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The current economic storm is placing pressure on business across the
country, both large and small. Businesses are forced to make urgent,
quick changes in order to stay afloat. A boat, for example, that is
taking on water may need to take immediate action and turn on the bilge
pump to get the water out of the boat. If the storm pushes water into
the boat faster than the pump can pump it out, we may need to ask
someone to help bail. In some cases, everybody may need to grab a
bucket, cup, or any device and start bailing. When the storm eases, we
can easily relax and go back to business as usual.
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The bankruptcy of General Motors contains
lessons for us all as GM has gone from being the dominant corporation in the
world to the bottom of the heap. King Solomon taught, “Take my instruction,
and not silver, and knowledge rather than the choicest gold” (Proverbs 8:10
NASB).
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bankruptcies are painful, and this has and will hit many people hard, but we
can learn much from this tragic situation.
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Tune in to any financial news broadcast, browse any newspaper, note the houses for sale on your own block, and scan your investments and retirement fund and you’ll find that bad news abounds. Fear can begin to grip us causing us to either freeze up and do nothing or make erratic, emotional and ultimately poor choices. |
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One of the most important aspects of our leadership is developing and demonstrating good listening skills, especially when we are challenged by the negative message. Most of us misjudge how well we encourage others to express concerns. Often, we send signals that we don’t want to hear bad news. |
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One of the most difficult decisions a business leader must make is what to do when you hit that proverbial stonewall. Do we pound on the wall until we breakthrough, or do we quit? Jesus said, “And he said to the vineyard-keeper, ‘Behold, for three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree without finding any. Cut it down! Why does it even use up the ground?’ And he answered and said to him, ‘Let it alone, sir, for this year too, until I dig around it and put in fertilizer; and if it bears fruit next year, fine; but if not, cut it down’” (Luke 13:7-9 NASB). |
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