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Sin in the Camp: Part IV

2025-11-08T18:41:59-06:00November 20th, 2025|Tags: , , |

In a business that desires to please and glorify God, sin in the camp can be disastrous. Addressing sin in your workplace after the fact can be very painful. A more proactive approach is to hire only those who seem to be in a right relationship with God at the time. Movie producer and actor, Alex Kendrick, once shared with ...

AI Discrimination

2025-08-25T15:26:28-05:00September 2nd, 2025|Tags: , , |

According to the Dallas Express, a lawsuit against the software company Workday may establish significant precedent regarding the use of AI for hiring practices. Workday’s AI hiring software called, Hired Score, is reportedly being used by over 11,000 companies and has processed over 1 billion job applications.  In his lawsuit, Plaintiff Derek Mobley claims that Workday’s AI software screened out ...

Rhythms and Routines

2025-08-23T11:04:01-05:00September 1st, 2025|Tags: , , |

As much as I enjoy the summer months, summer feels to me like my routines and rhythms are disrupted at times. But when Labor Day arrives it feels somewhat like a fresh start.   Kids are back in school, families settle down into routines and rhythms, and there seems to be more consistency at work. September has always felt to me ...

Remembering

2025-08-04T15:47:47-05:00August 29th, 2025|Tags: , , |

One of the many gifts that God has given us is the ability to remember. In the business world, remembering our career wins and the losses gives us wisdom and discernment. Remembering past experiences gives us insight into navigating future challenges.  But perhaps the greatest value of remembering comes when we remember where we are in God. Remembering our calling ...

People, Purpose, and Impact

2025-08-04T15:35:37-05:00August 28th, 2025|Tags: , , |

In its 2025 Life@Work Report, Barna Group research company identified three main elements that determined whether work was meaningful to employees: people, purpose, and impact.   The report encourages leaders to build strong communities at work and help team members connect their work to larger, meaningful outcomes. The report encourages workers to find meaning by investing in workplace relationships, continually learning, ...

Partner for Progress

2025-08-04T15:10:47-05:00August 27th, 2025|Tags: , , |

When I was about to take on my first significant leadership role, a friend in Human Resources offered to help me in the transition. She implemented a process to gather insight about the department I was about to lead; the team’s fears, frustrations and proudest achievements. She used her strengths to position me for success.  Romans 12:4-5 says, “For just ...

AI Challenges

2025-08-04T14:49:17-05:00August 26th, 2025|Tags: , , |

Artificial Intelligence is fraught with ethical dilemmas, especially for those with a Biblical worldview. Without Christian voices speaking into those ethical concerns, we’re likely to regret the direction Silicon Valley drives us toward.  According to Christianity Today, Bryden Eastman, an applied mathematician, had significant ethical concerns about his part of launching ChatGPT. He wasn’t sure how best to address his ...

A Persecuted Realtor

2025-01-26T10:33:52-06:00February 4th, 2025|Tags: , , |

Wilson Fauber has been a Virginia realtor for over forty years, yet he was recently found guilty of ethics violations by a National Association of Realtors ethics panel. Mr. Fauber’s crime – years earlier he quoted Bible verses about marriage and human sexuality on social media.   According to christianpost.com, Mr. Fauber was charged with “hate speech” because of quoting the ...

The Power of Empathy: Part I

2024-12-30T13:06:17-06:00January 13th, 2025|Tags: , , |

Empathy as a Workplace Superpower is an article posted on forbes.com. that references a study claiming that 63% of CEOs struggle with consistently demonstrating empathy. Yet, the top 7% of top performing companies claim that empathy is core to their culture.   Empathy is a quality we should embrace, but sometimes difficult to express.  The Oxford Dictionary defines empathy as, “the ...

Labor Before Rewards

2025-01-06T12:51:17-06:00January 10th, 2025|Tags: , , |

Jerry joined a new company division that pursued growth by offering products outside of the company’s traditional business lines. But excitement about this new initiative got ahead of results. The team spent lavishly on retreats, travel, and dinners to build teamwork and motivation long before the revenue appeared. Executives eventually closed the division when it was clear that profitability ...

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