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Preface

Mike Smock + Mike WinterPreface—Mike Smock Writing this book has been an illuminating experience for me. I grew up attending Bethlehem United Church of Christ in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I was baptized, attended catechism classes, and was confirmed in 1969. While I always...

Introduction

You will not agree with all of the adages in this book. In fact, some may provoke or even anger you. You will not agree with all of the adages in this book. In fact, some of the adages may provoke or even anger you. Our goal is to encourage Christian business leaders...

Do Not Get Big Fast

Avoid large scale. Small-scale, local enterprises are preferable to large-scale, global enterprises. ADAGEDo Not Get Big Fast———-RESPONSE Avoid large scale. Small-scale, local enterprises are preferable to large-scale, global enterprises. Break apart...

Don't Be a Wet Nurse

Over the past 50 years, there has been an increasing focus on the individual at the expense of the teamADAGEDon’t Be a Wet Nurse———-RESPONSEEveryone reports to someone: a superior, customers, directors, shareholders, the financial community, or...

Authors

Mike Smock was born and raised in Ann Arbor, went to MSU, then moved across the country with stops in Chicago, Salt Lake, and San Francisco before recently resettling in DeWitt, Michigan. Mike has been married for more than 40 years to his high school sweetheart and...

Go with God

Pray. There comes a time when you need to throw away the spreadsheets, silence the advisors, tear up the plan, and go with God. ADAGEGo with God———-RESPONSEPray. There comes a time when you need to throw away the spreadsheets, silence the advisors,...

Get Off the Bench

Get on the field. Play the game. ADAGEGet Off the Bench———-RESPONSEGet on the field. Play the game. Contemporary business leaders face a deluge of daily distractions that will pull them away from making sales calls, inspecting production equipment,...

Warriors Lead the Way

Remove all technocrats from the line of fire.ADAGEWarriors Lead the Way———-RESPONSERemove all technocrats from the line of fire. These are the folks who are always afraid of offending someone. Who quiver when receiving three customer complaints on a...