Proverbs 20 Archives

The Ways Businesses Integrate Faith: Part II

Johanna Gilkeson2025-05-24T12:12:01-05:00June 3rd, 2025|Tags: Business Development, Faith, Proverbs 20|

Wheaton College’s Center for Faith and Innovation performed a multiple-year research project to explore how faith manifests itself in business. The researchers categorized faith activities into three categories. Operationalized Faith is our focus today. These researchers discovered that some companies develop faith-rooted policies or practices. They labeled these operationalized faith. Some of the examples are charitable giving, providing chaplains for ...

Seven Keys to Successful Startups: Part V

Johanna Gilkeson2025-01-30T20:07:11-06:00February 14th, 2025|Tags: Business Development, Entrepreneurship, Proverbs 20|

In this series, we’re discussing seven keys to successful business startups. The fifth key to success is to trust God rather than lenders for your funding. If God desires you to start a business, He has the ability to fund it in multiple and creative ways. Assuming that you need to borrow money, before exploring other possibilities, leaves God out ...

Nurturing Young Adults and Their Purpose

Johanna Gilkeson2024-08-09T11:09:23-05:00August 30th, 2024|Tags: Appreciate Others, Interpersonal Relationships, Proverbs 20|

In his early 20s, my friend, Butch, bounced from job to job. I remember feeling sorry for him because he seemed lost. That’s until the day Butch proudly pronounced to his father, “I was hired today to work at your company.” Butch’s father was a successful construction superintendent. Butch’s dad was apprehensive because of Butch’s past work history. But ...

Negotiating Tactics

Johanna Gilkeson2024-08-09T11:11:57-05:00August 27th, 2024|Tags: Product Management, Product Marketing, Proverbs 20|

Years ago, I was selling my used car. One family came to look at the car for their teenage daughter. This father tried to negotiate the price lower. But I knew my price for this car was a fair price and I could tell his daughter loved the car, so, I said, “No.” As the family drove away, I ...

Hidden Fees

Johanna Gilkeson2024-08-09T11:12:53-05:00August 26th, 2024|Tags: Finance, Marketing, Proverbs 20|

If you’ve ever rented a vacation home, you’ve probably experienced the lack of price transparency. You see a reasonable nightly charge, only to discover that as you go through the process, they begin adding hidden service charges and cleaning fees. Last month, the state of California passed a law that requires more transparency in lodging and restaurant fees. The ...

Dynamic Pricing

Johanna Gilkeson2024-10-12T15:53:14-05:00April 26th, 2024|Tags: Customer Relations, Integrity, Proverbs 20|

Last month, Wendy’s floated the idea of using dynamic pricing. Just like Uber and many airlines, Wendy’s considered changing their food prices instantly based on high demand. Imagine going to Wendy’s. When you arrive, you see a cheeseburger is $3 but there’s a long line. When you finally reach the front of the line the board says your sandwich ...

Competitive Advantage

Johanna Gilkeson2023-09-16T14:25:40-05:00September 22nd, 2023|Tags: Excellence, Operations, Proverbs 20|

Kathy had been negotiating with a contractor named Luther on a project for our home. We were supposed to sign a contract the following morning, but I needed to change the time. Although it was 11:30 at night, Kathy texted Luther to modify our appointment. Luther and I had not met, so the next morning Luther astutely realized he needed ...

Workquakes

Johanna Gilkeson2023-06-23T12:04:05-05:00July 6th, 2023|Tags: Driven By Purpose, Executive Leadership, Proverbs 20|

Bruce Feiler, author of “The Search: Finding Meaningful Work in a Post-Career World” has been researching today’s workforce. Feiler discovered that the average worker goes through a moment of disruption, reevaluation or reinvention every two-and-a-half years. Feiler has labeled this a workquake. Last year, fifty million Americans quit a job. Three-quarters of Americans said that they plan to look for ...

Searching for Meaning

Johanna Gilkeson2023-06-23T11:37:51-05:00July 5th, 2023|Tags: Driven By Purpose, Proverbs 20, Work/Life Balance|

Author, Bruce Feiler, wrote in the Wall Street Journal about his research on the search for meaningful work. As Feiler interviewed people from around the country, he asked each interviewee about the biggest turning points in their work lives. Among those who said work transitions improved their lives, he discovered that six in ten interviewees earned the same, or less, ...

The King’s Throne

Johanna Gilkeson2023-03-24T21:17:05-05:00April 20th, 2023|Tags: Appreciate Others, Executive Leadership, Proverbs 20|

Many businesses covet the “Best Places to Work” distinction in their community, but few are willing to do what it takes. Dave’s company won that distinction multiple times. Dave and his wife made a commitment to create a workplace that builds community, emphasizes family, and focuses on the peace and prosperity of their team. They love their people and make ...

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