My perceptions of Ray Kroc were changed by the movie, “The Founder.” His ruthless pursuit of fame and power climaxed in a scene where Kroc is talking to Mac McDonald on the phone. Ray Kroc was forcing the McDonald brothers out of the business they founded. In this telephone conversation Kroc says to Mac McDonald, “If my competitor was drowning, ...
According to Wikipedia, St. Patrick’s Day originally celebrated the priest who returned to Ireland in 432 AD to bring Christianity to his homeland. Ireland had been a polytheistic culture. One way Patrick introduced them to Christ was by using the 3 leaved shamrock to describe the Christian doctrine of the Trinity. He made a difference by communicating in cultural ...
Many immigrants came here looking for a job and a better opportunity for their family. This places the workplace at the center of the highly-charged immigration controversy. Businesses, however, desire good employees at a fair wage, without controversy. They prefer peace. Immigration is one of those problems where you can use the Bible to highlight the need for justice, and/or ...
Stanford University researchers discovered that young people may be proficient in using social media, but they’re poor at discerning real news from so called “fake news.” Stanford’s researchers discovered that students often assume that sponsored content posted by biased parties is true, sometimes even more than real news. In one assessment, more than 80 percent of middle schoolers believed a ...
In an article titled, “Why Ethical People Make Unethical Choices,” the Harvard Business Review highlighted five ways that organizations needlessly provoke good people to make unethical choices. The final way discussed in this article is, “A positive example isn’t being set.” Years ago, I attended a CEO roundtable group meeting where we were surprised to learn that the host CEO ...
In an article titled, “Why Ethical People Make Unethical Choices,” the Harvard Business Review highlighted five ways that organizations needlessly provoke good people to make unethical choices. The fourth way is that “Ethical Behavior is not part of routine conversations.” A strong ethical culture talks about ethics even when all is well. Tom Hill, author of “Making Character First” discovered ...
In an article titled, “Why Ethical People Make Unethical Choices,” the Harvard Business Review highlighted five ways that organizations needlessly provoke good people to make unethical choices. The third way is that, “Conflicting goals provoke a sense of unfairness.” Many organizations unwittingly establish conflicting goals that result in people feeling treated unfairly. A common example is when a successful sales ...
In an article titled, “Why Ethical People Make Unethical Choices,” the Harvard Business Review highlighted five ways that organizations needlessly provoke good people to make unethical choices. The second way mentioned is “Excessive Pressure to Perform.” The author discovered that when there’s too much pressure on staff to reach company goals, staff will often cut corners or lie about their ...
Al Robertson of Duck Dynasty shared at an Integrity Resource dinner about the filming of their very first episode. At the conclusion of episode one, the Robertson’s were looking for a special way to close the show. The producers thought closing with the entire family around the dinner table would be a nice touch. As they awkwardly tried to figure ...
Many business leaders struggle in allowing God a voice in bringing on a partner or a key leader. This is especially true in rapidly growing companies that need significant capital. Many businesses start with a desire to please God, only to turn control over to investors who only cared about the bottom line. This can gut the culture of the ...
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