Ever heard the saying, “Flattery will get you nowhere.”? I think whoever wrote that aphorism was likely thinking of the long term effects of flattery. In the short term, flattery can give some advantage…sometimes. There is a kind of guy who loves to flatter. He will take any and every opportunity to sugar-coat his words […]
Good Business Wisdom – Know Your Herds
One of the foundational rules of good business says to “know your business.” Seems obvious, but it is amazing how many people who run businesses are clueless of:
Money Is the Answer to Everything. Or is it?
It is well known that King Solomon, the prolific author of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, had wealth beyond the imagination. His annual royal income, not counting investments, was valued (in today’s money) at approximately 1.1 Billion dollars. And he ruled for forty years.
Hiring Employees the Wise Way
The Bible Proverbs speak to more than merely ethereal things. The Proverbs teach many useful truths affecting our regular life. There is some honestly practical stuff. For example, consider the business wisdom you find there. Business wisdom? Yeah, lots of it. Like hiring employees.
When Words Don’t Matter
You know, we put a lot of weight on the words that others speak of us, don’t we? And for good reason – words do matter, most of the time. They can build up, they can destroy. They can heal, they can injure. But not always…
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