Do you truly understand your staff? King Solomon wrote, “Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding” (Proverbs 4:5, NASB). Wisdom is the acquiring of knowledge, use of good judgment and demonstrating an insightful perspective. When managing staff,...

Do you have any staff persons who cover their tracks by lying to you about job issues? King Solomon wrote, “Put away from you a deceitful mouth…” (Proverbs 4:24, NASB). Every day issues will come up that require honesty from staff. When a customer...

Do you have staff who stretch the truth or lie to you and others? King Solomon wrote, “Put away from you a deceitful mouth…” (Proverbs 4:24, NASB). A key reliability factor for your business is customers believing what they are told. An employee...

Do you insist that your staff listens when you give instructions? King Solomon repeatedly said, “give attention to my wisdom and incline your ear to my understanding” (Proverbs 5:1, NASB). When communicating key information to staff, ensure you have...

Ever leave work feeling you just didn’t get the key task done? Scripture reminds us, “Watch over the path of your feet…Do not turn to the right or the left” (Proverbs 4:26-27, NASB). Diversions abound in everyday business life, and the...

Do you carefully research your competition? The Lord told Moses, “Send out…men so they may spy out the land of Canaan…” (Numbers 13:2, NASB). A key to success is to research and understand your competitors. Check out the competitor’s...

As a boss, do you strengthen your staff? A friend told Job, “…you have strengthened weak hands” (Job 4:3, NASB). All managers have a responsibility to strengthen the hands of staff. Provide quality training to allow each colleague to produce his...

Are you an encourager on the job? Job was told, “Your words have helped the tottering to stand” (Job 4:4, NASB). Our company colleagues will become discouraged at times. You can help by finding genuine, real encouragement to lift an associate during a...

Do you ever complain that you are forced to work too hard? Job stated, “Is not man forced to labor on earth…” (Job 7:1, NASB). Each job, by its nature, requires work and commitment to be successful. Each day we need to know we have worked hard and...

Do you clearly identify goals to your staff? Paul wrote, “I press on toward the goal for the prize…” (Philippians 3:14, NASB). Most employees desire to succeed but often they are unsure what goals are most important. Identify with each employee...

When a competitor attacks, how do you react? Moses instructed, “when you go to war…against the adversary who attacks you,…you shall sound an alarm…” (Numbers 10:9, NASB). When a competitor goes after your customers or otherwise takes a...

Are you careful to protect your business from those who might cause contention? Paul wrote, “…keep your eye on those who cause dissensions…” (Romans 16:17, NASB). Contentious people can infect any business and destroy morale. When employees...