To start the week, we check out a great documentary from RightNow Media. The story of NatureSweet shows that there's real power in people. The best solutions to communal problems is often the very people of the community.
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In this episode, Henry sits down with former NFL player and first round draft pick Phil Olsen, currently President of Know Your Strengths, a human resource consulting firm that guides clients and executive-level management through processes for talent discovery, training and people management.
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In the video clip today of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team (provided by RightNow Media), best-selling author Patrick Lencioni provides the keys to understanding where teams struggle most and offer tools for navigating those struggles in a positive manner.
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In this post, Rusty Rueff shares one of his daily devotional blog posts. Rusty connects the difficulty of running a business with lessons from our spiritual journey. To do so on one’s own is not the easiest, instead when two or more work together, we can strengthen one another. Take a look to read more.
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This week’s episode finds Henry, Rusty and William fielding more questions from listeners in Part One of Lightning Round. The team tackles the question around how to balance godly contentment with the discontentment with the status quo that is the fuel of much entrepreneurship.
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The first of two parts, this week’s episode finds the team speaking with Mike Sharrow, President and CEO of C12, an organization that provides a confidential and intimate environment where like-minded peers share ideas, discover and plan for areas in their business that need improvement, hold each other accountable, and encourage one another to conduct business in a God-honoring way.
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In this episode, Henry, William, and Rusty explore the topic of expressing gratitude in the workplace. They discuss how we can be more intentional with showing our thanks and appreciation to others as leaders. A starting point for this outpouring is finding a way to be grateful ourselves. When we do this, it resets our perspective and causes us to be grateful for others, their work, and their contribution.
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Prayer has slipped William Norvell’s mind over and over throughout the years, but this anecdote has centered him ever since he read it.
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In the week’s episode Henry, Rusty, and William discuss how we can love on our team members through performance reviews. As entrepreneurs, it’s highly likely that you are overseeing a team. As Christ followers, how do we display Christ in the performance review?
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Brittany Norman looks “mommy guilt” directly in the eye and sends it packing (in Jesus’ Name).
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This week’s episode finds the team fielding questions. Marty asks, "how do we keep a Christ-centered attitude while growing a business?" For Henry, It’s about identity. It’s almost impossible when the goal is solely financial success. We should seek God first. If there’s frustration at work, it’s an opportunity to pray to God. Rusty brings a tactical point of view, and recommends starting the day prepared. Spending time with God is top priority. We should boot up with God first in order to avoid crashes, or at least minimize them. William reminds us that we can’t forget our first vocation; we are beloved children of God.
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I've enjoyed the concept of starting off the week with a blog highlighting a good video that sets the right tone for the next 5 days. In that spirit, here's a 2 and a half minute video from our friends at the DePree Center for Leadership at Fuller.
For a bit of background, Terry is the CEO of the largest privately held company in Texas...Texon. I met him at the Praxis Redemptive Entrepreneurship Summit this May and was very, very impressed with his gentleness and humility. I'm an entrepreneur. I don't want to work for anyone and yet I could see working for Terry.
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