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Hope
- January 16, 2023
- Posted by: Philip Struble
- Category: Uncategorized
No CommentsAll organizations feed on emotions. Love, fear, and humor have all been recognized as playing an essential role in the proper functioning of the organization. On the other hand, hope has been seen as part of the function of project teams (“I hope I can meet that deadline”), but it has never been seriously considered as a needed team emotion.
Until now.
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Company Purpose
- January 9, 2023
- Posted by: Philip Struble
- Category: Uncategorized
Corporate purpose is once again in the news (it actually never left).
And not for how beneficial it is to corporate management, staff, shareholders, and stakeholders but because of how abused it is.
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Business Ethics
- December 19, 2022
- Posted by: Philip Struble
- Category: Uncategorized
Consideration of ethics is the most important responsibility of business leaders and entrepreneurs today. We cannot rely on our own internal sense of right and wrong. Professional societies and larger organizations have taken the initiative and developed a starting point for business ethics. However, we all should look to Christian ethics as the foundation of all our personal and professional practices.
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No Room In The Inn
- December 16, 2022
- Posted by: Philip Struble
- Category: Uncategorized
And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
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Reducing Polarization in Business
- December 12, 2022
- Posted by: Philip Struble
- Category: Uncategorized
The love of Jesus Christ and the message of the Word of God are the only two consistent historical narratives that dispel polarization. Starting with God’s message as a foundation and then gently venturing into the territory of our differences is the only pathway to reconciling with each other and replacing polarization with unity.
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“Running” a Business
- December 5, 2022
- Posted by: Philip Struble
- Category: Uncategorized
Nearly all good business advice includes suggestions on maintaining efficiency and taking proactive actions to keep the energy of the business moving. Successful businesses develop marketing plans and business plans. They create teams, collaborate and set goals. They make offers, hire good people and implement management tools. They employ active verbs in all their undertakings. Unsuccessful businesses simply don’t.
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Too Hard Music
- November 28, 2022
- Posted by: Philip Struble
- Category: Uncategorized
Successful business people and entrepreneurs all desire to learn and do the hard part of learning. It’s time to take on that dream you have been putting off because you think it is too hard.
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Day-Tight Compartments
- November 21, 2022
- Posted by: Philip Struble
- Category: Uncategorized
As business leaders and entrepreneurs, we need to live each day fully. This is living in day-tight compartments where we can focus on what is before us and not be sidetracked by worries and fears. Let God be part of your day-tight compartment.
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Kafka Trap
- November 14, 2022
- Posted by: Philip Struble
- Category: Uncategorized
Being drawn into nonsense arguments is a waste of time, energy, and resources. Conversations that lead to illogical arguments are beneath most of us. They are not clever but only serve to reveal their intent. Business owners and entrepreneurs need to be aware of such devices and avoid them. Leaning on the Gospel is a sure way to overcome them.
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Ambivalence
- November 7, 2022
- Posted by: Philip Struble
- Category: Uncategorized
Cooperative, interdependent, and relatively egalitarian organizations set the foundation for harnessing emotional ambivalence. These are the environments where it’s seen as an invitation to collaborate and solve problems together. As a result, ambivalence becomes engaging, inclusive, and democratic.