Business by the Book : The Complete Guide of Biblical Principles for the Workplace

What would happen if you made your business decisions by the book? By the Bible that is. This updated version of the best-selling Business by the Book offers radical principles of business management that go beyond the Ten Commandments and other biblical maxims. Business by the Book is a step-by-step presentation of how businesses should be run according to the Creator of all management rules: God. Larry Burkett, founder and president of Christian Financial Concepts, provides business principles from his own experience as well as what God's Word says on topics such as: Hiring and Firing Decisions Pay Increases and Promotions Management Selection Employee Pay Decisions Borrowing and/or Lending Decisions Forming Corporations and Partnerships Business Tithing Retirement Whether you are the owner of a business, a corporate executive, or a manager, this best-selling classic is for you. This updated version of the bestselling Business By The Book offers radical principles of business management that go beyond the Ten Commandments and other biblical maxims. Business by the Book is a step-by-step presentation of how businesses should be run according to the creator of all management rules: God -- the purpose being to help you trust in the Lord in your business life. Larry Burkett, founder and president of Christian Financial Concepts, provides business principles from his own experience as well as what God's Word says on topics such as: hiring and firing decisions; pay increases and promotions; management selection; employee pay decisions; borrowing and/or lending decisions; discounting policies; forming corporations and partnerships; business tithing; retirement. Larry Burkett has been successfully teaching these biblical principles to business managers, owners, and employees attending his counseling sessions and seminars throughout the world for over twenty years. - Back cover. Introduction PART 1 BUSINESS BY THE BOOK 1. A Radical Approach to Business Management 2. Basic Biblical Minimums 3. Business Bondage 4. Personal Lifestyle Goals 5. Biblical Business Goals 6. Keeping Vows 7. The Benefits of Counsel 8. Your Business and Your Spouse PART 2 CRITICAL POLICY DECISIONS 9. Leadership: The Foundation for All Your Decisions 10. Hiring Decisions 11. Firing Decisions 12. Justification for Dismissal 13. Management Selection Decisions 14. Employee Pay Decisions 15. Borrowing Decisions 16. Lending Decisions 17. Discounting Decisions PART 3 YOUR BUSINESS AND YOUR LIFE 18. Corporations and Partnerships 19. Business Tithing 20. Retirement Decisions 21. Implementing God’s Plan Study Guide Introduction Part one : Business by the book. A radical approach to business management Basic biblical minimums Business bondage Personal lifestyle goals Biblical business goals Keeping vows The benefits of counsel Your business and your spouse Part two : Critical policy decisions. Leadership : the foundation for all your decisions Hiring decisions Firing decisions Justification for dismissal Management selection decisions Employee pay decisions Borrowing decisions Lending decisions Discounting decisions Part three : Your business and your life. Corporations and partnerships Business tithing Retirement decisions Implementing God's plan Study guide Introduction Part 1 : Business by the book. A radical approach to business management Basic biblical minimums Business bondage Personal lifestyle goals Bbiblical business goals Keeping vows The benefits of counsel Your business and your spouse Part 2 : Critical policy decisions. Leadership : the foundation for all your decisions Hiring decisions Firing decisions Justification for dismissal Management selection decisions Employee pay decisions Borrowing decisions Lending decisions Discounting decisions Part 3 : Your business and your life. Corporations and partnerships Business tithing Retirement decisions Implementing God's plan Study guide Now readers can approach the new millennium by incorporating Burkett's tried and true advice into their business world with this updated edition of the best-selling classic containing some of the actual study material used in Burkett's worldwide seminars. Early one morning, Will, the owner of a large manufacturing company, was greeted at his office door by his plant manager, John.