Recently, employers have struggled to fill jobs. We are in a strange time when there are more jobs available than people to fill them.  There are multiple reasons for this employment gap, such as parents staying home to care for children or staying home to avoid Covid. Another possibility, however, is due to the many government programs providing funding for […]

A Stanford Economics professor, Nicolas Bloom, has been researching remote work for the last several years. Bloom believes that there are three different work options for the future. He believes 50% of workers will be required to work in a workplace setting. These include retail, healthcare, or manufacturing jobs. Option two is hybrid work. He predicts 40% will work at […]

Our next speaker in Kansas City, Dr. Caroline Leaf, is a neuroscientist who often talks about brain plasticity. That may not sound very appealing to most business leaders. But when a good copywriter shares about Dr. Leaf, it sounds more like, “Backed by up-to-date scientific research and biblical insight, Dr. Caroline Leaf empowers business leaders to take control of their […]

Miles Walker owns an auto repair store in Georgia. Mr. Walker refused to pay his employee, Andreas Flaten, his final paycheck, until forced to by the Department of Labor. When Walker learned Flaten had called the government, Mr. Walker retaliated. Mr. Walker retaliated by paying Flaten with pennies! Walker dumped over $900 worth of oil covered pennies in Mr. Flaten’s […]

Booker T. Washington was an African American leader who overcame many obstacles to become a great leader and founder of the Tuskegee Institute. He once said, “I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed.” Mr. […]

For a few years, Unconventional Business Network has subleased space in a small and open format. We recently moved into our own office space with offices, conference rooms and significantly more space. As we head into 2022, the new year and new offices gives our team an opportunity for fresh beginnings, but more importantly, a moment to stop to rejoice […]

In this series, we’ve been discussing how to move towards working 80% of your time in your areas of giftedness. The next step is to determine who will do the work you stop doing. Although it may be costly at first, hiring the right people and delegating will pay off when everyone is focused on their own areas of giftedness. […]

Author of Sacred Pace, Terry Looper, says that “If we work 80% of our time in our areas of giftedness, we will experience more joy and success.” We previously discussed discovering our personal gifts. The second step towards working 80% in our areas of giftedness is to assess your time. Author, Peter Drucker, recommended that we first know where we […]

Terry Looper, author of Sacred Pace, says that “If we work 80% of our time in our areas of giftedness, we will experience more joy and success.” The first step towards working in our areas of giftedness is to discover your workplace gifts. Attempt to narrow the field to 3 to 5 gifts. Begin by identifying the tasks and jobs […]

Recently, Terry Looper, CEO of Texon, shared with me about his early years in business. His drive for success resulted in working tireless hours. Exhausted and broken he eventually turned to God for help. Through that experience, he made a commitment to only work 40 hours a week. To grow what became a $6 billion business working only 40 hours […]