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• Don’t Expect God to Do Your Grunt Work

  

  I was privy to a conversation involving a mentor and his coaching subject, a mid-level manager. They had been discussing the manager’s future – moving up the... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2012 BUSINESS, SPIRITUALITY

• At Work As It Is In Heaven

  

  A friend leaned over the table at Starbucks yesterday morning, and confided, “You really don’t want to know what goes on in this space above my shoulders…” He i... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2012 BUSINESS, SPIRITUALITY

• Moving From Either/Or to Both/And

  

  I was festering over a work situation which I instinctively had interpreted as a zero sum game. By that I mean, there were two players and only two potential... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2012 SPIRITUALITY

• How to Sound More Confident

  

  I have been coaching one of our managers lately on how to appear more confident in front of groups.I am uniquely qualified to coach him because I am... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2012 BUSINESS, SPIRITUALITY

• The Secret Art of Reinventing Yourself

  

  Eighth grade is typically a harsh year, and mine was no exception. I was not the most athletically coordinated boy, which placed me firmly at the lowest... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2012 SPIRITUALITY

• Five Things to Stop Doing in 2012

  

  Strategy consultant Dorie Clark wrote an intriguing post a couple weeks ago at Harvard Business Review blogs presenting somewhat of an anti-outlook for 2012. Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2012 BUSINESS, SPIRITUALITY

• Snow Angels

  

  I am dredging up a seasonal tidbit from the archives - one of my favorites – just in time for the holidays. And I am breaking all the blogging rules on this one... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2011 BUSINESS, SPIRITUALITY

• Leaders: Time to Affirm Work Well Done

  

  Last week I attended an end-of-year corporate Holiday dinner with the management team of a smallish company of which I sit on the Board. As the cocktail hour wa... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2011 BUSINESS, SPIRITUALITY

• Take One Day Off Just For Yourself

  

  I don’t know if it’s because I am getting older, but the days just seem to slip away before my eyes. I am trying to practice all the things that the experts... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2011 BUSINESS, SPIRITUALITY

• Grace To You, and Also To Your Business

  

  My CFO, Dave, has coined a fancy new corporate theological term, called “Business Sovereignty.” He mentions it every time something turns out for the good that... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2011 BUSINESS, SPIRITUALITY

• Thanks for the Lovely Gift Basket

  

  Some new neighbors moved into the house across the street from us a few months ago.Being the self-centered and aloof person that I am, I usually don’t give... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2011 SPIRITUALITY

• You Are Capable of Far More Than You Think

  

  I remember the first time I spoke in front of a large audience. The arrangements had been made months in advance, at which time it sounded enticing, even... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2011 SPIRITUALITY

• Four Reasons Why People Overextend Themselves

  

  Last week I was asked to join yet another committee. I told the inquiring gentleman that I would think about it for a couple of days, after which I politely... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2011 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, BUSINESS, SPIRITUALITY

• Why You Should Get a Prayer Partner

  

  I have had a prayer partner for the past year and a half. His name is Mike, and he also happens to be a blogger, at The Daily Saint. As far as I’m concerned,... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2011 SPIRITUALITY

• Five Tips for Dealing with Conflict at Work

  

  There you are in the conference room, discussing an important issue with your team. Eventually you make a recommendation, one which everyone knows that you are... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2011 BUSINESS

• The Most Powerful Management Trick

  

  I was hunkered down the other day in a windowless conference room with three colleagues, discussing what we enthusiastically refer to at my company as “Talent... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2011 BUSINESS

• Inappropriate Pompous Christian Business Owner

  

  There is this gentlemen – I’ll call him Ray Smith- who was a prominent business owner in the region. He was well known, not just for his company and the product... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2011 BUSINESS, SPIRITUALITY

• Your Work is God’s Work

  

  Last week I attended a large deal-making convention. The place was brimming with investment bankers, private equity wonks, corporate development stiffs, and... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2011 BUSINESS, SPIRITUALITY

• Good Leader/Bad Leader

  

  In April 2011, an oil explosion on a BP oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico killed 11 people and caused the greatest oil spill in U.S. history. The CEO at the... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2011 BUSINESS

• Permission to Wake Up Your Soul

  

  I spent several days last week completely surrounded by writers, artists, musicians and poets. It was the Writer’s Retreat at Laity Lodge, in Texas, my second... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2011 BUSINESS, SPIRITUALITY