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God’s complete role model
It’s notable that the Wife of Noble Character described in the Epilogue of Proverbs “supplies the merchants with sashes,” which means she markets products to other businesspeople, making her a business-to-business marketer (Proverbs 31:24). Even more notable, however, is the fact that she is one of very few people in all of scripture who God seems to hold up as a complete role model. All of her behavior, as far as we know, is laudable. And what is her occupation? She’s a marketer! — David Hagenbuch in Honorable Influence: A Christian’s Guide to Faithful Marketing (reviewed on following page)
Board diversity
just the right thing to do from a societal perspective, it’s the right thing to do from a corporate performance perspective, because you get better outcomes. — Rob Brouwer, KPMG partner and Ontario chapter chair of the Institute of Corporate Directors, in the Globe & Mail
Her own business
workplace, especially in the business world.... It is no surprise to me that capable women are leaving companies in droves and starting their own businesses. I am convinced that this is due not only to lack of personal opportunities but also to work environments that don’t value women’s gifts and therefore inhibit their growth and development. — Robin A. Sheerer in No More Blue Mondays
You get better decision-making from boards that are more diverse. It’s not Women, I’ve found, often have a harder time than men identifying their gifts and talking about them. Their mothers have trained them to be modest and unassuming and not to talk about themselves in a way that anyone could interpret as bragging. And many of the special qualities women have to contribute, such as sensitivity to relationships, historically have not been valued in the
Real life?
For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin — real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way. Something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life. — Alfred D’Souza
Call a pro
You wouldn’t believe the number of fires caused by amateurish wiring. One of the most dangerous guys in the city is the home handyman, and the second most dangerous guy is his brother-inlaw. — Winnipeg arson investigator Ken Swan in Report on Business magazine
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