Bill and his wife were having struggles in their relationship and business, because of their differing views on the family business. As I listened to Bill’s side of the story, it became evident that Bill had some valid concerns, but he also needed to hear some hard truth. After I delivered that hard truth Bill and I developed a plan ...
Erik, is a young leader who is hungry to learn and grow in understanding God’s word and applying it to his leadership role at work. I’ve watched him grow as he completed our “Ten Biblical Principles for Business” study, and our “FIRE in the Workplace” study. Erik has even led others through the FIRE study. After completing our “Ten Biblical ...
With our “Next Generation Leaders” program we desire to help train college students on God’s way of doing business before they join the workforce and learn bad habits. By allowing these students to attend our events and to be paired up with Christian mentors in their field of interest, we have helped many begin to see God’s purpose for their ...
For more than a decade I’ve delivered daily “Integrity Moments” vignettes to people around the world. As I write my prayer is that the Lord would provide me the right stories at the right times to be helpful to our readers. God has answered that prayer in so many amazing ways. Recently, a friend named Jeannie, whom I didn’t even ...
Donnie Smith, the CEO of Tyson Foods, shared a profound truth during a panel discussion I attended. He stated his belief that “Excellence is the currency of the marketplace.” He believes that one of the best ways you can live out your faith in the marketplace is to provide excellent products and services. This speaks volumes to those with whom ...
During a panel discussion I attended in Northwest Arkansas, the CEOs of Walmart, Tyson Food and JB Hunt Transportation were asked for practical ways that they apply their faith to their decisions, especially being CEOs of publicly traded companies. All three mentioned one common approach. Each of these companies have core values easily found in scripture. By testing their major ...
At a Northwest Arkansas conference I attended, there was a panel discussion with the three CEOs of the largest publicly traded companies in the area, Walmart, Tyson Foods, and JB Hunt Transportation. These three CEOs boldly shared about the importance of their faith to their work and how they personally try to model what they believe. These three men were ...
A friend shared with me that his wife doesn’t believe in Jesus, but because she loves the St. Louis Cardinals and respects the manager, Mike Matheny, she came to our last St. Louis event. With tears in his eyes my friend said, “When Mike Matheny shared the gospel of Jesus Christ it touched my wife’s heart. I’m excited to see ...
We have hosted events for years and have grown adept at handling crowds of 300 or so. Recently, however, our model was severely tested when 700 attendees squeezed into a hotel ballroom to hear St. Louis Cardinals manager, Mike Matheny. We discovered a few cracks in our model. We didn’t factor in how much the space and configuration could impact ...
My flight from Charleston to Charlotte was 20 minutes late, but since my connecting flight was on the same airline, I assumed they would hold the flight. After racing through two terminals, I was stunned that the plane was still there, but the attendant was not allowed to let us board! Twenty-five people made it to the gate in time ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
