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HRISTUS RESURREXIT! Christ is risen!
But this is a business blog – why would I want to bring Easter into the picture?
Because every one of our companies needs vitality. It’s a living organism, which means it will either be nourished or die. Easter is a time when we focus on renewal in the Christian faith, so it would be very appropriate to also spend a few minutes thinking about whether the foundation of our business is growing – or dying.
THERE was a wonderful discussion this week when I put an announcement of this blog in one of the Facebook groups. I have to say that I’m very pleased with the support I’ve been receiving.
Someone made a great point about how they’ve strongly branded their coaching business with a Christian theme, and how well that’s worked. For myself, I’ve chosen to emphasize two points:
- My personal faith journey as a basis for how I approach my coaching and business
- An additional dimension of discussion that I might use with my clients if they get value from it
GALLUP Business Journal recently published an article entitled Making Hope a Business Strategy. I have to confess that I was a little disappointed, though, because the bottom line seemed mostly, “if you support your people, they’ll have hope in a better future and they’ll be 14% more productive.”
Sure, but that’s only scratching the surface.
ODAY marks the beginning of Lent, a Christian period of reflection and renewal leading up to Easter.
If your business is based on Christian principles – either implicitly or explicitly – perhaps this would be a great time to reflect on how well it’s living up to those ideals.
IT’S A HAPPY COINCIDENCE that I work inside a company which has a fish as a logo. Of course, the symbol of the fish is powerful for Christianity, dating back to the earliest days of the Church.
But it’s just a coincidence.
The truth is that Read the rest of this entry »
SINCE I’m letting my Christian worldview be more visible in this blog, I need to expand on this concept of “values-based,” and how it relates to “Christian values” or even “spiritual values.”
My view is that there’s a broad concept of being values-based that may, or may not, be explicitly religious. “Values,” to my thinking, are goals and outlooks which are to a positive benefit of people and society, which many would be attracted to for altruistic reasons.
The Values-Based Business 