The future success of your company is largely dependent on the upper-level hires that you make. Here’s why. Everywhere I go, I hear one thing: “It’s an incredibly tough market out there for top talent.” However, some companies can’t staff key positions because they can’t find good people to fill them. If you’re in this situation, listen up, because I’ve got some great ideas to help you recruit...
How to Deal With Toxic Employees
Toxic employees can ruin a business from the inside out. Here’s what you should do in order to fix the situation. For whatever reason, we’ve found ourselves in the middle of a number of companies who have one or two people in the organization who are toxic, but they’re not getting fired. If you have someone in your organization who is toxic, I’ve got some advice for you today. As you know, our...
Issues of Transitioning a Company
Here are the problems we see during company transitions and what we do to solve them. Over the last year, we’ve worked with many stockholders and business owners who’ve been trying to figure out how to transition their companies. Even after lots of time and expense with financial advisors and lawyers, they still can’t seem to come to a good decision. Here are some common situations we see:...
Upcoming Workshop: God’s Economic Strategy
Today I’d like to ask you a question: Where do you think is the most effective place in ministry for you to be? Is it being a pastor, youth group leader, or a missionary overseas? My answer isn’t actually any of the above. I think that the most effective position in ministry is being an entrepreneur—a business owner. That’s right! I believe that if you have an entrepreneurial spirit and God has...
Bond Ladders: Managing Your Company’s Stagnant Finances
If you have a large amount of money just sitting in your business, it could spell hard times ahead for your business. I have a solution that would allow you to use your money more wisely. Now that the economy is beginning to expand, a lot of businesses out there are starting to make money but are sitting on cash—or storing it inside their companies— that could be a bad idea. We’ve noticed a...
How to Keep Your Family Together After You Are Gone
Maintaining a healthy relationship with the people you love can be difficult when you also want your business to thrive. I have the advice you need to be successful at both. I work with a lot of family-run companies and have been seeing many of them run into the situation where the parents have not properly planned for the transition of their business to their children after they pass away. This...
Maintain a Healthy Marriage to Maintain a Healthy Business
Maintaining a healthy relationship with the people you love can be difficult when you also want your business to thrive. I have the advice you need to be successful at both. To finish up my entrepreneurial series, I’d like to talk about marriage. Keeping your marriage in great shape while you are running a business can be difficult, but it is crucial to your success...
Entrepreneurial Purpose Part 3: Is It Time to Hit Reset on Your Business?
It might be time to set the reset button on your business. Success truly comes down to the basics. Welcome to the third installment of my "Entrepreneurial Purpose" series. If you haven’t seen the first two installments, I highly recommend checking them out. You can find the first part here and the second part here. [x_video_embed type="16:9" no_container="true"][/x_video_embed] Today’s...
Entrepreneurial Purpose Part 2: What Is God’s Purpose for Your Business?
Today I’m back to bring you part two of our Entrepreneurial Purpose series. Last time, we talked about the importance of being an entrepreneur. If you haven’t already, go check out the first part here. Now, let’s dive into today’s topic. I want you to ask yourself right now if you’re locked in a spiritual battle with your business. Are you wearing the dark glasses? [x_video_embed type="16:9"...
The True Value of Entrepreneurship
My company works with entrepreneurs at all levels of success. Sometimes, starting a business is like loading an airplane at the end of the runway. Once you’re set to go with enough fuel for a long trip and start heading down the runway, you might start wondering whether the plane is actually going to take off. Eventually the plane starts to gain some altitude and you’re finally off the ground....