Management
Messy Site, Messy Company: Aiming For Environmental Excellence
When it comes to running a good business, cleanliness really is next to godliness. I want to explore with you why you are pursuing excellence in business need to weave good environmental practice into your operations. Messy Site, Messy Company Good environmental practice is not a stand alone activity. Good environmental practice is woven into […]
Priority Management vs Time Management
Business owners and executives tell me all of the time how busy they are and that they don’t have time. Do you find yourself saying the same thing? Our mindset is trained to think that ‘if I just managed my time better than everything would be ok’. If we’re honest with ourselves, we can all […]
Five Critical Decisions Every Leader Must Make
Great companies and leaders develop themselves through a series of making good choices that bring about excellent results. In fact, the legacy of a leader is often determined by the critical decisions and choices that they make. The better the decisions, the better the results. I like to remind leaders that our destiny unfolds in the future, […]
Accountability: Iron Sharpens Iron
We all hold ourselves accountable to the one true God, however, how are we, as business men and women, holding ourselves accountable in business? Proverbs 27:17 says ‘Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another’. Likewise, Ecclesiastes 4:9 says ‘Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if […]
Crowdsourcing May Help Solve Your Staffing Needs
When you think of “crowdsourcing,” you probably think about people trying to raise money for a charitable purpose from friends, acquaintances and like-minded people on the Internet. But in the world of recruiting, crowdsourcing has now caught on in a big way. A Strong Platform Much of the work of a recruitment agency, in addition […]
Operating Systems and Culture Change
Operating systems are intangible assets and establish fundamental disciplines of running the business well. Operating systems create competitive advantage. Therefore, operating systems are key parts of the value chain in a company. There are many systems in a company, including: Financial Systems ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems CRM (Customer Relationship Management) systems Software and processes […]
Organic Wisdom – The Co-Generational Method
Succession Planning will remain a perennial concern as long as executives rely on programs like knowledge management systems, succession planning, and leadership training as their main developmental tools. Leaders will find they get better results using co-generational work processes, which derive learning from the work experience and from social interactions that encourage story-telling, imagining, and […]
Five Business Processes That Will Boost Profitability in 2019
Every business would like to boost profitability. In fact, management guru Peter Drucker once stated, “Profit for a company is like oxygen for a person. If you don’t have enough of it, you’re out of the game. But if you think your life is about breathing, you’re really missing something.” Drucker is suggesting that a […]
Negotiate Better by using Biblical Principles
Christian executives have the potential to be the best negotiators around, simply because they have access to biblical principles that ensure negotiating success. Here are five keys to help you achieve win-win outcomes. Biblical Principal 1 – Start with the other Great negotiations begin with understanding the other party and considering them more important than […]
How to Say “No” and Create Margin
Saying “no” is hard work. Leaders and business owners are often wired with a “yes” gene. We believe in the “yes” in our life. We say “yes” we can build this business or accomplish some yet unseen task. 1. Say “no” with grace. Every leader should be honored with others ask for our help. The very act […]
