Why should I pray? Read More »
Lord, I don’t think you will love me more if I pray. You could not love me more than You do. I do not expect you to change the trajectory of my company because I ask You. I do not assume that You will change the order of nature. When the psalmist says, “Prosper the…
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A Prayer for Ordinary Folks Read More »
Lord, we have a program for our “high potential” colleagues, to make sure that they advance. Those with the “five talents” are treated well, given extra training, mentors and opportunities. They are good people and they thrive. First of all, what can I do for people with three talents? These folks are the 66% in
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Corporations get a bad name Read More »
Lord, help us get it right. Our organization was structured so that invested capital can be used to create jobs, provide a service to customers, and pay just return to the investors. We are judged quarterly by the investor community, to make sure that the return is just and allow investors to decide whether they
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Lord you know that I am newly appointed to this position. Another candidate for the position remains in the organization and must report to me. Help me to ascertain whether we can work together. I am sure this person is disappointed in not being chosen. I do not wish to be defensive but rather empathetic;
During Merger/Acquisition Read More »
Merger of “Equals.” Lord, I understand that there is no such thing as a merger of equals. One organization is ordinarily more powerful, successful, connected or well-regarded than the other. I know from experience that merged groups feel pain, disorientation and fear. “Did we not buy them. They’ll just have to fit.” I have heard
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What more can anyone ask? Beneficence, Healing, Forgiveness, Redemption, Renewal, Rescue, Guidance, Compassion, Patience, Undeserved Reward, Loving Kindness. Thank you Lord for creating us so. Make us like yourself, in Your Image. Do not allow us to make You in our image. Section 2, Scripture: Ps 103-1-14; DT 6:4-9; Luke 1:46-55; Luke 1:68-80 Hebrew
Difficult decisions Read More »
Lord, as you are aware, we have a crisis. Our numbers for this year are not good and do not look to improve quickly. The political and market dynamics are awful. I wish I had a simple answer to share with my colleagues. May I “lift up mine eyes to the mountain, from there shall
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Lord, my immediate boss deserves my support. If the boss does well, we all do well. Help me to ascertain what are my boss’ strengths and weaknesses. I hope their strengths can be appreciated and that their weaknesses do not hijack them. Can I not be an ambassador for what the boss is trying to
Help me, Lord, to have a righteous rather than a self-righteous anger toward those who use their power to demean others in our organization. May I act with due diligence and timeliness to accusations of any kind of harassment. Give me the discernment to separate the true from the untrue and to act quickly and
Helping my team perform Read More »
The community of believers was of one heart and mind, and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they had everything in common. (Acts 4:32.) Lord help my team see what they share in common. Should we not help one another rather than compete inappropriately. We share a mission and
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