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“Ideas are disposable: if one doesn’t work, you quickly move on to another. Timing matters. You make your own luck.”
Sweet Spot
Each snowflake is unique. And each employee is unique. But some are more unique then others. When you are up for a performance review or you are negotiating for a raise, ask yourself, “What do I do in this office that no one else does? What is my sweet spot? My special sauce? What makes ...
Show & Tell
One of the most important, but overlooked skill sets is the presentation of your results. This is key in every position, whether it be sales, consulting, development, etc. Those who find success are usually the ones who can effectively present their work to their supervisors. Employees often assume that their supervisors have a grasp of ...
Sales Process Consulting
I talked with a friend of mine Monday night who is the VP of Client Services and Operations at a tech startup in Boston. One of her roles in Operations is overseeing personnel. At one point she asked me about my current job and what my favorite part of the job was. I told her ...
Go Home
We had a meeting yesterday with the entire college’s faculty, staff and administration to hear from our new provost. It was a great meeting with vision casting from the president and provost as well as a time of Q&A. The meeting ended at 4pm and the president ended by saying, “Our work day usually goes ...
You Never Know Who You Know
I went to a small, prestigious liberal arts school in the midwest. Many of my friends were valedictorians, varsity athletes and stars in their hometowns. I didn’t quite realize the pool of talent until my senior year. It was then that I begun to see what companies were hiring our graduates and where others were ...
Easter Sunday
Easter was when Hope in person surprised the whole world by coming forward from the future into the present. N.T. Wright
Why Creatives Are Invaluable to An Organization
I’ve just finished reading Imagine by Jonah Lenhrer. It was a great read (and quick too…I read it in about 3 days) and I wanted to spend some time unpacking the book. Even though I am quite analytical and I LOVE data (my coworkers can attest to that by the number of charts and graphs ...
Is Bi-vocational Ministry A Compromise?
My other job at Gordon College has been busy lately, so I haven’t had time to blog with Advent coming up, so I thought I would repost Fitch’s article since it was quite thought provoking. What do you think about his post? From Why Missional Leaders Need To Get Over White Man’s Angst: Young white ...
Why Plant Churches? – Towards a Missional Ecclesiology
This is a series on church planting in the city. While I am no expert, I hope this series will ask the hard questions about consumerism vs. discipleship, money, contextualized mission, race and the future of American cities. Every Monday a new topic will begin with further posts on that topic posted throughout the week. You ...
