After 38 years at IBM, I am now a nonprofit entrepreneur. As Executive Director for STEPS Ministries, I’m responsible for most of what gets done. But I’m not the boss.… Read More »Discerning God’s Direction: A True Story
It’s pretty exciting when you get a chance to see how God works through us firsthand. Last week, I attended the third and final session for Lifework Leadership, a curriculum… Read More »How God Works Through Us
You are special. Whether you know it or not, and even if you don’t feel you are. You are unique, with gifts and talents that position you to add value… Read More »You Are Designed to Do Good Work
Last week, I spent two days in a conference room with twenty or so business leaders from my city, which is Birmingham, Alabama. We were there to experience an executive… Read More »How God Works
Is finding purpose at work a realistic goal? For many of us, that aspiration seems hazy at best, and far-fetched most of the time. But in the last STEPS Journey… Read More »Finding Purpose at Work
It took me a long time to even consider the notion of God in the workplace. In my late thirties, I started (sort of) getting more into the church thing.… Read More »God in the Workplace
Business leaders sometimes have a compulsion to be decisive–to just do something! Sometimes, though, it’s best to wait. More often than many think, waiting can be a good business strategy,… Read More »The Strategy of Waiting
A business leader’s job includes making decisions. In some situations, the best decision is to wait. Being decisive is a good trait, when accompanied by wisdom. Taking a risk, in… Read More »Being Decisive Enough to Wait