Archive for June, 2009
Less is More
Vivek Wadhwa’s article titled “Why Less Is More for Startups” in Business Week (see http://tinyurl.com/moreless) has some great insights for church planters. David Townsend and Lowell Busenitz recently released a study of 79 startup companies funded over a 10 year period. The key findings of the study show the pitfalls of too much funding too [...]
Set Apart
I’ve had the privilege of leading Paterson Life Planning sessions for two friends recently. The two day process is intense but rewarding. I went through the process myself earlier this year. It is transformational. The process clarifies at a personal level who God created us to be (purpose), where he created us to go (vision), [...]
Is Leadership Overrated?
I rarely blog and I’ve never written publicly about my 15 years at Naval Reactors (NR). After nearly 10 years in ministry (post NR), I find myself increasingly reflecting on the principles I experienced at the premiere engineering organization in the world. First up: Is Leadership Overrated? Check out http://www.envisaging.org/doing-a-job/. This is an excerpt by [...]
Are you a purse swinger?
You are walking down the street. All of a sudden there is a huge public stir. You see an old lady aggressively (almost violently) and chaotically swinging her purse in circles and shrieking at the top of her lungs. The scene immediately gets your attention as she appears in distress. Her eyes are closed so [...]
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