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  [management by God] the marriage requirement

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  This one will be one of the more controversial topics that I write about, bar none. Here in the list of requirements for the “executive leader” is this one that says that you must be, “the husband of one wife.” Many of you may be thinking, What in the world [...]

   
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  [management by God] such a lonely word

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  One thing that disgusts me these days is how comfortable people have become with lying. Watch an episode or two of Survivor, and you’ll see that deception is not only accepted, but also expected! People frequently use deception to get ahead. Additionally, they hide their thoughts, feelings, and perceptions. Now I’m [...]

   
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  [management by God] rally point

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  Remember the scene in Braveheart when Mel Gibson’s character, William Wallace, was giving the freedom speech just before the big battle? I’ve often wondered what it takes to be such a leader. It would be really cool to be able to rally people the way that William Wallace did.  Imagine [...]

   
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  [management by God] the source of wisdom

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  Do you ever wish you could always make the right decisions in every circumstance? Have you been in a situation where you wish that you could get a “do-over”? Making the right decisions isn’t a luck or chance thing. It requires wisdom. I don’t mean just head-knowledge. Head-knowledge is important, but [...]

   
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  management by God [the end of an era]

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  Is the Bible relevant in a secular workplace? That’s the question that I was suddenly confronted with during a mentoring session by a VP with whom I worked closely. We were studying a book together, and I expressed that some of the principles didn’t jive completely with my Christian world view. [...]

   
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  [management by God] being above reproach

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  I was watching one of the news channels recently, and I heard a report about how someone had gotten fired from their job after their employer had discovered that they were lying to them about calling in sick. Apparently, after this person called in sick, they went out on a [...]

   
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  [management by God] executive-leader qualifications

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  What is it that makes a leader? Some say that leaders are born that way. Others say that leaders can be made. So the key question is really about whether someone can come to possess the qualities that a leader should have. However, before anyone can determine whether someone can [...]