As someone who has hired hundreds of speakers, I take seriously the responsibility of hiring someone to speak God’s truths to our network. I’ve experienced the awe of watching Henry Blackaby speak a powerful message from God during the 2008 stock market collapse. But I’ve also experienced the horror of a speaker offending our audience by speaking to issues I ...
In this series, we’re discussing the art of delegation. The fourth step is establishing an effective organizational structure and then, begin delegating. Bill was the President over five branches. He had the bank divided between retail and commercial. I led the commercial side. Every Monday, Bill assigned me a stack of files and required me to set a date for ...
In this series, we’re identifying four steps to help you delegate some of your work to others. The second step is to teach your team members your guiding principles and expectations. Bill was a bank president known for his clean loan portfolio. He prided himself on having almost zero past due loans. If a loan payment was one day late ...
In this series, we’re identifying four steps to help you delegate some of your work to others. The second step is to teach your team members your guiding principles and expectations. Bill was a bank president known for his clean loan portfolio. He prided himself on having almost zero past due loans. If a loan payment was one day late ...
In banking, I participated in and witnessed many different business turnarounds. When a business is struggling to survive, and a new leader is hired to return the business to profitability, it’s common to see turbulence for awhile. Layoffs and expense cutting are commonplace, but painful. Pain must come before improvement begins. Our country has been financially broken and dysfunctional for ...
Imagine the complexity of decisions that the Tik Tok CEO had to make the weekend of January 18th. Congress and the Supreme Court ruled that Tik Tok had to sell or close its operations in the United States. Risking thousands of jobs and businesses, Tik Tok closed. But then President Trump claimed he would find a way to keep Tik ...
Have you ever wondered why sometimes your career or business is prosperous, while other times, you may struggle to survive? Recently, in my Bible study, I came across a verse that gave me a fresh perspective on the roller coaster ride of life. King Solomon, the most prosperous man on earth, wrote in Ecclesiastes 7:14, “In the day of ...
The story of Ezra and Nehemiah highlights the concept of a visionary and an integrator, a core premise to Gino Wickham’s book, Rocket Fuel. Ezra had a vision for Jerusalem. He desired to turn Jerusalem into a vibrant community that knew God’s commands and lived by them. For thirteen years, Ezra experienced some successes but struggled to move Jerusalem forward ...
On January 20th the political pendulum appears to be preparing for a dramatic swing. For business leaders this change in direction can impact regulations, taxes, and even the mood of the marketplace. Many business leaders would prefer predictability rather than dramatic shifts. Unpredictable change can become a distraction from focusing on the core aspects of our business. All adjustments and ...
This week we’re examining 5 steps Nehemiah implemented to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. After “Leveraging the Right Leaders” the fourth step Nehemiah took was to “Build Collaborative Teams.” There were 41 sections of the wall around Jerusalem that needed repair. Each team could have focused on their section of the wall, but without collaboration their wall would become an ...
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