Christian Business Insights

How and to whom should a Christian business give?   That's a question every committed Christian business owner should confront.   In this piece, we dig deeper into it, providing some direction for owners serious about developing a Kingdom business. ************************          Dave Kahle is a B2B sales expert and a Christian Business thought leader.   He has authored 13 books, presented in 47...

One of   the important practices for a Christian salesperson is adhering to a solid set of ethics.   In this piece, I describe 10 commandments of the ethical salesperson. How many do you follow? ***************************************************************          Dave Kahle is a B2B sales expert and a Christian Business thought leader.   He has authored 13 books, presented in 47 states and 11...

  The world is full of people who are fuzzy in their thinking.   Moving from fuzzy to focused can make everything better.  Dig into this with me.  *********************************************************** Dave Kahle is a B2B sales expert and a Christian Business thought leader.   He has authored 13 books, presented in 47 states and 11 countries and worked with over 500 sales organizations.   In...

Can you teach ethics to a new employee?   That was a question I fielded from a manager in one of my seminars.   You will be surprised at the answer. *********************************************************          Dave Kahle is a B2B sales expert and a Christian Business thought leader.   He has authored 13 books, presented in 47 states and 11 countries and worked with over 500 sales organizatio...

If you are like most other Christian salespeople, you are serious about your job.   You recognize that the world holds you to a higher standard, and you want to perform as well as you can.           While this is common, and perfectly acceptable, it is not enough!           There is more.           Expanding your influence. ************************************************ Dave Kahle is a B2B sales...

A growing business often needs additional capital.   Conventional wisdom recommends borrowing from a bank. There are, however, alternate ways of acquiring additional capital that don't encumber the entrepreneur with additional liability. ************************************************************** Dave Kahle is a B2B sales expert and a Christian Business thought leader.   He has authored 13 book...

In the most trying circumstances, having a greater purpose can be a powerful mechanism to see you through.   Here's my personal story. *******************************************          Dave Kahle is a B2B sales expert and a Christian Business thought leader.   He has authored 13 books, presented in 47 states and 11 countries and worked with over 500 sales organizations.   In these ten-minute po...

In modern Western Christianity, we have a number of words that are so commonly used that the ideas they convey have become part of our culture, are rarely questioned, and, as a result, have changed our behavior in ways that are detrimental to our spiritual growth and the growth of the Kingdom.   On top of that, they are non-biblical!            This is the first of a series on words that should be...

Christian salespeople have a special ministry in the Kingdom.   As they meet prospects and customers, they interact with a large and continuously growing group of people.   This gives them the opportunity to influence at a high level – to be salt and light to more people than most.            In this series of posts, we look at powerful principles and practices of Christian salespeople.   In this...

Christian entrepreneurs and businesspeople are often alone in dealing with the demands of growing a Christian business.   This loneliness, in addition to fueling a debilitating emotion, spawns lots of significant consequences.   Yet, there is an antidote to aloneness in the C-suite. **********************************************          Dave Kahle is a B2B sales expert and a Christian Business th...

We've all heard the conventional wisdom that to run a successful business, you need to "put the right people on the right seats on the bus."   Unfortunately, that advise ignores a more important element of business success.   Before you arrange the people, you must have the bus in good condition.   That means the systems and structure of an organization must effective and efficient.   ************...

Curative Culture is the term Doug Shaw uses to express  his experience in shaping a corporate cultue that reflects  God's nature.  Join me as we dig into this concept and elearn from experience leading a company for over 20 years. *********************************************************************    Dave Kahle is a B2B sales expert and a Christian Business thought leader.   He has authored 13 b...

In our rapidly changing, distraction filled, chaotic environment, effective time management is one of  our greatest challenges. One solution is to think hard about how to do something most effectively and efficiently once, and then don't think about it again for a long time. When you think hard about the best way to do something, the end result of that thinking project is often a system. Creating...

For 30 years I've been training B2B sales forces to sell better. andconsulting with over 500 organizations .I've made some observations about the 25 most important lessons I've learned.   In this post, I will describe one of them:   Most people don't think deeply.   Join with me as I unpack this. ***************************************************************** Check out Menta-Morphosis Mind Softw...

Film can be a powerful media to carry the Chrstian message of love, hope and redemption.  Jaron Lockridge produces filmf or streaming services and shorts for social media.  Join me as we learn about this. ************************************************************************www.davekahle.com  Subscribe to Dave's Newsletters To contact Jaron:  Website: http://www.cinemaministry.com/ https://cinem...

The idea of cycles in the life of nations and individuals is a well-established phenomenon, with Biblical precedent.   It helps us to understand the current level of turmoil. See if your life is organized in cycles. ********************************************************************* Check out the X-I Community   Subscribe to Dave's Newsletters

The world is changing around us at a pace that is unprecedented in human history, and unless we change ourselves and our organizations at least as rapidly as the world we inhabit, we will fall behind. The implications are staggering. In this podcast, I share another of the 25 most important lessons I've learned over my 30-year career.  *************************************************************...

"The quality of your thinking determines the degree of success in your job, your business and your life." We can all acknowledge the truth of that statement. Yet, few of us have ever thought about how we think or done something to improve our thinking skills.   In this piece, I present four simple steps to take that will make an immediate impact on the quality of your thinking. *******************...

Our perspectives influence how we see others and ourselves. Most of our perspectives live beneath the surface.  We are unaware of them.  When we identify and change our perspectives, it can change everything. ***************************************************************** www.davekahle.com Check out the X-I Community    

The institutional church system – that's the conglomerate of all the institutional churches, clergy, denominations, and the infrastructure that supports them -- has spent over 540 billion dollars over the past 20 years and has not increased the percentage of Christians in this country by even one percent.            Maybe it is time we asked some questions.   Here are three. www.davekahle.com

The pace of change has increased, the growth in complexity has multiplied, and information has proliferated at an unprecedented pace.   We are in extraordinary times.   We often find ourselves overwhelmed, distracted and insecure.   And unprecedented times call for unique and disciplined approaches if we are to survive and thrive. The only sure way to deal with this pace of change is to nurture th...

It is so easy to think of a business as just a vehicle to make money. That is the message the world sends out, and most people accept. That view of a business, however, several limits its potential to be a force in the Kingdom and ranks high on the list of Satan's greatest deceits. The Bible notes at least 10 additional purposes(benefits) of a Kingdom business. ************************************...

When God gave Adam the job of naming the animals, and then worked with him to accomplish that, He sat a precedent.  God would relate to mankind through work and business.  Join me as we look at the details of how that works. ******************************************************************* Check out the X-I Community

Everyone wants more sales. Yet, many companies, sales teams, and individual salespeople focus on the wrong things.  Let me show you how to fous on the important things, and refine them every month. ******************************************************************** Check out the X-I Community    

Christian salespeople are often confronted with challenges that temp their faith. One way to withstand them is to proactively embed Christian principles and practices into your routines. One such principle is to 'strive to be a good employee.' In this piece, we picture what that looks like. Check out the X-I Community   Check out the website