In 2018, the Supreme Court ruled that states could install legal online gambling. Since that time, legal sports gambling has grown from one state to 38 states, and from $440 million to over $13 billion in revenue. With that much money involved, and the unsavory characters gambling attracts, the recent NBA gambling scandal shouldn’t be a big surprise. The driver ...
Given the stress, uncertainty, and discomfort of modern business travel, it’s important to recognize how the travel experience can test our faith. A friend recently left a job that had required weekly travel. He loved the airline and hotel loyalty points he accumulated. But once he was no longer on the road every week, he was stunned to realize ...
Wise business leaders recognize that there is much that is beyond our control at work and in the world. Business travel is a clear example of that. Changes in airline flight schedules, weather delays, staffing shortages, and even road construction mean we often don’t arrive where we want when we want. Add in fellow travelers who are just as stressed, ...
Business travel can hamper our efforts to practice our faith at work. The stress, discomfort, and disruption of routines can focus us exclusively on our immediate situation and away from our faith. I was reminded of that on a recent trip when I saw a man say a particularly ungracious thing to an older couple who stepped in front ...
John Wanamaker built a famous department store in the 1870s designed to embrace his Christian values. Although Wanamaker was very focused on his customers, he did not overlook his employees. John Wanamaker & Company offered its employees free medical care, recreational facilities, profit sharing plans, and pensions—long before these types of benefits were considered common. During an era when many ...
Even if you’re not a CEO, at any level you can still have incredible influence on your team. A recent Harvard Business Review article titled, “Every Team Needs a Super-Facilitator,” highlights longtime NBA player, Chris Paul, as a super-facilitator. Four times he’s joined a new team and within two years each team experienced their best record ever. Chris Paul is ...
Occasionally I’m asked, “What do you wish you would have known earlier in your career?” Although I rarely reflect on the past, there is one issue I usually bring up - Investing in others. When I’m totally honest with myself, I spent too much of my career focused on me, and very little time investing in those around me. If ...
Recently, I was invited to a networking event primarily for CEOs. When I introduced myself to someone the inevitable question would surface, “What is it that you do?” When I shared that I ran a nonprofit focused on equipping business leaders to integrate their faith into their work, I would get one of two responses. Either they’d light up and ...
If you’ve hired a plumber recently you’ve probably discovered that service calls are sometimes three times more expensive than before Covid. Currently, there is more work than workers. With a decreased immigration population this won’t likely get better. This makes for a significant opportunity for young people to consider the trades as their career choice. According to a Deloitte study, ...
No one was surprised when Darrell was promoted to lead the team. He had been a subject matter expert and go-to guy for years. But he quickly discovered that his technical skills weren’t as helpful when it came to leading people. Darrell realized he needed to find ways to engage, motivate, and encourage the team to do the work and ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
