Are Significant Businesses the Solution to Our Current Malaise?

by Dave Kahle

By now, every reasonably well-informed, thoughtful adult realizes that we are in unprecedented times – and that the future of America is in jeopardy.

        In case you’ve missed it, here’s a bullet list of some of the currents moving through our culture that are merging to create an incredibly turbulent, dangerous environment:

• An unprecedented pace of change
• Growing complexity in almost every area of our lives
• Constant pressures on time
• A growing influence of social media
• The death of objective journalism
• A deluge of distractions
• Growing penchant for emotional, mob-based decisions
• A lack of adherence to rational thinking and proven processes
• Rejection of traditional institutions
• A growing sense of entitlement at every level
• A disregard toward personal responsibility
• A growing disdain for the rule of law

How Do I Integrate My Faith with Day-to-Day Business 

Activities?

Get this new free E-book from Dave Kahle

Create a plan to make a difference.

It may be that you look at these trends and don’t see any danger in them.  If so, this article is probably not for you.  But, if you agree that it is a mess of Biblical proportions, then the question immediately goes to solutions:  What should we do?

What Can We Do?

       One classic response is to “be the change we want to see in the world.” While this is timeless wisdom and is just as true today as in previous generations, our unprecedented mess calls us to be more proactive than just attending to our own families and lives.

        We all understand that a small group or a team can be more effective and have greater influence than just one person. Whereas one person can certainly make a difference to those around him/her, a group of people working in concert can have a disproportionately larger impact.

         So, banding together with like-minded people seems more effective. But, what if, instead of considering forming a new group to promote things like rationality and respect for one another, we utilized the groups that were already there?

         Most of us are already a part of a group that values rational thinking and real relationships – that group is assembled in the businesses we lead and work within. What if significant businesses could...CLICK HERE TO READ FULL ARTICLE.

The recent Disney debacle holds a lesson for Christian business people. Let’s look past the message to the actions which gave rise to it.