Management
Seven Creative Ways that Practitioners Integrate Business and Mission
A defining characteristic of a Business as Mission Company is that it intentionally integrates mission with business. But what does that look like in practice? What are some creative ways that practitioners work out their goals for spiritual impact, alongside their commercial, social and environmental goals? We asked a small group of practitioners to share […]
Reverse Mentoring: Moving Seasoned, Younger Workers into High Gear
Reverse-mentoring isn’t a new concept, nor is it widespread, though many companies could benefit from such a program. Pioneered at General Electric some two decades ago, the basic concept is that younger employees have a lot to teach older ones about work-related matters. In some corners of the business world, the idea is broadened to […]
12 Biblical Principles On Which To Build A Business
Business leaders often wonder where they can find the best business advice and counsel in order to build their business. Although good business counsel can be found in a plethora of books, there is only one book that contains all of the best business secrets that business leaders need to know to build a successful […]
4 Characteristics of Team Engagement
Every company has issues. Good companies intentionally uncover those issues and work as a team to make the necessary corrections. Unfortunately, for a lot of us, we don’t ask for help. We justify our decisions, wanting to save time and energy, or maybe we just don’t trust anyone else to make the right decisions. We make a […]
A Few Simple Questions: A Look at Workplace Personality Tests
For an employer almost nothing is worse than hiring a promising new employee, spending time and money training him or her, and then having that employee struggle, get frustrated, and quit soon after starting. For most businesses, short staff turnover times are more than just an annoyance, they can mean unhappy employees, dissatisfied clients, and […]
The Three Key Character Traits for Entrepreneurs
Management guru Peter Drucker wrote that “entrepreneurship is neither a science nor an art. It is a practice.” If that is true, then what are the personal character traits that a person must have to be a successful entrepreneur? Now there may be an answer to that question, found at an intersection between leading management […]
The Top Twenty Reasons Business Start-ups Fail
Failure may be the necessary prerequisite of success that everyone wants to avoid. According to both Forbes and Bloomberg, 8 out 10 entrepreneurs who start a business will fail within the first 18 months. Failure seems to be almost a rite of passage. In the famous words of Thomas Edison, reflecting on his many experiments […]
Employer Penalty Alert For Reimbursing Employee Health Coverage
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) established a number of so-called “market reform” restrictions on employer-provided group health plans, starting with plan years beginning in 2014. These restrictions generally apply to all employer-provided group health plans — including those furnished by small employers with less than 50 workers. Even worse, there’s a punitive penalty for running […]
The Recommendation Age — The Law of Ratings and Reviews
Bob Hutchins, President of Buzzplant and the Keynote Speaker at the Christian Professional Network Conference in October, 2014, has Five Laws for Success in The Recommendation Age of Business. The first four laws concern Consumer Confidence, Authenticity, Transparency, and Responsiveness. This article concerns Law #5 – Ratings and Reviews. Remember the first time your company […]
The Recommendation Age – The Law of Responsiveness
Bob Hutchins, President of Buzzplant and the Keynote Speaker at the Christian Professional Network Conference in October, 2014, has Five Laws for Success in The Recommendation Age of Business. The first three laws concern Consumer Confidence, Authenticity, and Transparency. This article concerns Law #4 – the Law of Responsiveness. When I’m asked what I like […]
