Gordon Gekko: “The point is ladies and gentlemen that greed, for lack of a better word, is good.” Wall Street (1987) Truly, characters like Oliver Stone‘s Gordon Gekko should cause us to either applaud or cringe. He either exemplifies all that we love about corporate-raiding moguls or everything we simply cannot stand about the stock-splitting [...]
Archive for the ‘management’ Category
Starting at the Top
Posted in boards, business, leadership, management on May 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Scale Down to Start Up
Posted in books, business, change, entrepreneurship, humility, ideas, management, methods, planning, small groups, strategies, visualize, wisdom, tagged community, daily, faith, help, prayer, work on April 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
> “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.”- Zig Ziglar Starting up a business may require you to scale down your big dream. Don’t read into that. I did not say it may require you to drop or dump your dream entirely. I just [...]
>Identity Crisis
Posted in business, entrepreneurship, management, planning on March 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
> When you don’t have your mission as your main objective, you have “mission drift.” When you don’t have your organizational priorities in order, you are just existing. When you have forgotten why you even exist, then you have an identity crisis. Branding helps you put your identity on the map, but you need [...]
Marketplace Messengers
Posted in books, business, entrepreneurship, leadership, management, productivity, stewardship, vision, wisdom on March 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
> “God is moving in a powerful way in the marketplace”- Henry Blackaby In this era of multimedia, the Christian entrepreneur has a plethora of information sources. Many of these are exclusively online, but others are in print, on television, even the radio, and online. These men and women offer insights and ideas on how [...]
>Delegate Authority
Posted in business, leadership, management, strategies on March 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
> To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.- Matthew 25:15 This parable gives an account of how a man set out on a journey and gave authority to his servants. It offers insight into some sound business practices [...]
>Get In Touch and Get Informed
Posted in business, leadership, management, methods, strategies on March 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
> “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”- Aristotle As a consultant or entrepreneur, you have to keep your ear to the ground. You have to stay in touch with your customers. You stay in touch and you end up staying informed. Contact: call, email, visit, [...]
>Economies of Scale
Posted in business, leadership, management, ministry on January 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
>We should be cognizant of economies of scale. In our lives and our businesses, we need to be mindful of each endeavor and how it impacts other plans and wishes. It can happen in ministry, too. The church is not immune to fiscal issues. You have to weigh all of your options in light of [...]
Decision Division
Posted in boards, business, church, leadership, management, meetings, ministry, pastors, teams, wisdom, Word on January 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
26 They came back to Moses and Aaron and the whole Israelite community at Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. There they reported to them and to the whole assembly and showed them the fruit of the land. 30 Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “We should go up and take possession [...]
Fool Coverage
Posted in books, business, leadership, management, wisdom on December 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”- Psalm 53:1 (NKJV) Foolish notions come from foolish people. In life, your best bet may be to keep away from foolishness. In business, it makes even more sense to do so. I started reading Steve Marr’s Business Proverbs some years ago and I always go [...]
Daily Conditioning
Posted in Bible study, books, business, management, wisdom on December 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds- Proverbs 27:23 (NIV) You need to have a handle on what you have under your care. Management simply relates to how you handle business matters. I love The One Minute Manager. That’s good stuff, but I can’t totally depend on [...]
