Strategic Planning

Chatbot – the New Frontier: Part I

2023-02-24T19:21:25-06:00March 6th, 2023|Tags: , , |

When Chatbot GPT launched their new app in late 2022 artificial intelligence was taken to a whole new level. In two months, Chatbot surpassed all other apps with over 100 million monthly users!   Even Bill Gates says that Chatbot GPT will change our world. Chatbot GPT can create content, answer questions, complete sentences, provide entertainment, and enhance customer service.  Since ...

Passing the Baton: Lesson III

2023-02-10T21:28:11-06:00February 10th, 2023|Tags: , , |

In this series, we’re identifying lessons we can learn from Jesus on passing the baton to our next generation of leaders. Last time, we discussed Jesus’ commitment to pray all night to gain God’s insight on choosing His apostles.  Jesus could have been like many leaders by only selecting one person to train. Instead, in Luke 6 we read, ...

Visionaries vs Financially Driven: Part IV

2023-02-10T21:09:53-06:00February 10th, 2023|Tags: , , |

In this series, we’re discussing different approaches to leading a company through a recession. Many financially driven leaders will jeopardize their supplier relationships during a recession.   The financially driven sometimes start demanding price concessions and begin paying their vendors much slower. A visionary may take a longer-term view.   By offering to pay your vendors early, or at least ...

Passing the Baton: Lesson IV

2022-12-26T12:51:34-06:00January 12th, 2023|Tags: , , |

In this series, we’re identifying lessons from Jesus on passing the baton to future leaders. After Jesus selected a core team of twelve, He invested even more intimate time with three of them.  Jesus selected Peter, James, and John for enhanced learning and to be exposed to more miracles than the others. Jesus prepared these three men for greater responsibilities.   ...

Industry Shifts

2022-10-21T15:20:27-05:00November 10th, 2022|Tags: , , |

In the mid-1980s the retail industry was changing. Walmart was growing rapidly, while Kmart was beginning to decline.  Jim, a friend of mine, was an executive at Kmart at the time. Jim remembers Kmart executives holding a weekend retreat specifically to discuss Walmart’s success.   Yet, any comments addressing the possibility that Walmart could overtake Kmart were quickly squelched. When ...

Overcoming Uncertainty

2022-10-21T14:56:34-05:00November 8th, 2022|Tags: , , |

Uncertainty is not a friend to business. To make long-term plans, business leaders need some degree of understanding of what is expected to come.  That is why election years are often not great years for business. If the business community doesn’t know what to expect, they tend to remain idle on any new projects.  Fortunately, for followers of Jesus we ...

Continually Improving

2023-04-07T20:31:26-05:00October 6th, 2022|Tags: , , |

As a new father, I found it difficult to consume five hours of family time just to play golf. Twin brothers, Steve and Dave Jolliffe, from the UK, also noted these barriers to golf.   They also realized that new microchip technology could make golf more interesting. In 1997, they courageously launched TopGolf to address these issues.   For twelve years ...

Eliminating The CLowns

2023-04-01T18:58:56-05:00September 7th, 2022|Tags: , , |

Olathe Kansas Fire Chief, Jeff DeGraffenreid, recently shared that part of the fire department’s role is to help educate children on fire safety. Years ago, the Olathe Fire Department decided to use clowns to better engage with the children.   For years, the program was successful, until recently when clowns became viewed as creepy.   Jeff decided to eliminate the clown ...

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