Unveiling The POS Letter (So Your Business Doesn’t Become One)

Can you name your organization’s core values right now, without looking them up? Wes helped write three different employee handbooks and couldn’t recite one company’s values today. In this episode, Wes and Cindy pull back the curtain on the People Optimization System™ and introduce The POS Letter, a free monthly newsletter that shares one real idea at a time from the Advantage Series.

They also cover the Revised & Expanded Edition of The Values Advantage (available October 1), the “Values Void” stage most organizations mistake for health, a family business that grew revenue 50% in under two years after naming its values, and the free assessments and printable libraries now live at posframework.com.

• Why most people can’t name their own company’s values, and why that isn’t a failure
• The POS Letter: what it is, why we leaned into the name, and what’s in issue one
• The Revised & Expanded Edition of The Values Advantage, and what’s new in it
• Values Void: the stage that looks healthy from the outside
• A 75-year family business: 50% revenue growth and about 5% voluntary turnover in two years
• Free printables for every pillar, each labeled to match its chapter
• The assessments: which pillar gives you the fastest return, plus the Communication assessment’s four lenses
• Why communication is the “wiring in the walls” of the whole framework
• Clarity, consistency, and momentum: what the system is built to deliver

• Sign up for The POS Letter (free, monthly): com/newsletters/2147913357/subscribe
• Start here: the POS Assessment (which pillar first, 25 questions): com/pos-assessment
• All assessments: com/assessments
• Values Optimization Assessment: com/values-assessment
• Free Values printables: com/values
• The framework: com/framework
• The Advantage Series books and Implementation Guides: com/books
• The Values Advantage, Revised & Expanded Edition (available October 1): com/dp/B0HHTL2MZF
• Leading at the Next Level community (watch live, with video): dove-development.net/latnl-community

Bad Situations Are Leadership’s Best Teacher (Executive Summit Preview Lesson 3)

Wes and Cindy preview the third and final lesson for Dove Development & Consulting’s 2026 Executive Summit (October 16 in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley), following earlier lessons on responsiveness and self-talk. This capstone lesson, titled “Bad Situations Are Leadership’s Best Teacher,” draws from Wes’s upcoming book Making the Best of Your Bad Situations and focuses on reframing setbacks—like layoffs, failed launches, missed deadlines, and broken relationships—as material for growth rather than just damage. Wes shares how difficult layoff conversations taught him to balance candor with care and improved his ability to handle accountability conversations. Cindy outlines the summit format and offers three reflection questions about a recent bad situation: what it revealed about your capabilities, your values, and who showed up for you. They encourage registration and share additional learning options and tools.

00:00 Welcome

00:58 Summit Preview

01:46 Bad Situations Capstone

02:07 Layoffs and Leadership Pain

02:38 Survive or Learn

04:18 Finding the Seed Lesson

05:35 Practical Takeaways Today

06:50 Tough Conversation Story

08:44 What to Expect at Summit

09:26 Three Questions Exercise

10:23 Register and Event Details

11:16 Extra Tools and Credits

12:01 New Tools Sneak Peek

Registration is at www.L2L-Harrisonburg.com

For trial access to our complete Leading At The Next Level program, email us at admin@dove-development.net.

Special Invitation: Join the Advantage Launch Team + Upcoming Book Releases (Nov 2026–Feb 2028)

In this special episode of the Leading at the Next Level podcast, Wes and Cindy Dove share a new invitation for their community: the Advantage Launch Team. They recap how Wes’s three self-published books—What’s Killing Your Profitability, Leading With Clear Purpose, and The Values Advantage—became Amazon #1 bestsellers in 2024–2026 through community support rather than a publisher or big marketing budget. Wes announces his fourth book, Leveraging Leadership Growth, releasing November 19, 2026, and previews Cindy’s first solo book coming February 20, with more books planned at a faster pace through February 2028. The launch team will be asked a handful of times over about 18 months to buy the e-book during specific windows (typically $0.99) and join a free community channel for details and events, with an October 16 event to map out more. Wes also mentions continuing education credits via SHRM/HRCI through their program and a free trial by emailing admin@dove-development.net.

00:00 Welcome and Teaser

00:51 Backstory on Past Books

01:29 Amazon Bestseller Wins

02:31 New Book Release Dates

04:03 Rapid-Fire Book Plan

04:39 Join the Launch Team

05:13 Advantage Series Explained

06:05 How the Launch Works

08:00 Perks and Community Access

09:17 Call to Action and Wrap-Up

10:17 Credits and Final Sign-Off

Learn more at: https://www.dove-development.net/the-advantage-launch-team

Join the Advantage Launch Team at: https://www.dove-development.net/offers/ikw7oUHg/checkout

Preview Lesson 2: The Power of Self-Talk in Leadership | 2026 Executive Summit

Registration is at www.L2L-Harrisonburg.com, and questions/trials can be requested at admin@dove-development.net. Wes and Cindy share the second of three preview lessons for the 2026 Executive Summit (October 16), focusing on how a leader’s self-talk shapes decisions, responsiveness, and team culture. Building on their first preview, “The Art of Responsiveness,” they explain that barriers to responsiveness often come from internal narratives rather than scheduling. Cindy frames self-talk as a trainable leadership skill—not just “positive thinking”—and describes the costs of unmanaged self-talk: increased stress, second-guessing, and emotional tone spreading across teams. They offer a practical starting challenge: notice and write down the sentence running through your mind in hard moments, then reframe it rather than erase it. They preview Summit sessions, tools for auditing self-talk, pricing and limited seating, included resources and lunch, and available HR credits.

