I recently was reading an article by one of my favorite authors, Mike Holmes, about how the Bible is needed in the business world today.  His article got me thinking about the universal applications of the Christian message. Mike wrote about how doing business wrong has no long term sustainability.  Those doing business wrong eventually get discovered and have to pay the cost.  They are going to prison and paying major fines.  Careers are being squashed, and company reputations are smeared. The Bible teaches wisdom on how to associate with others, such as the popular Golden Rule.  There are many other...

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In my past four articles, I have honed in a concept I created called the learning process. It is a system designed around five parts that most people experience when learning something new. The first three of struggle, capable and comfortable are the most common for any skill you are currently performing. Complacency is the fourth stage that many people experience when they are "too comfortable." This is combated with paying more attention to the details. The last stage is one that most people will not achieve. It is reserved for the most dedicated of pupils. It is the mastery...

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Technology is ever evolving. But as technology changes, we are changing, too. Every aspect of our lives is being modified to keep pace with the changes in technology.  There have been a number of reports recently suggesting that companies are checking up on potential employees by Googling them.  More than a few candidates have been rejected based on incriminating photographs posted on their Facebook pages. It seems that the evolution of technology has gone where the younger generation thought it would never go: their parents' generation.  HR Managers have caught on to the fact that the twenty somethings they're...

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This week I am going to dive into part four of a concept I created called the Learning Phase.  This is part four of the five part series, and this one covers complacency.  The first three phases of struggle, capable and comfortable are required to gain a new skill or learn a new task; this one is not required. Complacency is more of a pitfall in the road to learning.  However, it can be a great teacher, too.  Quick review.  We struggle to learn a new task and are clueless.  Then we become capable and still need to have our...

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Commercials used to be a very cost effective and measurable way for businesses to get their messages out to consumers. Thanks to tracking systems such as the Nielsen ratings, advertisers could tailor their message to their specific target market watching certain programs and then measure the results in terms of eyeballs (and ultimately sales). But things have changed recently.  The introduction of the Digital Video Recorder (DVR) has completely rewritten the rules of engagement for television advertising.  It used to be that advertisers could count on the bulk of viewers to sit through the commercials, with allowances for bathroom breaks,...

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