184 Fully Committed
Honoring commitments is more than just doing what you say you will do. Honoring commitments means helping others keep their commitments to you too.
Oct 03, 2021•14 min
By Your Life
BY YOUR LIFE is a podcast that will inspire, empower, support, challenge, and encourage you to connect Sunday with Monday through Friday in a secular, business world. It is our desire to help you live your Catholic faith in the marketplace and to discover that it is good for business. We believe that most best practices in business can be linked to Holy Scripture and our Catholic traditions. BY YOUR LIFE hopes to offer you practical ways to go forth and glorify God by your life.
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183 Getting to the Root of the Problem
A manager has the authority to direct the work of those who directly report to him or her. A leader, on the other hand, is one who influences others to achieve great things. You don’t have to be given authority to do this, you just need to take responsibility for it.
Sep 26, 2021•14 min
182 Mission Unites
If what you are doing or how you are doing it doesn’t contribute to the mission, you should question why and how you are doing it.
Sep 19, 2021•14 min
181 New Thinking Required
When things go wrong, we look for someone to blame. Instead we should expect things to go wrong because human intellect isn’t capable of fully synthesizing the complexity of issues and what is efficient, isn’t necessarily the right thing to do.
Sep 12, 2021•14 min
180 Be Open
Feedback is as much of a gift when it is given as when it is received. Yet many organizations suffer from a lack of accountability because people aren’t comfortable giving and receiving feedback. Effective feedback is truth wrapped in mercy.
Sep 05, 2021•13 min
179 Stop Deluding Yourselves
Your vision, mission and values are the blueprint for the business you want to build. Are they gathering dust on a shelf or are they honored and lived by each person in your organization?
Aug 29, 2021•15 min
178 What Do You Choose?
Pride gets in our way at work. It prevents us from accepting honest feedback, blocks us from accepting new information, leads us to make excuses, and affects our trustworthiness.
Aug 22, 2021•11 min
177 A Great Sign
A great brand image communicates what it promises. A great company culture delivers on the promise the brand communicates. When this happens, both employees and customers engage with the brand.
Aug 15, 2021•14 min
176 The Whole Story
In communication, efficiency and effectiveness are not the same things.
Aug 06, 2021•15 min
175 Your Lack of Belief Matters
Our behaviors follow our beliefs, and our results follow behaviors. So, if you lack belief, it matters.
Aug 01, 2021•16 min
174 100 Percent Available
Edmund Burke wrote, “ Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little .” Don’t make that mistake.
Jul 25, 2021•14 min
173 Compassion in Action
Great leaders know they need to take care of their employees and don’t sacrifice the welfare of their people for the benefit of their customers or shareholders.
Jul 18, 2021•15 min
172 Called to a Unique Duty
The only place anyone can get anything done is in the present. It resides in between learning from the past and visioning the future.
Jul 11, 2021•18 min
171 Powerful Paradoxes
It is not a question of either a market economy or a moral economy, but rather a market economy that is successful precisely because it is based on moral truths.
Jul 04, 2021•16 min
170 Stomp Out Envy
Fairness desires to right a wrong, but envy’s desire is to wrong a right. Envy destroys teamwork because it destroys relationships, and it brings death to collaboration because it destroys trust.
Jun 27, 2021•15 min
169 Blessed by the Storm
Hurricane season has started, and experts recommend we be prepared. It is also best to prepare to weather the storms of life.
Jun 20, 2021•16 min
168 Made to Be Courageous
To become our best selves, we need to be courageous.
Jun 13, 2021•13 min
167 Come Together
The act of physically sharing a table and eating with others at work creates a sense of community while building a collaborative environment. It’s the sign of a healthy home and can be equally indicative of a healthy workplace.
Jun 04, 2021•15 min
166 Collaborative Relationships
Collaboration is essential for any group of people who share a vision or mission and want to work together to achieve their common goal.
May 31, 2021•14 min
165 Spirit of Truth
Good leaders know that the best decisions are made when all possible alternatives have been debated. Good leaders are critical thinkers who are seeking the truth.
May 23, 2021•12 min
164 Sharing Friendship
Networking is a common practice in business. If I know someone who I think might help you in some way, I’m happy to introduce you. It is the natural thing to do.
May 17, 2021•14 min
163 A Culture of Love
Love in the workplace can be complicated but studies have shown that creating a culture of love can be good for business.
May 09, 2021•21 min
162 Remaining Loyal
The best thing for our businesses is for us to want every person to succeed. As logical as this sounds, we all know that this isn’t what happens. Having another person’s best interests at heart can be a big challenge in the workplace. Somehow it is easier to volunteer at a soup kitchen or go on mission trips than to recognize the person sitting next to you at work is hungry for a word of encouragement.
May 02, 2021•15 min
161 Follow the Voice
There is so much noise in the world! We are constantly bombarded with “stuff” clamoring for our attention. Who should we listen to? Listening to the right voice will change your life.
Apr 25, 2021•13 min
160 Ignorance is Not Bliss
When an employee doesn’t do the job the way you want them to do it, it is because they are ignorant. Who’s responsible for curing their ignorance? You are. And they are, but they can’t do it without you.
Apr 17, 2021•15 min
159 Trust Me, Show Me
Each person has a unique set of knowledge and experiences that they bring to bear when solving problems and making decisions. These natural differences that are at the same time complementary and cause conflict.
Apr 11, 2021•15 min
158 The Challenge of Change
Being the change you wish to see in the world, is easier said than done. Sometimes just doing it is the only way to get it done.
Apr 05, 2021•15 min
157 Remembered Forever
The smallest things that we say or do can leave a lasting impression on people. The question is, is that impression favorable or unfavorable?
Mar 28, 2021•15 min
156 No Gimmes
Our lives are filled with rules. There are rules that govern any organization, club, team or business and there are those who accept and live by the rules and those who think they are unimportant.
Mar 21, 2021•12 min
155 Life After
Fear of dying leads to fear of living life to the fullest. The good news is that those who have had near-death experiences universally say death is not to be feared. So go ahead and live an abundant life.
Mar 12, 2021•17 min
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