Hiring and Firing Practices

A Biblical Approach to Performance Reviews: Part IV

2024-10-12T15:24:51-05:00May 23rd, 2024|Tags: , , |

In the book of Revelation, Jesus gave performance reviews to seven churches. Jesus provided us a good format for our employee’s performance reviews.  Regardless of how bad these churches had acted, Jesus finished his final section with hope and encouragement. Jesus wanted what was best for them, so He closed His letters with the benefits and rewards possible, if ...

A Biblical Approach to Performance Reviews: Part III

2024-10-12T15:26:43-05:00May 22nd, 2024|Tags: , , |

In the book of Revelation, Jesus gave performance reviews to seven churches. In the third section of the letters, Jesus identified corrections needed and potential consequences.   Jesus demanded they repent from their inappropriate actions, and shared what the consequences might be.  There are times that our employees act badly or engage in activity that is harmful. This needs to ...

A Biblical Approach to Performance Reviews: Part II

2024-10-12T15:28:30-05:00May 21st, 2024|Tags: , , |

In the book of Revelation, Jesus gave performance reviews to seven churches. As I studied the seven letters, I believe I’ve discovered a roadmap for performance reviews.   After listing the churches’ Strengths, Jesus next addressed their Areas for Improvement. He directly addressed their flaws beginning with the phrase, “But I have this against you.”   This section was very direct, ...

A Biblical Approach to Performance Reviews: Part I

2024-10-12T15:29:45-05:00May 20th, 2024|Tags: , , |

In the book of Revelation, Jesus gave performance reviews to seven churches. As I studied the seven letters, I believe I’ve discovered a roadmap for performance reviews.   In this series, we’ll cover four sections Jesus used; Strengths, Areas for Improvement, Corrections Needed, and finally words of Hope and Encouragement.  Let’s begin with Strengths. Five of the seven letters begin ...

Driving Out Terrorists

2024-08-09T11:33:56-05:00April 17th, 2024|Tags: , , |

My friend, Jim, is a retired CEO who, over the years, assumed leadership in multiple floundering organizations. Jim’s experience revealed that a toxic culture can take five to six years to heal.   Jim learned, when you try to change a culture, 20% of your workforce will typically embrace the change. 60% will be neutral, but the remaining 20% will ...

Hunger for Greatness

2024-01-20T11:14:14-06:00February 13th, 2024|Tags: , , |

The movie, “The Boys in the Boat” highlights several powerful leadership lessons. This true story spotlights a University of Washington rowing team who surprises the world by competing in the 1936 Olympics.  Rowing was a sport that had been dominated by well-resourced Ivy League schools. This team from Washington, however, began with at least one homeless young man.  One of ...

Adapting to the Next Generation

2024-01-03T14:39:43-06:00January 19th, 2024|Tags: , , |

My friend, Ray, is a senior executive in a national firm that relies heavily on hiring new college graduates. Ray shared that the pay and promotion expectations of these younger workers sometimes seem unreasonable.   But since this next generation is critical to his workforce, Ray’s firm had to find solutions. By studying the problem, they came up with a creative ...

CEO Discriminates Against White Males

2023-12-31T11:27:58-06:00January 4th, 2024|Tags: , , |

According to Fortune magazine, a UK insurance company CEO proclaimed that all senior white male job applicants must have her approval before being hired. Her staff now knows that hiring white males is unpopular.   Her message will likely result in discrimination!  In pursuit of diversity and anti-discrimination efforts, many commit the very sin of discrimination they think they are combatting. ...

Psalm 37 Wisdom: Part III

2023-12-09T12:14:21-06:00December 20th, 2023|Tags: , , |

There are certain chapters in the Bible that seem to overflow with pearls of wisdom. For wise business counsel, I find great treasures in Psalm 37.   As a young man, I was frequently around a mechanic who had a quick temper. He had very little patience for people questioning his work.   This resulted in angry responses at times that ...

Navigating Sin in Your Camp: Part IV

2023-10-15T00:19:33-05:00October 26th, 2023|Tags: , , |

In this series, we’re discussing the phases Joshua went through to address sin in his camp. When you’ve discovered the source of the problem, now it’s time to determine the punishment.   In Joshua’s case, the punishment of stoning Achan and his family seems harsh. But we need to remember that God’s warning in the beginning was clear; anyone that ...

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