Category: entrepreneurs
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Here’s a link to the 2007 leaked email. The commoditisation of Starbucks. The woman in the grey sweatshirt stood up in front of roughly 100 others at Borders Books’ Chicago State St. location and tearfully told Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, that she’d closed her store and driven all night from her store in Ohio…
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I was looking back at some notes and found these thoughts that I had been asked to prepare as a back up for a Ground Level (our network of churches) leaders meeting. I didn’t get to use them that day so I thought we could enjoy them here Romans 12:6-8 “We have different gifts, according…
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I remembered becoming old enough to vote for the first time and along with that having some interest in politics, mainly so that I was making an informed decision about who I would vote for. I soon realised that whoever I voted for, however, would not make any real difference. People used to say, Put…
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STAY PUT ADD VALUE Below is an interview with Cheryl Bachelder that expertly explains that to leave a legacy as opposed to mere results one has to stay put somewhere. Cheryl A. Bachelder is a passionate restaurant industry executive serving as the CEO Popeyes® Louisiana Kitchen, Inc. Cheryl is known for her crisp strategic thinking,…
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Here’s a list of great books I read in 2015: The Permanent Revolution: Alan Hirsch and Tim Catchim. Best book I have ever read on Apostolic Ministry and the Ephesians 4:11 gifts The Kingdom Conspiracy: Scot McKnight. Pretty much anything by New Testament Scholar, Scott McKnight is excellent. I particularly loved his linking of Kingdom…
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Mitt Romney may be best known for being the Republican candidate who ran against Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential election. But even though Romney didn’t become America’s CEO, he has led companies, organizations, and one state government. He was CEO of Bain & Co. and later cofounded Bain Capital, led the 2002 Salt Lake City U.S.…
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We all want to win! Whether you are the United States Soccer team playing the World Cup, a PTA board member, a local church, or a multinational corporation, we all want to accomplish the vision of the organization. That’s the win. But how do we do it? VISION First, the organization must have a clear,…
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THE MYTH OF MULTITASKING was written by James Clear, jamesclear.com The word priority didn’t always mean what it does today. In his best-selling book, Essentialism(audiobook), Greg McKeown explains the surprising history of the word and how its meaning has shifted over time. The word priority came into the English language in the 1400s. It was singular. It meant the very…
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What It Takes To Change Your Brain’s Patterns After Age 25 Most of our brain’s patterns are solidified by our mid-20s, but it is possible to change your brain’s pathways and patterns with these methods. I recently read this article and found it of great interest. – Enjoy! “In most of us, by the age…
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I’d like to recommend if you are leader in any sphere of life you consider reading LEADERSHIP PAIN by Samuel R Chand. Here are a few take-aways to wet your appetite. You will grow to the threshold of your pain Early Christians understood their vocation as Jesus’ followers to include their own suffering…through it all…
