The holiday season is a time in which we need to watch carefully for signs of isolation or loneliness in our teammates. Loneliness is associated with higher risks of heart disease, stroke, anxiety, depression and dementia. Three out of four people report moderate to high levels of loneliness. Recently, an American Bible Society survey discovered that only 11% of people ...
My new friend, Gary Harpst, has developed a new tool that could prove to be just as important as our CRMs, called a Kingdom ERM for employee relationship management. For task-oriented people, like myself, we desire to nurture our team, but without some form of reminders or prompts it easily gets forgotten. Gary’s system is built for companies who desire ...
There were those times when my younger brother, Terry, and I would get into battles that resulted in pushing or shoving, or worse. Occasionally, I would start a fight with my brother, only to have mom or dad walk in during Terry’s retaliation. Terry would get punished even though he didn’t start the fight. Had my parents listened to both ...
A recent Gallup poll1 found that 42 percent of employees who voluntarily left their organizations reported that their manager or organization could have done something to prevent them from leaving. Follow-up research found that managers could have made a difference if they had engaged employees in discussions about their job satisfaction, performance, or future with the organization. Managers can’t always ...
The Kendrick Brothers just released their latest movie, The Forge. The Forge is about a mature CEO who chooses to hire a young delinquent provided the delinquent agrees to be mentored twice a week. Throughout the movie, this young man is mentored in how to be a good employee and leader, while also being discipled towards becoming a godly young ...
My first banking job was in the Audit department. Although our audit manager wasn’t a particularly strong leader, the culture seemed peaceful to me. That is until Mary was hired. Mary came from the academic world with a PHD and was overly ambitious. Mary was only there briefly before she started stating that she thought she would be a ...
If you’ve ever led a team of people, you’ve likely experienced times when one person dominates the conversation. Because they’re talking instead of listening, these workers usually don’t fully understand the breadth or depth of the issues being discussed. The wisdom that the others in the group can bring to the issue is often drowned out by incessant talk ...
Discovering your spiritual calling is extremely valuable, but there can be some downsides as well. For example, someone dedicated to their calling may overlook abuse. In an article on theconversation.com the authors claim, “People who feel that God intended them to be in their current workplace or industry might be more disposed to stay in their current role regardless of unfair ...
Now that the pandemic has passed, employers want to preserve their culture and enhance productivity and profitability. Many of these employers believe having employees in the office is the best way for that to happen. According to resumebuilder.com, 72% of employers claim that returning to the office has increased their revenue. Many employees, however, grew to appreciate remote work ...
Emails may be causing much of your workplace misunderstandings. According to a study by Preply, a foreign language platform, 87% of people believe that email causes much of the fractured communication and anxiety happening in today’s workplace. Most of us have received an email from a colleague that has perplexed us. Without hearing their voice inflections, or looking into another’s ...
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