Philip Schwadel and Sam Hardy wrote in The Conversation about the connection between religion and morals. They studied the question, “When someone quits their religion, does it have a residual effect on their morals?” They categorized people into “consistently religious,” the “religious dones” and the “consistently nonreligious.” The “religious dones” are people who have left their faith. When the researchers […]

In the video series called “The Chosen,” the Apostle Peter is portrayed as beginning his journey with Jesus as an uptight and controlling disciple. Later, however, on their way to the Pool of Bethesda, Peter relaxes as he realizes he can’t control Jesus. At one point, Peter laughs and says something like, “Here we go again.” It seems Peter has […]

Coca Cola Bottling CEO, Frank Harrison, hosted a TFactor conference on integrating faith and work. During the conference, two attorneys discussed how to navigate the legal issues around faith at work. They highlighted, “Bringing your whole person to work.” These attorneys urged employers to promote and encourage their employees to bring all of themselves to work, including their faith. By […]

Over the years, I’ve met business owners who understand their life is supposed to glorify God, yet their employees are totally unaware of their bosses’ God given purpose. This is often due to fear on the boss’ part. Sometimes we fear being sued or fear scaring off potential employees. Frank Harrison is different. Frank is the CEO of Coca Cola […]

In “Rare Leadership in the Workplace,” authors Marcus Warner and Jim Wilder unpack RARE as an acronym for how to become a mature leader. The E stands for Endure Hardship Well. James Parker was named CEO of Southwest Airlines just months before 9/11. Most airlines immediately began laying off people and slashing expenses. Parker didn’t lay off any employees, nor […]

In “Rare Leadership in the Workplace,” authors Marcus Warner and Jim Wilder unpack RARE as an acronym for how to become a mature leader. The second R stands for “Return to Joy.” Years ago, I asked an employee how she was doing. Although she answered, “Fine,” I could tell she wasn’t fine. Looking into her eyes I said, “How are […]

In “Rare Leadership in the Workplace,” authors Marcus Warner and Jim Wilder unpack RARE as an acronym for how to become a mature leader. The A stands for “Act Like Yourself.” A former boss of mine modeled this quality when a customer began bullying one of our bank employees. My boss stepped in, confronted the customer, and when the argument […]

In “Rare Leadership in the Workplace,” authors Marcus Warner and Jim Wilder unpack RARE as an acronym for how to become a mature leader. The first R stands for “Remain Relational.” While in public accounting, a manager thought I had undermined her authority. Instead of rebuking me personally and appropriately, I was called into the office so a partner and […]

In the book “Rare Leadership in the Workplace,” authors Marcus Warner and Jim Wilder contend that maturity is the core leadership quality. They define maturity as a “collection of skills and habits we develop over time.” When thrust into leadership, our past skills of self-management are important, but incomplete. For now, we are charged with leading others as well. Relationships […]

According to the book “Rare Leadership in the Workplace,” Purdue University conducted research to improve egg productivity from chickens. They separated the highest producing chickens hoping to create a group of “super chickens.” After six generations of “super chickens,” only three survived. But the normal chickens egg production increased dramatically! These researchers discovered that the “super chickens” were predators. They […]