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• Your Spouse

(Proverbs 1914)
14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,
but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

• Include him / her in every major decision
• Key personnel issues (hiring, etc.)

• Make family time and vacation time a priority
• To think
• To enjoy spouse
• To enjoy children

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2. Council of Advisors
(Eccl. 49-12)

• 9 Two are better than one, because they have a
  good return for their work
• 10 If one falls down, his friend can help him up.
  But pity the man who falls and has no one to help
  him up!
• 11Also, if two lie down together, they will keep
  warm. But how can one keep warm alone?
• 12 Though one may be overpowered, two can defend
  themselves. A cord of three strands is not
  quickly broken.

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2. Council of Advisors
(Eccl. 49-12)

• Best interests at heart
• Not involved in your business
• Will ask the hard questions
• Support in times of stress and when you need
  wisdom and encouragement

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3. Employee Relations
(I Kings 714)
14 whose mother was a widow from the tribe of
Naphtali and whose father was a man of Tyre and a
craftsman in bronze. Huram was highly skilled and
experienced in all kinds of bronze work. He came
to King Solomon and did all the work assigned to
him.
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3. Employee Relations
(I Kings 714)

• Treat like family be genuinely concerned
• Hire slowly, fire quickly
• Attitude outweighs ability
• Find their passion find a fit
• Strong company culture
• Relationships provide the true foundation for
  all of your success in the marketplace

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4. Customers (Ecclesiastes. 75)
5 It is better to heed a wise man's rebuke than
to listen to the song of fools.

• Get out and visit your customers
• Take advantage of conventions and trade shows
• Listen to their wants and needs
• Work to find a solution
• Keep your promises

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5. Vendors (2 Kings 47)
7 She went and told the man of God, and he said,
"Go, sell the oil and pay your debts. You and
your sons can live on what is left."

• Respect your vendors
• Develop true partnerships
• Pay bills on time
• Do not take advantage of them
• Ally in getting new customers

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6. Accounting (Proverbs 2723)
23 Be sure you know the condition of your flocks,
give careful attention to your herds

• Make timely, accurate accounting a priority
• Understand margins, break-even points, fixed and
  variable expenses
• Watch cash flow daily / weekly
• Become an expert on pricing
• Build business on profit with prudent use of debt.

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7. Agreements (Luke 1258)
58As you are going with your adversary to the
magistrate, try hard to be reconciled to him on
the way, or he may drag you off to the judge, and
the judge turn you over to the officer, and the
officer throw you into prison.
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7. Agreements (Luke 1258)

• Put all agreements in writing
• One page should be sufficient for key points
• Clear understandings in the beginning will help
  avoid most lawsuits
• Settle disagreements quickly
• Avoid time and expense of court if at all possible

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8. The Competition (2 Sam 71)
1 After the king was settled in his palace and
the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies
around him

• Make friends with competitors
• Watching and learning from them makes you a
  better business leader
• May become useful acquisitions or alliance
  partners

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9. Profits (Proverbs 1125 229)
25 He who brings trouble on his family will
inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant
to the wise.  9 A generous man will himself be
blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
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9. Profits (Proverbs 1125 229)

• Be generous
• Community
• Employees
• Save for the future
• Share in the companys success
• Caring and generous leaders attract followers

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10. Other Leaders (Proverbs 1920)
20 Listen to advice and accept instruction, and
in the end you will be wise.

• Value input of other leaders
• Regular small group involvement
• Learning
• Accountability
• Practice the habit of continual learning
• Mentor the next generation

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CONCLUSION
These 10 Lessons learned will

• Keep you on the right path
• Provide eternal values and build peer
  relationships and,
• A strong foundation can withstand any attack on
  you as a leader or upon your firm

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Key Contacts

• Pastors Jon Cook
• Email Jonc_at_fcci.org
• Pastors Study www.fcci.org
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• Business Leaders Michelle Wild
• USA Home Office (OKC, OK)
• Email michelle_at_fcci.org
• Web page www.christatwork.com

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