#TheoThursday: Mourn with those who Mourn
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The Problem Wasn’t Stress
I was in the middle of one of those projects that feels like it is the most important project ever. The irony is that I cannot even remember which one of those “most important projects” this one was in retrospect. Still, I was stressed out. The gym is where I often go to sweat the […]
#TheoThursday – How does Bible reading impact my leadership?
The Bible is often misunderstood. For starters, it is important to realize that it’s a collection of 66 books in one, consisting of various literary genres, with all 66 books telling a single story: the story of all stories. With the limited space of a blog post, today’s post attempts to answer the question: How […]
The Cost of Keeping Your Word
Have you or your team ever misquoted a job? What do you? Do you refuse to own up to the contract? Do you run the job at a loss? About three years ago, we took on some work from a customer whose molds were at a company in distress. Unfortunately, the pricing we offered wasn’t […]
#TheoThursday – How I Pray For Our Business
The topic of prayer has gotten a lot of attention from mass media the last few years, and most of it is not good. Look up “prayer shaming” on Google, and you will see many references to how worthless prayer supposedly is. This post isn’t going to dive into any of that. #TheoThursday posts are […]
#TuesdayT – Losing it
Challenging truths for life and leadership This week’s truth comes from Jocko Willink: “Losing your temper is a sign of weakness.” Leaders are self-controlled. “Losing it” is always weakness. I’ll own that I am occasionally weak. What about you? Self-awareness demands an honest assessment. It is where improvement begins. Honestly assess your demeanor this week. […]
Misconstrued Resistance (and negativity)
When your team pushes back against one of your ideas, do you hear negativity or constructive criticism? Let me take you into the Bald in Business headquarters — my home. It’s the place where my wife, Sarah, and I often contrast as a team. Like any couple raising a family, we often share opposing views […]
#TheoThursday – 3 Reasons to stop using Profanity
Theological thoughts about the workplace “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” Ephesians 4:29 In point 3 of Monday’s post, I talked about language as an indicator of organizational health. I […]
#TuesdayT: Apologizing
Challenging truths for life and leadership This week’s truth is simple to understand, but hard to implement: Leaders genuinely apologize when they screw up. For example, I used sarcasm yesterday in a meeting to make a point. While I still believe in the point I was making, my sarcasm embarrassed another leader in the room. […]
Three Small Behaviors That Are Big Indicators of Organizational Health
Many organizations—ours included—hire outside consultants occasionally to assess their overall health. But observant leaders can analyze small behaviors and get a pretty good idea on their own. Here are three examples: How do people park? Are they parking like I do when I go to a sporting event, with an “easy out” mindset? Does that […]