Christian Business Insights

There is something incredibly compelling about being a part of an organization that aspires to something larger and more noble than others of their ilk. There is something in the soul of human beings that longs to be a part of something that not only strives for a better future but works to enhance the present.            A well-written manifesto taps into that power.  It claims the best for its a...

For much of my Christian life, I've struggled with a difficult and painful image of myself: I was a second-class Christian.  Not only me, but everyone who was not 'ordained' or didn't work in a full-time job for the institutional church.  I've come to see that idea as one of the greatest flaws of 21st Century Christendom.  Join with me to explore this.

How do I Integrate my Christian faith with day-to-day business practices? This is a question almost every Christian professional and businessperson considers regularly.  The answer isn't simple, and it varies from time to time and place to place. But certain principles and practices can inform every set of circumstances.   In this post, I share the concept of focusing on the process.  

How do I Integrate my Christian faith with day-to-day business practices? This is a question almost every Christian professional and businessperson considers regularly.  The answer isn't simple, and it varies from time to time and place to place. But certain principle and practices can inform every set of circumstances.   In this post, I unpack one of five practical steps:  Prepare your personal t...

How do I Integrate my Christian faith with day-to-day business practices? This is a question almost every Christian professional and businessperson considers regularly.  The answer isn't simple, and it varies from time to time and place to place. But certain principle and practices can inform every set of circumstances.   In this post, I unpack the second of five practical steps:  Seek to live out...

How do I Integrate my Christian faith with day-to-day business practices? This is a question almost every Christian professional and businessperson considers regularly.  The answer isn't simple, and it varies from time to time and place to place. But, certain principle and practices can inform every set of circumstances.   In this podcast, I unpack the first practical step:  Pray more and pray mor...

"How do I integrate my Christian faith with my day-to-day business practices?"           That's a question that almost every Christian considers from time to time. And, while that question may have been seen as mildly important as we mused on it several years ago, the rapid deterioration of our culture has suddenly injected it with an ASAP urgency. In this first of series, I deal with the ultimate...

One of the primary differences between the successful companies (and individuals) and the mediocre, is the ability to learn , change and grow. Successful companies build that into their cultures and disciplines, while mediocre companies (and individuals ) do not.           One essential component of that core competency of the discipline of learning from the past. Successful companies and individu...

Too many people think that Christianity and sales as a profession don't mix.  In my life I've found that they do, but it isn't easy.  Join with me as I reflect on the challenge of being a Christian salesperson.

By now, it should be apparent to any reasonably well-informed, thoughtful adult that we are in unprecedented times – and that the future of America is in jeopardy.           What if significant businesses could lead the way to restoring a calmer, fairer, more rational culture?  Businesses are groups of people who already work together, have much in common, and exhibit many of the qualities we desi...

Goal setting is a well-entrenched practice of every leadership team.  But should it be?  Is there an alternate approach to leading an organization? In this podcast, I drill a little deeper into it. The Sales Leader's Excellence & Influence Course:  https://www.thesalesresourcecenter.com/kahle-way-sales-management-system-course/

Discouragement must be one of Satan's primary tools.  By generating discouragement in the hearts of Christians he effectively places them on the bench in the great contest between Satan and God.  Here's an antidote for it.

It was a hot June day in Tulsa, maybe 35 years ago, and I was attending a regional Christian conference.  One of the speakers was Alan Bryan – a good ole' boy with a heavy Alabama accent who began his presentation with those words.            It was almost delicious – these remarkable words, contorted through the accent that was almost a caricature, laid out over the audience and catching us up as...

Often, God doesn't speak directly to us about a decision we have. Rather, He has spent a lifetime equipping us and molding us to develop the knowledge, the character, and the experience to answer the question. He's provided us life experiences, taught us by trial and error and multiple failures, influenced us through relationships, and embedded into us a knowledge of Him and His word.            A...

Ah, if only the people around us were more professional.  Our lives would be easier, our businesses would grow more effortlessly, we'd find our jobs more fulfilling…the list of dramatic benefits can go on and on.  But what does it mean to be more professional? More importantly, what can we do to make sure that we, and our associates, are becoming ever more professional? The Sales Leader's Excellen...

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.  And unprecedented times call for unique and disciplined approaches if we are to survive and thrive. In this twelfth of a series I unpack my recommendations for habits, attitudes and disciplines to intentionally put into your personal...

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.  And unprecedented times call for unique and disciplined approaches if we are to survive and thrive. In this eleventh of a series I unpack my recommendations for habits, attitudes and disciplines to intentionally put into your persona...

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.  And unprecedented times call for unique and disciplined approaches if we are to survive and thrive. In this tenth of a series I unpack my recommendations for habits, attitudes and disciplines to intentionally put into your personal r...

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.  And unprecedented times call for unique and disciplined approaches if we are to survive and thrive. In this ninth of a series I unpack my recommendations for habits, attitudes and disciplines to intentionally put into your personal r...

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.  And unprecedented times call for unique and disciplined approaches if we are to survive and thrive. In this eighth of a series I unpack my recommendations for habits, attitudes and disciplines to intentionally put into your personal...

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.  And unprecedented times call for unique and disciplined approaches if we are to survive and thrive. In this seventh of a series I unpack my recommendations for habits, attitudes and disciplines to intentionally put into your personal...

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.  And unprecedented times call for unique and disciplined approaches if we are to survive and thrive. In this sixth of a series I unpack my recommendations for habits, concepts and disciplines to intentionally put into your routines an...

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.  And unprecedented times call for unique and disciplined approaches if we are to survive and thrive. In this fifth of a series, I unpack a set of recommendations for strategies, processes, attitudes, habits and disciplines to build in...

In previous posts, I noted some of the factors that combine to create an incredibly turbulent, complex, rapidly changing and information-saturated world in which we find ourselves.  Our ability to navigate these turbulent waters is the single biggest challenge we will face for the balance of our careers. In this post, I recommend another of the fundamental pieces of the infrastructure we need to s...

In my previous posts, I noted some of the factors that combine to create an incredibly turbulent, complex, rapidly changing and information-saturated world in which we find ourselves.  Our ability to navigate these turbulent waters is the single biggest challenge we will face for the balance of our careers. In this post, I recommend a fundamental piece of the infrastructure we need to survive and...