Overcome the obstacles.
“With over 30 years’ experience running businesses and advising CEOs, I understand the challenges you’re facing. I’ve had to lie awake at night worrying about cash flow, dealing with challenging employee issues, struggling to retain a major client.
I understand that you often don’t have a confidant or guide to turn to for help. The lessons I’ve learned from things I’ve tried that have worked – as well as those that haven’t – have allowed me to effectively help other CEOs overcome the obstacles that held back their businesses.”
Steve Rosengren
Steve Rosengren has deep experience creating clear strategic direction and driving performance in a variety of management and consulting roles. Rosengren served as president of a startup, built and led a team of over 200 employees, and successfully sold the business to Hallmark. Additionally, he has served in leadership roles in businesses ranging from early stage to $100 million in revenue. He led international strategy projects for the Business Transformation practice of a multinational consulting firm, and guided CEOs in a wide range of industries to transform their business for the next level of growth.
Rosengren has served on the boards of several small businesses, and he founded and leads Red Canoe Navigators, a Christian business leaders’ group.
He and his wife of 30 years have 3 adult children, and live in Plymouth, Minnesota. Rosengren enjoys playing hockey and travelling with his family.
He has made more than 50 canoe trips into the wilderness from northern Minnesota to northwestern Ontario. And, he paddles a very dependable red canoe.
Steve Rosengren - DISC Leadership Style:
“RESOLUTE”
Setting high expectations
Speaking up about problems
Improving methods
Resolute Leaders have a fervent focus on outcomes
This style of leadership is ready to hold people accountable, setting high expectations for quality, efficiency and the bottom line.
Resolute leaders start with the end in mind and look ahead toward second- and third-order consequences of decisions. They are very clear about what outcomes they want to see their people produce.
They set challenging yet reasonable goals and inquire regularly about progress towards results. They expect competency from themselves and others, and enjoy positions of authority that allow them to ensure the outcomes that meet their high standards. If individuals or teams are hitting roadblocks or aren’t on track, the Resolute leader is ready to analyze why and to hold people accountable. Among their most valuable contributions to the workplace are their tenacity, drive for efficient results, and commitment to quality.
“Steve is the kind of manager/mentor you strive to work for during your career progression. Steve is an exceptional leader. He provides clear direction and sets the standards for performance and output extremely high, resulting in individuals and product that exceed expectation. He was fair and honest when dealing with tough decisions and people, and would not compromise integrity for quick results.”
— Manager, reported to Steve
My experience draws from my work with
a wide range of companies and brands.
“I really enjoy working with you developing this strategy – you have a way that gets me to really think and have taught me tons. The individual reporting and monthly team meetings have made a huge difference. We are finally getting on the same page.”
— CEO, Law Firm
Steve is the founder of
Red Canoe Navigators
The organization is dedicated to Christian business executives and helps them to more effectively guide their businesses and lead with their faith.
Focus drives results.
This same principle applies to leadership. A clearly defined vision that aligns your business with your faith, and sustained, focused effort toward this vision results in success.
Red Canoe Navigators helps Christian business leaders maintain that focus. Every other month, 8-12 executives from non-competing businesses in a variety of industries meet for half-day strategy sessions. In this structured, confidential environment, members bring specific business challenges to the group for creative solutions and explore Christian principles related to running a business.
Members share and receive business and Christian insight, support, and accountability for principle-focused leadership and bottom-line results.
“Steve really understands good leadership and how to model it and communicate it. Bringing together authentic Christian values into the best of business management practices, Red Canoe Navigators has been a tremendous value to me both personally and professionally.”
— Bruce Eaton, Partner at e10inc.