“… most Millennials enjoy being coached and mentored – remember they had a unique relationship with their parents and teachers in this regard. Offer them pointers and tips on workplace etiquette. You will probably find that they are grateful for advice that will help them move up the professional ladder and achieve the greater responsibilities that they want.  It can be a win-win situation.” – Lancaster and Stillman The M-Generation You have hired, or if you run family busine

“Yes, I am entitled to apply for a vice president’s job. I was a community organizer for two years and have been here a year already!” – A Millennial What is the singular greatest complaint leveled against Millennials? Many employers would say that this generation sees each new undertaking with a “sense of entitlement” that is entirely out of proportion to their age and experience. After all, as the M-generation sees it, shouldn’t they at least be allowed to apply for a vice

Planning for Emergencies and Crises at Your Church In our last column, we discussed the phases necessary to develop your church security plan. Develop a planning team. Facilitate a discussion and risk assessment using the Collaborative Informed Consent model. Draft your goals and objectives. To write and use your plan, use the six specific steps explained below. “Without prophetic vision, the people shall perish …” Proverbs 29:18 All planning begins with a vision. Your team s

A OneNewsNow.com survey of 4000 churches in 2008 found that 75% of them had no security plans! “Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood.” Acts 20:28 “More guns are not the simple answer,” says Terry Mattingly at GetReligion.org. After the November Texas shooting, many small churches reacted by seeking a qualified Carry Concealed Weapons holder.  A reacti

Churches, like any other businesses in today’s environment, must take steps to ensure the safety of their congregations. Because emergencies happen to all businesses, a thoughtful and resilient emergency plan of action is prudent. As of December 19, 108 people were killed in churches in 2017. When an active shooter on November 5, 2017, killed 26 people and wounded 20 at a rural Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Texas,  media, public, and political concerns reached a new h

The Kathy Griffin debacle is the drama of the week for Hollywood celebrities attempting to regain purchase with the American public. Posing with a decapitated head of the President with blood dripping to the floor and a smirk on her face, Ms. Griffin somehow equated this with comedy and art giving no concern to the horrors that many families who have been defiled by ISIS in the same manner nor the trauma brought upon the President’s son. Of course, her followers and those of

When McGill University had to cancel classes due to a water main break recently, it reminds all of us of the importance of being prepared for such an infrastructure crisis. While most organizations conduct table-top exercises for major disasters even an infrastructure problem can become a major media issue. When contemplating and planning for table-top exercises a comprehensive situational assessment review is essential. Doing a campus “walk-about” with key managers dealing w