Over my career, I’ve learned to start monthly performance management meetings by talking about people and organizational issues, then the business and finally financials. This may seem like a small change, but it reinforced a culture that put employees at the center.

Often, Jesus taught in parables. A parable is a simple story that provides profound wisdom regarding the most important realities in life. Jesus was able to tell us about the heart of God and our role in His kingdom in incredibly simple ways.

“Employees, rather than customers or shareholders, are the most important stakeholders in your organization.” – Harvard Business Review

Ambition should be a catalyst for good, yet too many of us set our ambition and goals on things that don’t last.

"With the world so set on tearing itself apart, it doesn't seem like such a bad thing for me to want to put a little bit of it back together." – Desmond Doss

"The goal of life is not accomplishment, it’s formation into the image of Jesus." – Jon Tyson

You can’t cancel culture. You can’t change culture. You can only make new culture. As Andy Crouch says, “The only way to change culture is to create more of it.”

Jonathan Knowles from the Harvard Business Review explains: Despite its sudden elevation in corporate life,” the authors write, “purpose remains a confusing topic.” They argue that a primary cause of this confusion is that the word is used in three senses. The authors offer advice about identifying what sort of purpose will best suit your company without misrepresenting it.

The opposite of ambition is not humility — it’s sloth, timidity, lack of courage. Playing it safe isn’t humble. - James K.A. Smith