INTEGRITY IDEA: Take Off Your ShoesWe don't mean literally, although there may be times when that is appropriate. "Take Off Your Shoes" is about a faithful leader prayerfully treating their workplace as sacred ground where God is already present, rather than a secular environment that...
Over the last seven years, we have been laying out and expanding on a model for moving from "personal faithfulness" to "organizational faithfulness"—moving toward what we call Integriosity®. It is time to pause, take a breath, and look back over the last 350 posts as...
This post is about encouraging faithful leaders to trust God enough to answer the call to stewardship in the Creation Mandate and embrace fully its potential by crossing the Safety/Surrender Gap to pursue what we call faithful stewardship rather than being satisfied with what we...
Leading with faithful integrity through business a better way toward Biblical flourishing requires getting across four "gaps": Sunday/Monday, Sacred/Secular, Knowing/Doing and Safety/Surrender. Unfortunately, because of business as usual pressure and faith as usual detours, many well-intentioned leaders get stuck. The first three are "wisdom" gaps,...
INTEGRITY IDEA: Forbid FearAlthough Scripture certainly warns against fear of man, "Forbid Fear" is not about telling people to be unafraid. "Forbid Fear" is about implementing policies and practices that cultivate a culture in which fear is neither used to manage people nor encouraged as...
INTEGRITY IDEA: Fortify Fatherhood"Fortify Fatherhood" is about adopting practices and benefits that are specifically designed to encourage and support fathers in being present, engaged, and loving parents. It recognizes that children generally flourish more fully when raised in a healthy and intact family with a...
INTEGRITY IDEA: Be a Ghostbuster"Be a Ghostbuster" does not involve Bill Murray or Dan Aykroyd, and it is not about exorcism or deliverance. "Be a Ghostbuster" is about a faithful leader implementing policies and practices to ensure that the organization does not permit what have...
INTEGRITY IDEA: Forbid a "Forgiveness Strategy"You may be wondering how the pursuit of faithful integrity through alignment with Biblical beliefs, principles, and priorities could call for forbidding forgiveness when forgiveness is such a central Biblical principle. Forgiveness as a strategy is very different from forgiveness...
People who profess a Biblical faith should not settle for accepting “Labor Day” as merely a national holiday that has lost its historic meaning and become associated with picnics, barbecues, and vacations. Instead, they can use it as an opportunity to help restore God’s original and...
INTEGRITY IDEA: Pay Caesar"Pay Caesar" is about faithful leaders resisting the business as usual temptation to reduce their organization's tax obligations through arrangements that undermine the bigger WHYs of leading with faithful integrity through business a better way toward Biblical flourishing—Humanizing People, Beautifying the World,...
INTEGRITY IDEA: 86 the 1099"86 the 1099" is about faithful leaders resisting the business as usual temptation to replace W-2 employees with 1099 independent contractors primarily to reduce labor costs, shift risk, and increase managerial flexibility. ("86" is an old slang term for getting rid...
ESSENCE: From time to time, current events lead us to revisit—albeit from a slightly different angle—a topic we have covered in a prior post. This is one of those times, and the topic is priorities. The current event is a New York Times investigative piece...
INTEGRITY IDEA: Practice Three-Dimensional Speech"Practice Three-Dimensional Speech" is about a faithful leader turning upward and inward before speaking outward, pausing to pray to God, asking the Holy Spirit to guide the response, and examining the motives and emotions within their heart before speaking to another...
INTEGRITY IDEA: Transform Through Titles"Transform Through Titles" is about a faithful leader ensuring that the job titles and department titles used in the organization reflect and reinforce the pursuit of faithful integrity through business a better way toward Biblical flourishing, rather than silently undermining that...
INTEGRITY IDEA: Support Sweet Sleep at Work"Support Sweet Sleep at Work" is not about encouraging employees to sleep on the job—it is about implementing workplace practices that encourage and enable employees to get adequate and restorative sleep at home. It recognizes that sleep deprivation is...
INTEGRITY IDEA: Celebrate Accomplishments"Celebrate Accomplishments" is about a faithful leader cultivating an organizational culture in which team accomplishments are celebrated with all those who contributed. It recognizes the importance, in the pursuit of faithful integrity through business a better way toward Biblical flourishing, of not...
