Years ago, I had a bank customer named Floyd. Floyd never spoke poorly about anyone else. One of Floyd’s employees stole Floyd’s trade secrets and started a competing business, even after Floyd had helped obtain this man’s release from prison. Despite the wrongs this former employee committed, I was surprised when Floyd’s only comment was, “Well, he must be pretty ...
This last year I’ve heard multiple stories about retail store chains closing stores due to theft. This is especially true in cities where police protection has declined dramatically. In addition, more stores have implemented policies demanding that employees not pursue shoplifters. Although there are safety reasons that may legitimize these policies, the result is even more crime. When criminals ...
Some may have issues with Christopher Columbus, but you have to admire his adventurous spirit. Columbus persistently pursued his dream of sailing to what he believed was the West Indies. Although Columbus set sail with some faulty assumptions, it still took a great deal of courage to set out on a journey no one had yet traveled. According to graciousquotes.com, ...
Our pastor, Tim, recently shared a story about becoming desensitized. Years ago, Tim was asked to speak at a youth camp. When Tim first opened his cabin door, he gagged due to the rank smell of urine. When he asked his cabinmate how he could stand the smell, his cabinmate shrugged unawares. Days later, Tim’s wife visited. When she ...
We recently hosted a local networking event. One of our guests stopped me and shared how encouraged they were by our networking because it gave them an opportunity to have meaningful conversations with like-minded business leaders. According to our guest, many networking events feel shallow and function mainly to sell products or services. Our networking events tend to create ...
Stephen Phelan, Movement Mortgage’s Chief Pastoral Officer, recently shared about three common employee needs within the workplace. The third need was for each employee to find purpose in their work. Years ago, I had taught on purpose when a nursing home employee approached me. She had previously been homeless and viewed her work as simply a paycheck. When this ...
Over the years, I’ve worked with people who grind towards perfection, only to be stress-ridden and still disappointed in the end results. The Wall Street Journal recently wrote about a better approach – aiming for 85% completion vs. 100%. Some research and many expert’s observations have discovered that striving for 85% produces better overall results. Many perfectionists don’t realize that ...
According to a study by Rice University, those who live in the South more frequently experience expressions of faith in the workplace from evangelical Christians than in other parts of the country. Further, in the Northeast, you’ll see and hear significantly more from Jews about their faith than the Jews in the Midwest. The region you live in impacts our ...
Someone forwarded me an article and asked, “What do you think about this competing program?” My response was, “A rising tide lifts all boats.” In my opinion, the more people involved in promoting faith and work, the better. The number of organizations in this field has grown from about twenty-five when I started, to an estimated four thousand. Because of ...
When my flight home began loading, I thought, “We’re only 8 minutes late. That’s pretty good for a Friday afternoon.” Unfortunately, that wasn’t the whole story. For the next two hours we sat on the tarmac in a very hot plane. For the first hour there was almost no communication about why we were waiting. In the second hour, we ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
