Acts 19 describes the apostle Paul’s disruption to the city of Ephesus. Paul's testimony about Jesus turned many away from the local cults, threatening the income of the silversmiths who were creating statues for idol worship. These craftsmen could not hear Paul’s message because they were too fixated on how it impacted their work. Jesus warned in Matthew 6:24 that ...
Unconventional Business Network has been partnering with two local Christian universities. We are excited to help students learn, prior to their career launch, why God’s Word is a great tool for business. For many years, I’ve helped business leaders later in their career embrace God’s purpose for their work. Then, I can train them on God’s time-tested principles that can ...
A Harvard Business Review article titled, The Uniqueness Trap, discovered that many project managers believe their new project to be so unique that the processes need to be built from scratch. This requires significant resources spent creating brand new systems and processes. These researchers discovered, however, that it’s rare that these projects haven’t been done by someone else previously. Taking ...
According to a University of Lausanne Switzerland study, managers that used Artificial Intelligence saved on average two hours and 46 minutes a week. But thirty-eight percent of those managers admitted that they squandered at least half of their time savings on unproductive activities. For those managers who didn’t squander the time saved, they typically just did more of the same ...
Over the years, the car rental industry has consolidated significantly. Recently, I fell prey to the perils of consolidation. When I went to pick up a reserved rental car, I discovered Avis, Budget, and Payless, who are all owned by the same company, were combined in one building. Although the brands were still distinct, there was only one clerk for ...
Trade deficits haven’t been discussed much until recently. Tariffs have forced business leaders to consider how they might be impacted by the price of foreign goods. The Bible addresses a potential reason for trade deficits rarely considered - our lack of obedience to God’s commands and principles. In Deuteronomy 28, God outlines blessings and curses for Israel’s obedience or disobedience. ...
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 ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
