I was talking to a leader who explained how the company he joined 3 or 4 years ago weren't going as smoothly as he'd hope; so I asked him about the future. He surprised me with his response: "From the moment I arrived, I knew there were problems. I've been saying it since...
This week WFX returns to the South! Charlotte is hosting it. I'm looking forward to seeing friends from other WFX's and hearing the speakers. I learn so much from everyone! It's been a rough year on some churches. The economy has really battered budgets -- especially travel/conference budgets. The whole premise of the...
What a year this has been! Now Newsweek and CNN declares “The Recession is Over!” Well, not so quick. There’s a problem with this wonderful statement. Upon reading or hearing this wonderful news, most people expect that we’re “back to normal”. And we’re not. Unemployment is still high. People are just barely deciding to...
Ever wonder why an egg started to represent the Religious Holiday of Easter? As far back as I can remember, we got chocolate eggs for Easter. Then Cadbury Easter Creme Eggs came along and it got even better! Some families take the time to dye real hard-boiled eggs as part of their Easter...
Today we lost an hour but we say we “sprung forward” in time. There’s a big difference in perception. In fact, when you ask someone today how they feel to loose an hour, and you’ll get negative responses. But ask them if they love having more daylight and the positive remarks will follow....
I'm a fan of American Idol. The first rounds are over and the winners have moved on to Hollywood and the losers have retired to anonymity. What made the successful ones winners? Is it their voice, their personalities, their dancing, their looks? I believe it's all of those things (to an extent). BUT,...
Excuse me, but who are you? (I want to know about you!) These are words that can make you feel good! Someone wants to know you! They care enough to ask. They have reached out to you. But they can also be excruciating. Especially if you have met the person several times before. It...
Well, "they" finally told us. "We're in a Recession". I guess it's hard news to hear, but also delivers information that we've sensed for awhile. Or perhaps the media and the political campaign wanted us to "feel" it for awhile. I had a client send me a "bad news for the industry" pdf...
