THE BUSINESS OF SERVICE
Why do some business owners and managers multiply leaders while others merely direct employees? The difference often lies in how they define success. The marketplace ...
THERE IS PEACE IN A PLAN
It is Sunday night, and your mind will not settle. The week ahead is circling: the client call you have not prepared for yet, the ...
WHEN TO SPEAK – AND WHEN TO REMAIN SILENT
A quote on a professional social networking platform recently caught my eye. It read like this: “My parents told me if I swallowed bubblegum, it ...
INFLUENCE MATTERS MORE THAN POSITION
For many years, leadership has been widely regarded as a natural consequence of holding a position of authority. If you have the status, the thinking ...
SWIMMING UPSTREAM IN A PROFIT-DRIVEN WORLD
Follow Christ in the marketplace long enough, and you will feel it. A quiet pressure, always in the same direction. The room wants you to ...
DEMONSTRATING LOVE TO OTHERS IN BUSINESS
When salespersons demonstrate that they care more about what is best for me, instead of focusing on what is best for themselves, it can be ...
WHEN ALL HAS BEEN SAID AND DONE …
Whether you are just getting started or are nearing the conclusion of it, what is your vision for your career? If you could write an ...
LISTENING IS ALSO LEADERSHIP
We live in a generation that has learned to respond quickly. At the same time, it has forgotten how to listen deeply. In meetings, conversations, ...
GOD CALLS EVERYONE TO ‘FULL-TIME CHRISTIAN SERVICE’
When I was in college, I was in what I would call the early stages of a spiritual awakening. Since I felt an interest in ...
MORE THAN A HEAD COUNT
Walk into almost any company, and you will hear people described in the language of math. Head count. Full-time equivalents. Resources. Seats to fill. We ...
FINDING JOY IN A SOMETIMES MUNDANE MARKETPLACE
An article in Harvard Business Review reported that, according to research, to realize a truly satisfying life, three things are needed: achievement, meaningfulness, and joy. This study found, ...
TWO GUARDRAILS FOR EVERY GOOD STRATEGY
Usually, voices in your head are not a good thing, but I have learned about two that are reliable. For planning and strategy, two “voices” ...
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