Christian Based Companies
Nearly 10% of all the companies that I have personally worked with over the past 35 years describe themselves as “Christian Based”. The Christian based companies have an exceptional acknowledgment of Jesus in their daily lives, love of the Bible, and they believe in the power of prayer. They read from the Bible either at home or at the office and often with their employees. Many begin each meeting with prayer. Everyone I have met in the Christian based companies are wonderful, consistent people who care deeply about their faith, their customers, their family and their employees.
The nature of my business, the Burruano Group, consists of defining and implementing corrections to problems involving employee accountability, profit, compensation and revenue. During the course of my work, I have discovered that each one of the Christian based companies experiences the same problems common to every other company we have worked with over the years, Christian based or not.
One of the unique challenges I have encountered in working with this group is that when they have an over dependence on prayer and family ties, they become paralyzed. They are unable to take “ACTION”. As I’ve said to each of them, “You were already successful or you wouldn’t be in a position to retain our current firm. You have been given a blessing in the continued existence of your business. Realize that many businesses fail early on, yet you have made it this far!”
What they often forget is the charge in the Bible to “Stewardship”, which is a responsibility to take the gift you have received, use it and act upon it. Neither prayer alone, nor love of family and employees alone, “gets it done” in the business world or in life.
Acting with discipline, accountability and standards, and moving forward to implement your desired and achievable results, coupled with a faith based culture in your organization, “gets it done”. Accept your responsibility as a “Steward” to act and use the gift you’ve been given by God.
