Green Dirt Farm spent three years dreaming, building, and investing in a new farm-to-market restaurant in downtown Kansas City. Then they were blindsided. As Green Dirt Farm’s grand opening drew near, the owners learned from news reports that the Kansas City Royals intended to build a new stadium directly upon Green Dirt Farm’s new location. Although the Royals have since ...
Sportswriter, Terry Pluto, interviewed Pastor Chuck Myricks about his tips for living out your faith at work. His sales experience at IBM and Word Records provided him with wisdom worth sharing. Pastor Myricks’ second tip is to stay out of the gossip. The workplace can be a negative place and people tend to judge one another. Gossip can stir up ...
My friend, Joe, was in South Carolina when a hurricane approached. It ultimately passed by with high winds, but little damage. However, Joe was surprised to see a huge oak tree down in the road. As he examined the tree, he discovered that the inside was hollow! Joe later learned that many large oak trees look formidable, but they’re ...
In Harvard Business Review, Susan Peppercorn highlighted five questions to help you retain your employees. Today I want to talk about her fourth question, “What are we currently not doing as a company that you feel we should do?” When you can make this question specific, for instance, asking, “What are we not doing in our marketing efforts?” it will ...
After being involved in a wreck, my car spent a month in a body shop. This wasn’t as frustrating as I imagined because this body shop has learned a valuable tool in customer service – communication. Two to three times a week, I would receive a text message or a personal phone call with an update on my car. They ...
In his book, The Speed of Trust, Stephen Covey says, “we judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their behavior.” Intentions are often unclear through behavior alone. The greatest level of trust among coworkers comes from a desire to understand intentions instead of the result of behavior. Judging others by their behavior proves a shallow level of trust. Matthew ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
