Years ago, Truett Cathy, the founder of Chick-fil-a, spoke at one of our luncheon events. There were many key leaders desiring to meet with Truett while he was here, but Truett went missing. I eventually found Truett in a deep conversation with the doorman of the hotel. Truett was learning all about this man and offering up encouragement. As many ...
At my college graduation, the emcee requested that the audience hold their applause until all graduates had walked across the stage. When I crossed the stage, however, I saw my father leap to his feet and yell, “Way to go, Rick!” During my youth, my father wasn’t someone who gave much affirmation, but in that one moment, I knew my ...
Gallup’s new book, “It’s the Manager,” uncovers several findings that point to the importance of hiring the right managers. A key factor is their ability to inspire their team to be more engaged. Gallup’s research discovered that roughly a third of employees in the U.S. are highly engaged. However, in successful businesses, engagement can reach as high as 68%. This ...
Gallup’s new book, “It’s the Manager,” uncovers several findings that point to the critical nature of hiring the right managers. One factor is understanding why engagement is so important. Gallup highlights that in previous decades workers ranked their family, having children, owning a home and living in peace as priorities that came in above having a good job. But in ...
Gallup has a new book called “It’s the Manager.” According to a Wall Street Journal article, Gallup discovered “the single most profound distinct and clarifying finding” in its 80-year history. Gallup’s study revealed that managers didn’t just influence the results their teams achieved, they explained a full 70% of the variance. Gallup advises companies to seek out managers who infect ...
P.K. Bernard said, “A man without a vision is a man without a future. A man without a future will always return to his past.” Creating a vision statement, working “on” the business, can seem like a waste of time, energy and human capital resources when compared to working “in” the business. Proverbs 29:18 says, “Where there is no vision, the ...
My friend, Tom, began his career in the government compliance side of his industry. With a strong work ethic and a sharp mind, he rose to executive levels. After spending decades in government compliance, Tom knew he needed a change. He had some similar job offers, but found little passion for them. Entrepreneurship, however, excited him more. Needing wise counsel, ...
In a CNBC article, Ginni Rometty, CEO of IBM, claims that their Artificial Intelligence system now predicts with 95% accuracy employees that plan on leaving the company. To gain these insights, it requires IBM to track each employee’s activities and behaviors very closely. Although it’s easy to see the value to IBM’s productivity, it makes me wonder how the employees ...
Many churches promote mission trips for people to go overseas to advance the Gospel. My friend, Mike Henry, wondered, “What if people began viewing their workplace as a mission trip?” That idea launched a new concept that Mike calls a Marketplace Mission Trip. You won’t have to buy airlines tickets or leave work. Instead, Mike provides a daily blueprint and ...
Kristen Waggoner with Alliance Defending Freedom wrote in the Wall Street Journal about the persecution she has received at the hands of the Southern Poverty Law Center. The SPLC labeled Alliance Defending Freedom as a “hate group” because of their Christian values. This resulted in Ms. Waggoner also being labeled and attacked. The window of her car was shot out ...
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