00:00 Welcome

00:41 Executive Summit Preview Setup

02:42 Why Self Talk Matters

04:36 Cindy’s Turning Point

05:32 The Cost of Unmanaged Narratives

07:23 Audit and Reframe Your Script

08:23 Barbara Corcoran Example

10:21 Your One Step Challenge

10:42 How the Summit Day Works

11:48 Register Now Seats Limited

13:24 Final Wrap Up

Wes and Cindy Dove preview the second annual full-day Executive Summit (Friday, October 16) for managers, supervisors, executives, and business owners, built around three lessons plus roundtable discussions to practice skills and learn from other leaders. Lesson one, “The Art of Responsiveness,” emphasizes that leadership responsiveness is more than speed—it includes listening, framing, and adapting to others’ communication styles to build influence and relationships that generate honest feedback. They discuss how responsiveness becomes an organizational culture, reference research linking email response time to satisfaction with one’s boss, and share practical systems for staying responsive (acknowledging messages, giving timeframes, lists, calendars, and habit-building). The summit includes rotating table groups to meet many leaders, provides extensive participant resources, and offers SHRM and HRCI continuing education credit, with additional access available through the Leading at the Next Level program. Registration is at www.L2L-Harrisonburg.com, and questions/trials can be requested at admin@dove-development.net.

00:00 Welcome and Setup

01:12 Executive Summit Overview

02:25 Art of Responsiveness Intro

03:23 Beyond Speed and Style

04:51 Relationship Bank Examples

07:12 Research on Response Times

08:52 Building Your Systems

12:04 One Week Action Step

13:19 Summit Culture and Details

15:28 Registration and Credits

16:35 Final Invitation and Close

Wes and Cindy Dove share details about Dove Development & Consulting’s 2026 Executive Summit, a full-day leadership event on October 16 in Virginia’s central Shenandoah Valley with about 100 seats. They explain the summit’s roundtable format (table resets to build new relationships) and three lesson-and-discussion blocks: a joint opening session, “The Art of Responsiveness,” tied to Wes’s upcoming book Leveraging Leadership Growth (Nov 19); Cindy’s session on “Self-Talk in Leadership,” connected to her book Mastering the Inner Work of Leading (Feb 2027); and Wes’s final lesson from his in-progress book Making the Best of Your Bad Situations. The event targets mid-level managers, executives, and owners, includes a custom workbook and lunch, provides digital replays and tools, and offers SHRM/HRCI recertification credit. Registration is at www.L2L-Harrisonburg.com, and questions/trials can be requested at admin@dove-development.net; early-bird pricing is ending soon with a $50 increase afterward.

00:00 Welcome and Big News

00:47 Early Bird Deadline

02:00 How Executive Summit Began

03:16 What Made Year One Special

04:20 2026 Session One Overview

05:35 Cindy on Self Talk

07:24 Summit Day Flow

09:18 Who Should Attend

10:44 Workbooks and Bonuses

11:52 Credits and Pricing

14:05 Books and Final Call

15:54 Community Trials and Closing

We absolutely cherish the friendship we've built with Nell-Marie Colman, her husband Gil, and their entire team at Colman Engineering. Nell-Marie has a tremendous background in the IT world, having worked with some of the front-runners in the AI space before joining Colman Engineering. What's been more impressive than all that is her passion for adding value to people.

In this session, we'll talk with Nell-Marie about her clear purpose for accepting leadership responsibility and the values she works to model and instill with the team at Colman Engineering. We'll also discuss the organization's partnership involvement with the recent 2026 LeadershipLegacy Experience.

To learn more about Nell-Marie and the amazing team at Colman Engineering, check out:

https://www.colmanengineering.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/colman-engineering-plc/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nellmarie/

https://www.facebook.com/colmanengineering

To learn more about Applying The Values Advantage, check out:

https://www.dove-development.net/the-values-advantage

To learn how your organization can participate in the Values Optimization Pilot Program, check out:

https://www.dove-development.net/values-pilot-application

Just in case you didn't know, we've launched our "LATNL Leadership Guide" mobile app so you can access the community and all our digital courses on the go. It's available now through the Apple Store at: https://tinyurl.com/latnl-appstore

And on Google Play at: https://tinyurl.com/latnl-googleplay

Previously, we streamed the video versions from most of the live interviews for our Leading At The Next Level Podcast to our Facebook and LinkedIn business pages. Those live videos are now available ONLY in the Leading At The Next Level community, through the Open Leadership Forum or LeadershipLegacy channels.

And be sure to check out the significant upgrades we've made on ways you can access our complete Leading At The Next Level digital library, now featuring over 175 recorded lessons, a customized LATNL Guide chat agent to help you find what best fits your needs, and new lessons shared live each month. More to come at https://www.dove-development.net/LeadingAtTheNextLevel

You can always connect with us at admin@dove-development.net or on any of our social channels.