The Rooftop Blog- The 2019 state of the union: a Trump triumph February 9, 2019As you may recall if you’ve followed my social media accounts, I have never been a supporter of Donald Trump. He has behaved badly throughout his life and he’s been consistent to that standard in his personal behavior as President. … Continue reading →
- An Inheritance for Christmas Future December 4, 2018This was prepared for a 2018 family devotional collection on the theme of Christmas past, present, and future. The observance of Christmas in Dickens story is the tableau upon which is built a morality play on the consequences of goodness … Continue reading →
- Values are the foundation of brands that have enduring success November 12, 2018A genuine brand is the public replica of private values. As individuals we learn to trust others when the fundamental values we hold sync with theirs. But when that trust breaks down, we question, and often limit, the relationship. Similarly, … Continue reading →
- The value of a strong master brand in the digital age November 11, 2018Creating and presenting a strong brand is all about establishing value.This is especially true if you are selling direct to consumers. If you have been dealing primarily with distributors or retailers, your brand is important–but to a lesser degree. As … Continue reading →
- The 7 C’s of Successful Communication October 29, 2018Communicating is simple. Right? Well, moving your lips may be easy, but effective communication can be mind-numbingly difficult. Even in friendships and marriages. Tough to get it right politics and religion. And yes, the right communication mix and messages are … Continue reading →
- Why worthy charities frequently stumble and fall October 26, 2018A group of our friends led a wonderful start-up that was trying to bring new perspectives to the environmental cause and reach faith-based constituencies who were not traditional supporters of these concerns. They had the plan worked out on paper, … Continue reading →
- Building Organizational Trust in an Age of Cynicism October 26, 2018In times of change, the last thing you need to experience—as an employee, a colleague, a corporate leader, or a customer—is the discovery that trust has been violated. Does any of this sound familiar? A person, group or organization has … Continue reading →
- Six New Business Trends October 25, 2018It’s always good sport to observe and predict trends in business and culture, and then look back in a year and two to see how it went! Here are 6 trends I’ve been reading about: 1. Millennials welcome Generation Z … Continue reading →
- Every day is a Day. March 7 is Mariah’s birthday! March 7, 2018Wednesday, March 7, 2018 Today is… Mariah Jewell’s birthday. It’s a national celebration! Or should be! Happy birthday Mariah, firstborn, beautiful and kind, bright and witty. Today in history In addition to Mariah’s birth in Evansville, Indiana, on this day … Continue reading →
- Every day is a Day. March 6 is National Oreo Cookie Day. March 7, 2018Tuesday, March 6, 2018 Today is… National Oreo Cookie Day. the Oreo cookie has become the best-selling cookie in the United States. The National Biscuit Company (today known as Nabisco) first developed and produced the “Oreo Biscuit” in 1912 at … Continue reading →
- The 2019 state of the union: a Trump triumph February 9, 2019
Category Archives: Ethics
Of note. Oct. 3, 2017
Highs and Lows Observed We learn and teach that you should never give up, and that if you fail, pull yourself up and try again. In my life that axiom came up hard against…plumbing. After trying to fix a leak … Continue reading
Posted in Contributors, Ethics, Jim Jewell
Tagged better angels, Las Vegas massacre, plumbing
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Brett Walls’ Magnificent Journey against Locked In Syndrome and United Health Care Paralysis
CHICAGO — Two blocks east of Chicago’s posh Magnificent Mile on Michigan Avenue, in the shadow of the spectacular John Hancock skyscraper, sits the world’s leading hospital and research enterprise in physical medicine and rehabilitation, the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Family, Jim Jewell, Virtue
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Vision Problems: 6 causes of World Vision’s PR debacle
World Vision, the giant international Christian relief and development organization, made two announcements last week. I was shocked and disappointed by both. The nature of my alarm was somewhat different than what I’m reading among my friends who share my … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Church and State, Communications, Culture, Ethics, Evangelicals, Homosexual Issues, International aid, Jim Jewell, Leaders, Nonprofit organizations, Public relations
Tagged Christian conduct, crisis communications, public relations, Richard Stearns, same-sex marriage, World vision
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Trust Me
Trust has been in decline for many years. I wrote about the decline in public trust in 2010, and just now on the NPOutlook Blog. With charities trying to recover–like so many others–from the economic carnage of the last five years, … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Nonprofit organizations, Values, Virtue
Tagged charity best practices, nonprofit management, trust, Valcort, values
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7 disciplines of highly effective charities
I have spent all of my career working for or with nonprofit organizations, primarily Christian groups. I’ve made a recent job move, to work with a management consultancy called The Valcort Grop, which specializes in diagnosing organizational health and providing solutions … Continue reading
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Who do you trust? The steep decline in public confidence
I saw an article yesterday about the decline in confidence in the church and organized religion, which Gallup polled at 48 percent in 2010, down 4 percent from last year. That’s disappointing, but it places the church high on the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Ethics, Jim Jewell, Virtue
Tagged Character, civility, Gallup poll, public confidence, trust, virtue
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Weekend Reading: How to keep helping Haiti; humanity of poetry; a book on Harry Dent; interview with Charity:Water’s Scott Harrison; the Email Weapon
1. Cholera Still Killing in Haiti: More than 700 people have died as a result of the cholera outbreak in Haiti, where the living conditions in the tent cities constructed after the January earthquake have left people vulnerable to the … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Communications, Ethics, International aid, Jim Jewell, Technology
Tagged Charity:Water, Christianity, email, Haiti, international aid, poetry
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A leading Christian ethicist gives us big reasons to care for creation
“Prior to the emergence of the modern environmental movement in the 1960s,” writes Mercer University professor and Christian ethicist David Gushee, “Western Christianity had lost touch with the resources for a creation care ethic that were present within the Bible … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Creation Care, Environment, Ethics, Jim Jewell
Tagged Christian ethics, Christianity, creation care, Environment, evangelical leaders, theology
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Study: Bible reading makes a difference
The Center for Bible Engagement (CBE) has completed a study that shows that Bible reading makes a difference. The bottom line is that reading or listening to the Bible four or more times per week leads to positive moral choices. … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Ethics, Jim Jewell, Virtue
Tagged Bible, Bible reading, Character, Christianity
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What’s happened to good customer service? What’s your story?
We rarely use our home phone, enjoying instead the portability of cell phone lines. We do like having a landline, for faxes and better voice quality, however, so we’ve been looking for a cheap but reliable alternative to AT&T or … Continue reading
Posted in Communications, Culture, Ethics, Jim Jewell, Technology
Tagged corporate responsibility, customer service, ethics
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