ESSENCE: As a faithful leader pursuing faithful integrity through business a better way toward Biblical flourishing, you do not want your organization to be a Biblical "but," and you certainly do not want to be one yourself. Scripture gives us powerful illustrations of what that...
INTEGRITY IDEA: Don't Water the WineIn the famous Biblical story of the wedding at Cana, Jesus performed his first miracle by turning water into fine wine when the wedding wine ran out. The master of the feast was particularly impressed because it was better than...
ESSENCE: You may be asking, "Why is Integrous promoting becoming a workaholic?" As we have shown in the past, adding the qualifier "faithful" or "Biblical" to a cultural word can turn it on its head, and Jesus loved turning the world's thinking on its head....
INTEGRITY IDEA: Harness Parking PowerFor organizations that provide parking, "Harness Parking Power" is about a faithful leader prayerfully discerning ways to use choice spots to recognize, honor, reward, or support stakeholders. It is not about saving the best spaces for the most senior staff, as...
INTEGRITY IDEA: Ask for an Autograph"Ask for an Autograph" is about faithful leaders implementing practices that make the people behind an organization's products visible. It is about finding ways to allow customers to learn about the humans whose skill, care, and labor went into the...
ESSENCE: Oswald Chambers asks the question, "Suppose God tells you to do something that is an enormous test of your common sense, totally against it. What will you do? Will you hold back?" It is a challenging question for a faithful leader of an organization...
ESSENCE: If you don't follow legal industry news, you probably missed a recent and rather extraordinary court order that sanctioned a prominent law firm and detailed how the culture of an organization can blind people to the point that they convince themselves something clearly wrong...
INTEGRITY IDEA: Faithfully "Applefy" Your CultureFollowing the announcement that Tim Cook would be stepping down as CEO of Apple, the Wall Street Journal asked him what advice he would pass down to his successor. Cook’s answer offers two leadership principles that are worth receiving—but also...
INTEGRITY IDEA: Don't Fake It to Make It"Don't Fake It to Make It" is about faithful leaders resisting the pressure and temptation to mimic, adopt, or rationalize business as usual practices in order to "succeed" personally in their career or for the organization they lead...
AI is constantly in the news, and this will be our third post in an "AI trilogy". It is inspired by a deeply disturbing conversation recounted by Elon Musk in which Larry Page reportedly called Musk a "speciesist" for taking the side of humanity over...
We have had other topics in the wings, but news in the last week brought us right back to the relationship between "humanity," technology, and God's purpose for work and organizations. The inspiration for this post came from two articles--one about using technology to verify...
INTEGRITY IDEA: Banish the BurnRecently Fast Company published a series of articles on a growing crisis of manager "burnout". "Banish the Burn" is about a faithful leader putting in place practices to identify potential manager burnout, understand its sources, care for managers experiencing burnout, and...
INTEGRITY IDEA: Pour a FoundationA few people have asked if we were planning something special for the 100th Integrity Idea. We weren't. What arrived, though, may be the most important of all 100. Integrity Idea 100 is about when a faithful leader should ignore the...
Anecdotally, it seems that more people began using the term Resurrection Day this year instead of Easter. It helpfully and meaningfully moves attention away from colored eggs, chocolates, and the Easter Bunny. More importantly, it makes us think about "resurrection living," which includes "resurrection working."...
In a world increasingly shaped by machines, faithful leaders must prayerfully discern not just what they produce, but how—and by whom. In a world of AI and robotics, the real question is not what we produce—but who we become. As AI and robotics make it...
INTEGRITY IDEA: Take a WalkOur last two posts focused on communications by faithful leaders that prioritize relationships, community, human dignity, and flourishing—saying "Good Morning" and "I'm Sorry." "Take a Walk" is an equally free way to facilitate informal communication. It is about a faithful leader...
INTEGRITY IDEA: Ace ApologiesIn our last post, we talked about faithful leaders taking the time to say, "Good Morning". This post is focused on an equally free and even more important communication. "Ace Apologies" is about a faithful leader saying, "I'm Sorry." A sincere apology...
INTEGRITY IDEA: Morning Manners Matter"Morning Manners Matter" is about as simple—and free—as an Integrity Idea can get. It is about a faithful leader taking the time to say "Good Morning" to employees they encounter when arriving at work. "Morning Manners Matter" recognizes the power of...
