Workplaces that eliminate email notifications, discourage out-of-hours communication and reduce email volume, save money and improve efficiency. When individual workers process their inbox less often, rather than continuously, they experience less stress without losing responsiveness.
Read MoreOur approach may be limited in its effectiveness to change the nation but is very effective for the few we reach by our limited efforts.
Read MoreSusan, a competent young professional, looked worn and defeated. In talking about her workplace, she told us that bickering, criticism, and lack of support had spread through her organization – a workplace she used to love. Now, she said, “The tension here is so thick I hate going to work. Actually, right now, I hate my life.”
Read MoreNo one thrives in a toxic workplace… but how do we avoid getting there in the first place? Here are four behaviors that contribute to a toxic workplace—and how you can avoid these common pitfalls.
Read MoreIf you feel that Christ is calling you to use your talents as an entrepreneur, consider going into business with a friend.
Read MoreLifestyle leaders focus on modeling the values and beliefs that they see are essential to the organization's success. They also focus on gaining influence with constituents in their development and performance.
Read MoreMinistry in word is a foundational mark of the Faith Driven Entrepreneur. Here’s some inspiration for starting a workplace faith community.
Read MoreAs you dream about why your faith community should exist, consider how much time is available for each meeting (e.g., a noon-hour gathering only has about 50 minutes of time). What can you realistically accomplish in the time available?
Read MoreIf there is a problem today, then regardless of who’s fault it is or where it came from, we are leaders and leaders solve problems – so what are we going to do about it?”
Read MoreAn embassy can only exist in a foreign territory if they are welcomed there. In the same way a Christian ERG needs to be cognizant of and respect the conditions under which they are welcomed into the organization.
Read MoreA Lean organization maximizes customer value by continuously eliminating waste in its process with the goal of creating more value using fewer resources.
Read MoreAt LivFul we believe a company can be a tool for bringing shalom to this very dark world, a world where things are missing and broken, and that it should actively work towards the setting right of things
Read MoreHenry Ford, the great industrialist inventor of the automobile, once said that he looked for men who had an infinite capacity to not know what couldn’t be done. Daryle Doden, CEO of Ambassador Enterprises, is a personification of this ideal.
Read MoreFor shalom is more than peace. Shalom means relationships that are in every conceivable respect clarified and reconciled. Shalom is deep connectedness with one another - vertically (with God) and horizontally (with people). Shalom is cohesion that withstands every ordeal of external forces.
Read MoreI believe that Christian business is called to attend to the welfare of the community within which it operates.
Read MoreThe Lone Ranger persona is a common attribute of an entrepreneur. But is it accurate? Or even helpful?
Read MoreWe’re living in a time of extremes that are testing our faith and testing our businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced changes in how we operate on a daily basis.
Read MoreIsn’t it interesting to think about how and when friendships start? A year ago, I did not know my friend, Judy.
Read MoreHear Mark Canlis share the origin story of his award-winning restaurant and what pivoting from fine-dining to takeout has looked like during the pandemic.
Read MoreWhile many companies in recent years have spent some time developing their core values, they often end up gathering dust on the wall, ignored and irrelevant. If so many leaders and consultants champion them as a vital part of your organization, why does this happen?
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