Let’s face it. Not everything is under our control. We might like to control more, but we can’t. Wanting to feel in control is a natural emotion but sometimes just impossible. There is a little-known psychological hack, though. If we get an influence strategy, we feel in control. This article outlines the approach and provides a matrix to help you prepare your strategy.

Yep. We’ve all had at least one “difficult” boss in our career. Most of the time, we tolerate them for a while and then move on. But maybe we are to do more. We put our thoughts in this audio segment about what we think God would have us do.

Have you ever felt unmotivated in your work? Silly question. We all have.

One of our members asked what the Bible has for them when they feel unmotivated.

We answered their question in this audio clip. Perhaps it will help you as well.

Leaders get lost at times. You’ve likely had the experience of being unable to come up with a solution to a challenge. It leaves us feeling small and inadequate. What if we told you there is a source of knowledge that spans far beyond our comprehension? Well, there is, and in this audio segment, we point to the source. (We’ve included a downloadable PDF transcript if you prefer to read it instead.)

Work roles can be complicated, especially when others try to do your job. And if your boss is doing your job, there are bigger problems to solve. Here is an audio segment that looks at what is really going on.

Maybe we have this whole employee engagement all wrong. Maybe they lack the permission to do so. In this audio, we make the case for the power of granting permission to engage to employees.