organizational, and community impact,\u201d said Adams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Love Heals, which was awarded Nonprofit of the Year in 2023 by the Central Virginia Business Coalition, said, \u201cI can confidently say that Love Heals would not exist without the wisdom and leadership of Wendy Adams. She was instrumental in helping the organization start, and a few years later, she provided Godly discernment and clear next steps that enabled Love Heals to find a path forward. Wendy has the knowledge and presence to lead a group of longtime leaders, but she also has the humility and adaptability to guide a group of young, eager professionals just starting out.\u201d GN<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After 25 years in the business world, including over 12 years as a nonprofit leader, nine years as an entrepreneur, and 100% of the time working with people, Wendy Adams came to a conclusion that \u201cHouston, we have a problem\u201d \u2014 a leadership problem, that is. So, in July 2023, she launched Cultivate for Good, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":22893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lynchburg-va\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/01\/Adams-5-1-1-1024x682.jpg\")
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