A CEO, I’ll call Julie, had an overwhelming season this past year. Daily, Julie was making tough decisions without anyone around her who could relate, empathize, and provide wise counsel. Julie asked me if I knew any female CEOs who might be able to help her. I proposed that she consider either joining a CEO roundtable group of like-minded leaders […]

In the show, Undercover Boss, a CEO goes undercover within their own business, working closely with frontline people to learn more about their business. During the show finale the CEO’s usually give some employees promotions, bonuses or help them with family issues. Rick Betenbough, founder of Betenbough Homes, contends that this happens because of what he called “close engagement.” When […]

“Houston, we have a problem!” Some business challenges seem impossible to get rid of.  That one problem that keeps coming back. It’s addressed, it’s fixed, and then it rears its ugly head again. But why does the problem reappear like a magic trick? We address the symptoms and not the true problem.  Defining the problem helps address the REAL issue […]

Steve’s first job after college was in truck manufacturing. For almost two years Steve had worked with a repairman who did not make crude jokes but, was a part of the laughing crowd showing approval for those who did. One day this repairman told Steve he was a Christian. Shocked, Steve quizzed him on salvation. Satisfied he knew the basics […]

The founder of Betenbough Homes, Rick Betenbough, was surprised when his CFO pronounced that he was leaving the company to start a new business. When Rick asked what kind of business, he was stunned to learn it was going to be a competing home building business! Rick wrestled with this news until he remembered that his own provision comes from […]

Rick Betenbough, founder of Betenbough Homes, recently told some business leaders that God fired Moses. Rick pointed out that according to Deuteronomy 34, Moses was still in good health even at 120 years old. But because Moses dishonored God, he was removed from his position of leading the Israelites into the Promised Land and replaced by Joshua. In Deuteronomy 32 […]

In my first job as a commercial lender, one of my responsibilities was to occasionally work on Saturday mornings. My first several Saturday’s were boring with no loan requests. However, one Saturday morning something else came up, so I just didn’t show-up for work. Monday morning my boss firmly rebuked me and stated what the consequences would be in the […]

If we drill down into business processes, we often find gaps. Gaps are those areas where we are lacking competency, are inefficient, or where we generate waste, we cannot see on the surface. Gaps can also be found in our spiritual life. If we stop and look under the cover of our soul it gives us the opportunity to see […]

Steve’s first job after college was in truck manufacturing. One of Steve’s fellow employees found out that Steve was a Christian and began harassing Steve and calling him terrible names. Not knowing what to do, Steve decided to follow Jesus and “turn the other cheek”.  Steve later realized that ignoring this man’s harassment wasn’t working and felt the Holy Spirit […]

My friend, Pastor Adam, recently shared that some time ago he was wrestling with God over control of his church. As he prayed and studied Adam had an epiphany. When Jesus walked the earth, He only did what His Father asked of him. He had “zero resistance” to the Holy Spirit. Adam felt that God was saying to him that […]