According to the Census bureau, 5.2% of workers worked from home prior to the pandemic. Global Workplace Analytics believes that by the end of 2021, 25-30% of the workforce will be working multiple days remotely. This can be good for business. A recent survey by digital.com discovered that 70% of remote workers feel more productive working from home. An unforeseen ...
The Association for Consumer Research conducted experiments that resulted in this statement, “when financial resources are scarce people become socially myopic—more heavily discounting the lives of distant others relative to close others. As a result, donations to charity are concentrated on local as compared to global causes.” Deuteronomy 15:11 says, “There will always be some in the land who are ...
Every Saturday, I pick up our son, Jeremy, from his group home to go to lunch. In March, after picking up Jeremy one Saturday morning, I learned that Jeremy’s house had been quarantined. The group home decided not to allow Jeremy to return to the house. Since Jeremy’s job was also cancelled, we found ourselves with a dilemma. How would ...
As many celebrate Maundy Thursday, it’s a great time to remember that part of this celebration relates to Jesus’ washing His disciple’s feet. This humble act has been the cornerstone for many for a business approach called servant leadership. During Jesus’ time on earth, a humbling act was to wash the feet of others after they had been out on ...
One day when I was visiting a pastor in the urban core of Kansas City, a person entered the church. He requested that the pastor give him money for food. The pastor handed this man a broom and simply said, “We need some work done. If you clean up our lobby, I’ll buy you lunch.” Leviticus 23:22 says, “When you ...
The American Psychological Association recently surveyed workers to determine what causes them the most work stress. The third highest stressor for employees is heavy workload. 42% of workers surveyed, claim they are stressed due to a perceived heavy workload. In Exodus 18, Moses’ father-in-law, Jethro, was a wise leader who helped Moses overcome Moses’ heavy workload. In Exodus 18:17 we ...
The American Psychological Association recently surveyed workers to determine what causes them the most work stress. The second highest stressor was lack of opportunity for advancement. 46% of people surveyed perceive they have little opportunity to advance, and this causes them stress. Part of developing your business and your people is to be mindful of ways to better engage your ...
The American Psychological Association recently surveyed workers to determine what causes the most work stress. 49% of these interviewees said that low salaries were their highest stress factor. The perception of low wages can be due to employees living beyond their means. Their stress may need to be relieved with financial training. Some employers, however, may be guilty of enhancing profits ...
A recent article from Multichannel Merchant suggests four steps to foster effective teamwork during difficult times. First, establish safety and credibility for all team members. Second, put everything on the table. Third, align around the goals and processes. And fourth, evaluate the results of the team and make changes as needed. It’s important to recognize during challenging times, everyone on ...
Employee Resource Groups are voluntary, employee-led groups made up of individuals who join together based on common interests, backgrounds or demographic factors. Surprisingly, the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation's new Corporate Religious Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) Index, ranked Google, Intel, and Tyson at the top for recognizing the importance of their employees faith, in part due to the use of Employee ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
