- The C12 Group - Music City, TN
Christian CEOs & Owners Building GREAT Businesses for a GREATER Purpose
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CEO Briefings
2012 Year End Audit
How Was Your Year? It has become a year-end tradition in each of our C12 groups to take a uniquely Christ-centered retrospective look at the results of our past year’s activities, focusing on the eternal perspective. Taking such an inventory is, of course, a very normal thing to do in the economic dimensions of our businesses. We are all familiar with such measurements as net income, profit margin, ROI, market share, and sales growth. We have devised numerous ways to measure our fiscal effectiveness and it’s important that we use them well. Here we focus on a different set of criteria. In many ways it is much more difficult to measure our results in the ministry or spiritual dimension of our business lives. The whole idea of using our business as a platform for ministry can sometimes seem bewildering as it is not nearly as well ‘codified’ as such routine business processes like filling orders and tracking financial profit or loss.
2012 Bible Reading Plan
I hope you had a great New Year's, and you've enjoyed some memorable time with family, and some time anticipating 2012. I'm excited and hopeful for the year ahead, and grateful God gives us a "clean slate", not just on the turn of each new year, but each moment! Romans 12:2 says "Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect." The transformation and changed thinking happens daily, as we pursue intimacy with Him.
2009 Year End Audit
How Was Your Year? It has become a year-end tradition in each of our C12 groups to take a uniquely Christ-centered retrospective look at the results of our past year’s activities, focusing on the eternal perspective. Taking such an inventory is, of course, a very normal thing to do in the economic dimensions of our businesses. We are all familiar with such measurements as net income, profit margin, ROI, market share, and sales growth. We have devised numerous ways to measure our fiscal effectiveness and it’s important that we use them well. Here we focus on a different set of criteria. In many ways it is much more difficult to measure our results in the ministry or spiritual dimension of our business lives. The whole idea of using our business as a platform for ministry can sometimes seem bewildering as it is not nearly as well ‘codified’ as such routine business processes like filling orders and tracking financial profit or loss.
10 Point Check Up
This C12 10-Point Check-Up is designed to uncover areas of need or opportunity, thereby helping us to head-off problems and make proactive decisions to stay “ahead of the curve.” Since so much of our accounting and operational performance data is historical (i.e., based on prior period activity), we can often end up trying to lead our business like someone who steers a car by looking in the rearview mirror! It’s far better to lead by incorporating forward-looking tools and plans which are merely ‘informed’ by history.
Integrity
Modern dictionaries define ‘integrity’ as “The state of being whole, complete, undivided or undiminished” and “in a sound, unimpaired, or perfect condition.” Synonyms include “incorruptibility, honesty, coherence, entireness, purity, unity, and virtue.” The term is derived from the root word ‘integrate,’ meaning “To make or form into one whole.” For Christians, integrity is a basic virtue and essential character quality. Would it be God-honoring for a Christian to be described as “wholly committed to Christ, but lacking integrity?” Of course not! It doesn’t ‘compute’ for us, does it? Few would seriously argue that integrity isn’t a vital aspect of a fruitful Christian walk. But what does integrity really mean in simple words everyone can grasp? If we can deeply understand it, perhaps we can better cultivate this essential attribute in our everyday lives. As we’re fond of saying in C12, if we can understand something, we can measure it, teach it, manage it, improve it, reinforce it, and celebrate it. Next, let’s consider whether, for Christians, the concept of integrity has an even deeper meaning than the dictionary provides.