Integrity Moments

In a recent Journal of Social and Personal Relationships report, University of Kansas Professor, Jeffrey Hall, discovered that it takes roughly 50 hours of time together to move from mere acquaintance to casual friend, 90 hours to go from casual friend to “friend” status and more than 200 hours before you can consider someone your ...

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A recent 60 Minutes program featured an Air Force Colonel called Bravo who was shot down in Iran. Bravo was ejected from his fighter jet only to discover that his parachute was shredded.  Professionals believe that Bravo hit the earth traveling 70 to 100 mph. His injuries included a broken back, arm, and other significant ...

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Although Len had earned his retirement, the organization was distressed when he departed because of the wisdom and experience that he took with him when he went. Through years of service in various roles in the company, through highs and lows, good times and bad, Len had acquired a perspective and wisdom that would be ...

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Anson Frerick, former president of Anheuser-Busch Sales & Distribution, was interviewed on The Daily Wire. He provided interesting insight into the business model shift corporate America made several years ago.   In the 1980s, most corporations followed the Shareholder model, believing that the only purpose of business is profit. However, in 2019, 181 CEO members of ...

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There are five important issues to be addressed in Developing a Ministry Plan for Your Business. My final one is ministering to your community.  Many businesses give employees paid time off to volunteer for local nonprofits. Others, like my friend, Rusty, take his work team on mission trips.   There are many ways to impact ...

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In my book, Unconventional Business, I wrote about Developing a Ministry Plan for Your Business. There are five important issues to be addressed in your plan, the fourth is ministering to customers, suppliers, and competitors.  Many people are good at ministering to their employees, and some are good at focusing on customers. But few spend ...

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In my book, Unconventional Business, I wrote about Developing a Ministry Plan for Your Business. There are five important issues to be addressed in your plan, including ministering to your employees and their families.  Each of your teammates faces deaths, health issues, and family conflicts. One of our members decided celebrating employee victories was also ...

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In my book, Unconventional Business, I wrote about Developing a Ministry Plan for Your Business. There are five important issues to be addressed in your plan, the second one is discipleship.  Our Forum Groups, launched within a company, is one tool we have seen businesses use to train and disciple their people on understanding how ...

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In my book, Unconventional Business, I have a chapter on Developing a Ministry Plan for Your Business. There are five important issues to be addressed in your plan, the first issue being evangelism.   Jesus called each of us to be ambassadors for Him, but how we do evangelism may differ.   I know a publicly traded ...

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I applied for a wonderful new job, but the barriers to getting hired felt daunting. First, the company needed to secure several state regulatory approvals to create the new operation for which I would be working. The company needed to approve the position in the new organization. Finally, I needed to be the successful candidate ...

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