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 ...
Matthew Gibson and Jeffrey Shrader authored a fascinating report titled, “Time Use and Productivity” that revealed the power of sleep. The summary of their research concluded that adding one hour of sleep a night to the sleep deprived can increase an individual’s earnings 16%. If we lack sleep, we tend to be less productive and make more mistakes. This study ...
Midland Memorial Hospital in Midland, Texas had built a $165 million state-of-the-art medical tower, but patient satisfaction was only at 1 percent. Per the Chief Operating Officer, Bob Dent, in a Washington Post article, the missing ingredient was empathy. Midland Memorial Hospital decided to correct the problem. They invested in training, in practicing servant leadership, and in giving staff more ...
As we begin a new year, let’s discuss what it takes to reinvent an existing organization that is in decline. The word Renew will be an acronym we discuss this week to help you refresh your organization. The R stands for Request. Reinventing your business takes courage. You need to request God’s help and then, also, request the help of ...
While visiting Todd’s company in St. Louis I spotted a picture in his conference room that caught my eye. It was a company picture of all of the employees of the organization. But what was unique was that it included each family member of each employee! This one picture visually demonstrated the desire of Todd to create an organization that ...
The Second Key to Financial Success – Gross Profit Margin Years ago, Randy’s home remodeling business was struggling. Randy hired me to help. In construction, bidding jobs profitably is critical. You need to properly estimate your direct job costs, and add enough profit to sustain your business. The amount of profit you add to a job, compared to your total ...
Most Saturdays you can find our son, Jeremy, and I at a local thrift store. One of his quirks, related to his autism, is his insistence in buying a VHS video each week from a specific thrift store. Like most thrift stores this store is filled with used, donated goods. As Halloween approached, however, I noticed racks of new Halloween ...
Sometimes Matt gets up telling himself, “This is the day I start on ………”, but he doesn’t. It’s not due to laziness, lack of money, or time. It’s Fear. Matt says he’s occasionally fearful that, “This might not work.” So he procrastinates, telling himself, “that he’ll start on it tomorrow,” hoping to muster up the courage to face the possibility ...
In my book, “Unconventional Business,” I highlighted seven questions from marketing guru, Seth Godin, that may help you shape your marketing plan. The first question is, “Who are you trying to reach?” While coaching a young entrepreneur recently, I asked about his target market. This young man claimed he wanted to sell his service to anyone with money! The broadest ...
Matt’s daughter is a gifted track athlete, excelling in the 100 meter dash. She also is successful in longer distance races, such as the cross country event. Matt was surprised when her coach recommended she give up competing in the longer races. Due to physiological reasons, the coach believed that in order for her to develop her true strength, the ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
