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The fundamental framework – the mindset – that ought to drive all of our actions as we work in and on the business is the Value-Growth Mindset. The Value-Growth Mindset is caring to make people’s lives better. Progress and innovation moves forward because people do good for other people. A business is the tool we use to deliver not just value, but growing value, to our customers.

A business exists to deliver value to a customer. Anything else is a distraction from that goal, and will lead to your business’ demise. If something else takes the place of the customer, the customer eventually leaves. And without a customer, you don’t have a business. That’s because the business is not the goal of the business. Value is the goal.

Many Christians hold business in a morally neutral category. This ordinary world of business and… Continue reading Ep. 122 – Business Is Not Morally Neutral The post Ep. 122 – Business Is Not Morally Neutral first appeared on Business 300 .

Profitable businesses have no place in our modern worldview. Our culture resides within a fruitless… Continue reading Ep. 121 – A Fruitful Worldview The post Ep. 121 – A Fruitful Worldview first appeared on Business 300 .

The mission and vision are only as good as the people living it out. If… Continue reading Ep. 120 – You Want Humble People The post Ep. 120 – You Want Humble People first appeared on Business 300 .

Most business owners want their business to grow. However, much of the time those who… Continue reading Ep. 119 – Get Better As You Get Bigger The post Ep. 119 – Get Better As You Get Bigger first appeared on Business 300 .

The issue with solving problems for a living is that you want to solve all… Continue reading Ep. 118 – Let Problems Fall Where They May The post Ep. 118 – Let Problems Fall Where They May first appeared on Business 300 .

Idealists justify their position by reproaching the Pragmatists action as compromise. And Pragmatists sneer at… Continue reading Ep. 117 – Aspirations & Actions The post Ep. 117 – Aspirations & Actions first appeared on Business 300 .

In the last episode, I introduced “nerve” as a necessary virtue to possess in order… Continue reading Ep. 116 – An Owner’s Lack of Nerve The post Ep. 116 – An Owner’s Lack of Nerve first appeared on Business 300 .

There are character traits that all successful business owners share; character traits without which a… Continue reading Ep. 115 – The Character Trait of Success The post Ep. 115 – The Character Trait of Success first appeared on Business 300 .

Everything within the domain of business – its end and its means – is subjected… Continue reading Ep. 114 – The Objective of Christian Enterprise The post Ep. 114 – The Objective of Christian Enterprise first appeared on Business 300 .

Without sales there are no customers. Sales is supposed to sell. But because there’s much… Continue reading Ep. 113 – Let Sales Sell The post Ep. 113 – Let Sales Sell first appeared on Business 300 .

The game of inventory is a balancing act, if there ever was one. If your… Continue reading Ep. 112 – Playing The Inventory Game The post Ep. 112 – Playing The Inventory Game first appeared on Business 300 .

Nobody cares about the business like the owner does. The owner see and knows that.… Continue reading Ep. 111 – Your Business Is Not Your Employee’s Baby The post Ep. 111 – Your Business Is Not Your Employee’s Baby first appeared on Business 300 .

The size of your business affects how it should be run. You can have a… Continue reading Ep. 110 – Size Matters The post Ep. 110 – Size Matters first appeared on Business 300 .

Your goal is not to make our customers’ experience with you exciting and unpredictable. You… Continue reading Ep. 109 – You Want A Boring Business The post Ep. 109 – You Want A Boring Business first appeared on Business 300 .

Your organization needs a lot of things to get done simultaneously. So, each functional department… Continue reading Ep. 108 – The Global Objective The post Ep. 108 – The Global Objective first appeared on Business 300 .

The need to balance autonomy and control is prevalent in nearly every area of our… Continue reading Ep. 107 – Balancing Autonomy & Control The post Ep. 107 – Balancing Autonomy & Control first appeared on Business 300 .

How the people in a business are organized and how they interact with one another… Continue reading Ep. 106 – Structure Enables Strategy The post Ep. 106 – Structure Enables Strategy first appeared on Business 300 .

The more people are involved in your business, the more disorder will manifest. It’s better… Continue reading Ep. 105 – More People, More Disorder The post Ep. 105 – More People, More Disorder first appeared on Business 300 .

There are times when our business falls into a sort of disorder, and we need… Continue reading Ep. 104 – Business Turnarounds The post Ep. 104 – Business Turnarounds first appeared on Business 300 .

Even though I don’t like the term “Fake it, ’til you make it,” I do… Continue reading Ep. 103 – Fail ‘Til You Succeed The post Ep. 103 – Fail ‘Til You Succeed first appeared on Business 300 .

There’s that popular poser-friendly phrase: fake it ’til you make it. It’s the motto of… Continue reading Ep. 102 – The Imposter Syndrome The post Ep. 102 – The Imposter Syndrome first appeared on Business 300 .

Most people and businesses grow stagnant. But there are those who don’t. There are the… Continue reading Ep. 101 – The Missing Ingredient The post Ep. 101 – The Missing Ingredient first appeared on Business 300 .

Some failures are scratches and wounds. But there is a sort of failure that is… Continue reading Ep. 100 – Death, Burial, & Resurrection The post Ep. 100 – Death, Burial, & Resurrection first appeared on Business 300 .