On this episode, Al Erisman shares business and leadership lessons from the life of Joseph, showing how Joseph provides a helpful example for those who want to solve problems in the marketplace.
Albert M. (Al) Erisman is the Executive in Residence at the Seattle Pacific University School of Business, Government and Economics, and the past Director for the Center for Integrity in Business at Seattle Pacific University (SPU). He teaches business ethics and business and technology subjects at SPU and also edits Ethix magazine (www.ethix.org).
He's on the review board for The Center for Christianity in Business’ Christian Business Review at Houston Baptist University.
In April 2001, Al completed a 32-year career at The Boeing Company, where for the last 10 years he was Director of R&D for computing and mathematics.
He has a Ph.D. in applied mathematics from Iowa State University.
Al has been on numerous boards for science and technology including projects for the National Academy. He is also a board member for several startup companies. He has a passion for issues related to faith and work and serves on the board of advisors for Theology of Work Project and Kiros, a Christians in Business organization in the Seattle area.
Al has been married to Nancy for 59 years, and they have three children and seven grandchildren.
He’s the author of several books, including the one we’re going to focus on today: The Accidental Executive: Lessons on Business, Faith and Calling from the Life of Joseph.
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On this episode, Dave Hataj shares the long and difficult process he went through to rebuild his manufacturing company’s culture on Christian values.
Dave Hataj is president and co-owner of Edgerton Gear, Inc., a second -generation family business in rural Wisconsin where he has worked for over 30 years. Dave has developed a culture that empowers people to make decisions that affect their work, and that creates a vision in employees for the significant contribution they make to the world through their calling in their workplace.
He is a Journeyman machinist, has a BA from University of California, Irvine, a Masters of Christian Studies from Regent College in Vancouver BC, and a doctorate from Bakke Graduate University, developing a curriculum called Craftsman with Character. The course introduces high school students to the trades and manufacturing as an excellent career path, while developing character and soft skills.
He is the author of Good Work: How Blue Collar Business Can Change Lives, Communities, and the World. (Moody Publishers April 2020)
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On this episode, Benson Agbortogo shares business systems established by God that will never fail.
While living in his native African homeland at age 13, Benson embarked on a quest to eradicate poverty. He became a missionary pastor with the purpose of helping people dedicate their lives to God but noticed most people still struggled economically and lived in financial poverty.
Since then, Benson created the Consistent Profit Tree System which helps business owners and entrepreneurs in the construction and service industries generate more profit while working fewer hours.
He has authored 4 books, including The Business System That Never Fails.
Benson’s FREE ebook available at https://www.consistentprofittree.com/ebook.
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