A recent article from USA Today states, “it's vital to continuity and productivity that there's a plan in place for handing off work-related responsibilities to someone else. The smoother the transition, the less potential downtime, lost revenue or confusion over responsibility.” The person stepping into the new role may have big shoes to fill and may be overwhelmed by the ...
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee was interviewed by the Baptist Messenger about his faith and how it impacts his role as Governor. As a previous business owner, Governor Lee mentored inmates who were leaving prison. Because of this experience, Governor Lee established a criminal justice initiative that is designed to help Tennessee inmates with re-entry and sentencing guidelines. In addition, his ...
Recently, the Wall Street Journal featured a story on Nehemiah Manufacturing in Cincinnati that has some interesting hiring practices. 80% of their employees have criminal records! As I expected, the founders of this business are Christian men who wanted to rebuild a city more than a company. Within the inner city of Cincinnati, they are rebuilding the lives of people ...
A family member of mine was downsized at 61 years old. He assumes that getting hired for a permanent position at his age is doubtful. Unfortunately, this possibility is based on past assumptions. Many employers currently assume employees will retire at 65. Recent research by Transamerica has revealed that 54% of people now believe they will work longer than 65. Only ...
In our age of instant social media reactions, large bureaucratic organizations are struggling to respond quickly enough. Look at Boeing’s troubles with their 737 MAX planes. Boeing had been a respected organization, but their response to two major crashes and hundreds of deaths was not swift enough for the intense social media backlash they received. Boeing’s brand has been dramatically ...
In 1968, President’s Day was instituted to be celebrated on the third Monday of February to memorialize both President Abraham Lincoln and George Washington’s birthdays. According to the Farmer’s Almanac, Congress passed the Monday Holiday Law to “provide uniform annual observances of certain legal public holidays on Mondays.” By creating more 3-day weekends, Congress hoped to “bring substantial benefits to ...
In this series, we are discussing how to rebuild your reputation. The Apostle Paul modeled three steps he took to rebuild his reputation. The final step Paul used was to find an advocate. Jesus’ disciples didn’t want to meet, hear or see Paul. He had been their arch enemy. Fortunately for Paul, he found an advocate in Barnabas. In Acts ...
In this series, we are discussing how to rebuild your reputation. The Apostle Paul modeled three steps he took to rebuild his reputation from being Saul, the persecutor of Christians, to becoming the Apostle Paul, the Christian evangelist. Paul’s second step was to enhance his reputation by doing the hard work of building trust. It’s slow, but we need to ...
In business, our mistakes can haunt our reputation and undermine our growth opportunities. In today’s social media world, your reputation can be destroyed almost instantly. The Apostle Paul modeled three steps he took to rebuild his reputation from being Saul, the persecutor of Christians, to becoming the Apostle Paul, the Christian evangelist. The first step Paul took was to confess ...
We all make mistakes, and sometimes we make big ones. In business, when you make a big mistake, your employees, customers, suppliers and sometimes even the press learn and share your mistakes with others. It’s those mistakes that help us learn and become even better, even as the fallout lingers, sometimes for years. Rebuilding your reputation isn’t easy. It takes ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
