Building a Virtual Team
“We miss you when you’re here.” It sounds like such a strange thing for someone on my team to say, but in my world it actually makes sense. I remotely manage a staff team and fly in for meetings about once a month. On one such trip one of my staff stopped me in the hall and said, “We... >Read More
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Building Your Image
Bill and Becky operated a bakery and sandwich shop called Wholegrain Bakery. Customers lined up early each morning to purchase bagels, muffins, croissants, bread, and other goodies, but the bakery’s highly profitable specialty items—outstanding cakes and desserts—didn’t sell very well.
Although they produced great products, Bill and Becky...... >Read More
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Biblical Dismissal
Firing an employee is one of the more gut-wrenching, painful, and distasteful management tasks. However, by embracing a biblical model for managing employee performance, you can reduce the number of terminations and ensure that every dismissal is necessary.
When an employee’s performance is sub-par, first look at your leadership before you resort...... >Read More
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Resolving on-the-Job Conflict
Tess was a sales manager for a software company. Because she wanted to set a good example for her sales force, she was quite aggressive in obtaining new business. Unfortunately, she often promised special services that the company couldn't deliver, and other times she would set prices below the company's cost just to get the business.
This didn't...... >Read More
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Developing Customer Loyalty: A Key to Growth
True customer loyalty is perhaps the greatest asset a company can develop. Loyal customers provide repeat business and—equally important—referrals of new customers. Word-of-mouth advertising may be one of the oldest and most effective methods of developing new customers.
Customer loyalty is difficult to build and measure. Some business owners...... >Read More
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Masculinity is spelled P.R.O.A.C.T.I.V.E
Paul Coughlin's book is for every man who thought being good meant being "nice." It's also for the men who know that being offensive at times is needed, and for the men who don't just take opportunities, but make them. Read what Coughlin has to say about being "nice" when life is a diificult battle.
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The Moon Is Not Enough
I volunteered for the space program for the thrill of adventure. Believe... >more
Choosing to Wait on God
"Wait!" This word resonates with feelings of impatience within most of us,... >more
What Do You Fear?
