Living Life In God's Light

Category: Business

  • Meetings, Meetings, Meetings…

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    Linda Shirey
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    Someone shared this video with me and it rang true for so many a strategic meetings I’ve been a part of. This could also be applied in a church context, where meetings can go for hours. It begins with ‘we need to find a pastor’ and ends with plans for outreach, inevitably involving the overcommitAted…

  • Careful, Lasting Growth

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    Linda Shirey
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    “As go the leaders, so goes the church.” (or organization in general) I’ve been thinking about the podcast ‘The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill’ in relation to the book I’ve written (Wolves Among Us). But I’ve also picked up a book about spiritual health (The Elimination of Hurry) and found a crossover quote: “in…

  • Recruitment!

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    Linda Shirey
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    Nikole Rhodes, a Senior HR Professional, published a rather telling post on LinkedIn about the state of the current job search experience. Yet, people had conflicting reactions to this recruitment story. 1. Inconsistency Spotters: Either they took direct or indirect issue with the ‘almost 3 months’ assertion (some said ‘four months’) 2. Affirmers and Commiserators:…

  • Prayer Works

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    Linda Shirey
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    Prayer works. (Not being pushy, just affirming with an example.) Computer went into full-on freakout mode – all day. Browser refreshing 19 times per minute. Can’t get much done. Think about needing a new computer. I thought, “Full moon?” (That’s not a Twilight reference, it’s hospital staff common sense. Ask any nurse or internist –…

  • Not Remotely Hybrid

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    Linda Shirey
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    Conflict among remote, hybrid, and in-office work is a post-Covid battle that continues to rage. Brigette Hyacinth’s LinkedIn post is an needed call for corporate honesty around these policies. Speaking of which, don’t get me started on companies that offer ‘hybrid’ or ‘remote’ in their job description, and then walk that back to ‘this is…

  • The Whistleblower List

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    Linda Shirey
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    Stefanie Costi posted a fairly good list of 14 things she wished she knew before speaking out about workplace bullying. I’m writing a book on bullying in the church (Wolves Among Us), and some of those points are really how it feels to be a whistleblower. The bummer is that these points can also be…