This year a friend asked me to help with a tax hotline on a local television station. Since I’ve done taxes for over forty years, I thought it might be fun, and accepted. For 3 ½ hours the phone rang nonstop with person after person calling with their tax questions. The work was exhausting, and, it was a little frightening ...
A Harvard Business Review article titled “Creating Space for Religious Diversity at Work” highlights ways companies may respect those with different religions in their workplace. The authors identified two principles to help build what they call an “elastic hybrid organization.” The first principle includes cultivating vagueness around how the organization’s purpose relates to religious practice. An example might be a ...
Even if you agree with the merits of doubling the minimum wage to $15 per hour, in my opinion, the timing of this mandate should be seriously considered. The industry that uses the most minimum wage labor is the leisure and hospitality industry. The most devastated industry by the pandemic is also the leisure and hospitality industry. If we dramatically ...
When I was 19, I was working construction to pay for college. One of my peers invited me to go somewhere with him after work. On our way, he stopped where we usually filled up the company truck and he filled up his car and charged the gas to the company account. When I asked about his action, he said, ...
In my early 20’s, I often looked for short cuts to get rich. One day an acquaintance of mine shared with me a so called “business opportunity.” If I invested some money, I was going to get rich quick. This person’s enthusiasm and personal testimony of how much money he was making lured me in to foolishly investing. It ...
When I was a banker, I met with hundreds of entrepreneurs. It was not uncommon when I asked how much they needed to fund their new business, to hear, “How much will you give me?” This usually meant they had no plan. Kent was different. He knew exactly how much it was going to cost to build his manufacturing business, ...
Years ago, a couple of friends and I decided to start a training business. We researched, discussed, sought counsel, and began to push forward. The one thing I didn’t spend enough time on was asking God about His will. After facing obstacle after obstacle, I began seriously asking the Lord for His direction about this new venture. It soon became ...
In her book, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou said one should be “hoping for the best, prepared for the worst and unsurprised by anything in-between.” In most business environments, positive thinking and hoping for the best are talked about, as is being prepared for the future. But being unsurprised is seldom talked about. The concept of ...
Business consultant Phil Clemmentis says, “Business owners needed a way to get advice that was set up in a way that they could understand and implement. Advice that cannot be implemented is worthless.” Often, business owners and employees attend training sessions and walk away with grandiose ideas but no implementation plan. The implementation plan is where the rubber meets the ...
Many companies dismissed staff during the pandemic. As they rebuild, many may be looking for new talent. God told Moses in Deuteronomy 1:13 to select wise, discerning and experienced leaders. As we unpack three attributes, let’s focus first on wisdom. The Hebrew word translated as “wise” has several synonyms describing this word. For instance, a wise person is defined as ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
