Jim Miley
But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose. If all were a single member, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, yet one body. 1 Cor 12: 18-19 Your Employees Are Unique We all seem to agree that people are […]
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Four hours is common, eight fairly often or maybe an occasional forty-eight hours if you’re really livin’ right and lucky. That is the typical break-time between difficult situations and hard conversations when you manage a business. I’ve found it interesting that what qualifies as a difficult situation or hard conversation is very dynamic; meaning that […]
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Sometimes you stumble into a theme in life where the common thread between events is incredibly obvious. It took a few days to unfold for me last week but each of a trio of experiences jumped out with clear connection to the subsequent events that brought the theme into focus. A Parable During regular […]
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Everyone says they care about their employees. It’s great that the accepted norm amongst business leaders is to recognize the value of people and desire a positive work environment for the team. We’ve all said it in some form, “our employees are our most valuable assets” or “our greatest strength is our people.” Smart business […]
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As we head into the first turn of 2019 and our first quarter results transition to second quarter objectives, let’s talk sales. Healthy sales growth just makes a lot of things better. When sales are booming, you can steam roll other issues with the brute strength of cash making strong sales performance is a great […]
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I and many of my friends and clients, struggle with compartmentalizing our lives. Different sections or worlds where we all exist simultaneously yet apart. “Struggle” seems to fit because it’s hard to keep our various worlds from colliding. We’ve got our work life, our family life, our social life, our faith life and often […]
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I love this season. Yes, Christmas and the New Year make for great holidays with my birthday nestled just prior; but, this is a business post. I’m talking about the transition from planning season to execution of energized plans. We have found our investments in business planning to pay large dividends. Increased sales, improved margins, […]
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Our client planning cycle seems like it has stretched a little this year. It might just be me, but I feel like we’re working plans a little deeper and farther than in years past. It’s good. Sales growth, operational improvements, capacity expansion, developing teams…. All good for the business, the employees and the owners. I […]
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