INTEGRITY IDEA: Choose Counselors with CareEvery leader receives counsel. The only question is whether that counsel reinforces conviction or erodes it. "Choose Counselors with Care" is about ensuring that a faithful leader is getting advice and counsel from people who have the wisdom to offer...
For any patriotic American, this past Sunday was an exciting day watching the United States men's hockey team win a gold medal--the first in 46 years. When Jack Hughes set aside NHL rivalries to play for Team USA, he showed the power of knowing whose...
In a moment when boards demand momentum, markets demand optics, and disengaged employees seek connection, "servant leadership" can be seen as an attractive management strategy. Servant leadership is popular among faithful leaders because it is the type of leadership modelled by Jesus, and it is...
ESSENCE: Everyone who watched the Super Bowl faced decisions--some harder than others. Decisions that flow from identity and conviction--like cheering for the Pats when you are a diehard Pats fan--are "easy" to make. In the pursuit of faithful integrity through business a better way toward...
INTEGRITY IDEA: Flip the Tip"Flip the Tip" is about faithful leaders changing their business model to "flip" tipping, returning it to an opportunity for customer generosity rather than an expected customer subsidy for inadequate wages. It recognizes that it is the employer's Biblical obligation to...
INTEGRITY IDEA: Be a Barnabas"Be a Barnabas" is about a faithful leader prayerfully and intentionally looking for opportunities to encourage those they lead. Encouragement says, "I see you," "I see something in you," and "I see something beyond you." It recognizes the power of words...
INTEGRITY IDEA: Listen to the Silent Screams"Listen to the Silent Screams" is about a faithful leader putting in place practices to understand how employees really feel about their work and their jobs. At a time when hashtags like "Great Resignation", "Quiet Quitting", "Great Detachment", "Quiet...
INTEGRITY IDEA: Celebrate Lives"Celebrate Lives" is about a faithful leader implementing practices that intentionally remember, honor and celebrate members of the organization who have died. It recognizes the Imago Dei in those departed--dignity that does not end at death--as well as the importance of relationships...
INTEGRITY IDEA: Adopt One Small Beautiful Act in 2026"Adopt One Small Beautiful Act in 2026" has nothing to do with what you might be thinking. It is the start of a new Integrous tradition--a January reminder that "beautiful" doesn't require "big". In fact, "big" can...
New Year's Eve is a time usually focused on the hope and possibilities of the year to come. It is a day that tempts us to focus only on putting the past behind. But faithful leaders seeking to lead with faithful integrity in alignment with...
In our last post, we urged faithful leaders to get more overt about their faith at Christmas. In keeping with our Christmas "reindeer dust" tradition, this post is about going deeper than surface overtness in 2026--because overtness is not a proxy for faithfulness. Sometimes good-intentioned...
INTEGRITY IDEA: Go Beyond a Tree at Christmas"Go Beyond a Tree" is about faithful leaders displaying tasteful faith-inspired objects, such as a nativity scene or Advent wreath, in the workplace at Christmas rather than just a Christmas tree. It recognizes that the Christmas has been...
INTEGRITY IDEA: Goldplate Your Offboard Auto-Replies"Goldplate Your Offboard Auto-Replies" is about applying the Golden Rule when creating policies for the form of e-mail auto-reply used when a human being is "offboarded"--leaves an organization, whether voluntarily or involuntarily. A simple auto-reply may feel trivial, but small...
INTEGRITY IDEA: Encourage "Pinocchio Marketing"Confused? Don't worry--we are not advocating deceptive marketing that causes a faithful leader's nose to grow. "Encourage Pinocchio Marketing" is about faithful leaders cultivating a marketing culture with a heart for the qualities that allowed Pinocchio to become a real boy--bravery,...
We are continuing our Thanksgiving tradition of "Turkey/Profit" reflections (with a new mashed potatoes twist this year). What would the turkey--the centerpiece--represent if your Thanksgiving celebration were a business? Our conclusion: the turkey is usually profit, but it shouldn't be. Profit should be the oven...
INTEGRITY IDEA: Whisper, Just Don't Dilute"Whisper, Just Don't Dilute" is about a faithful leader being courageous in sharing as TRUTH (and not merely as "wisdom" or "tradition") the faith that informs their leadership and inspires the bigger WHY of the organization, even if the leader...