Strategic Planning Organizational Model Values Culture SMART Goals SWOT Analysis Strategic Vision Mission & Values Objectives Strategies Action Plan Values are principles, standards, or qualities considered worthwhile or desirable. Values govern the operation of the business and its conduct or…
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Mission & Values
Strategic Planning Organizational Model Values Culture SMART Goals SWOT Analysis Strategic Vision Mission & Values Objectives Strategies Action Plan The nature of a business is often expressed in terms of its mission, which indicates the purposes of the business, for…
Passion for Work
Application Purpose Principle Passion Virtue Character Calling Leadership Grace Christ We usually think of passion as a kind of conviction, like love. We say, “I am passionate about this or that.” And it is true that passion is a kind…
More Than Money
Board Room More Than Money Bored Dumb Board Development Board Fundamentals This is the first in a series of articles that examine some of the analysis and solutions provided by the work of John Carver and his Policy Governance® model…
Management Model
Every organization must have a model, foundation or some sort of basis of evaluation. We use a model developed by James Regal. It posits four primary areas of business administration that must be managed by every business, five if you…
MarketPlan
Strategic, Practical, Creative The key element to marketing success is working a practical or doable plan that takes a holistic approach to your business and marketing efforts. Marketing success is not rocket science, but is simply the consistency of working…
Leadership
Application Purpose Principle Passion Virtue Character Calling Leadership Grace Christ A contemporary theory of leadership states that there are three basic ways that people become leaders. The first two explain the leadership development for a small number of people, the…
Grace, Not Luck
Application Purpose Principle Passion Virtue Character Calling Leadership Grace Christ The business world mistakenly calls it luck or fortune. They commonly speak of being lucky or fortunate when things go well. Einstein knew better. He knew that “God doesn’t play…
Do It Right!
I haven’t always lived up to this axiom, and occasionally have to re-learn its wisdom. It’s not easy to achieve compliance with this one. It’s like painting a room in your home. Once painted, the other rooms look worse in…
Christian Marketing
“Remember, everything we do gets hijacked by marketing.” That was the warning Sun Microsystems Inc. Chief Researcher John Gage had for developers working on emerging grid computing standards at the Global Grid Forum in Seattle in June, 2003. His comment…