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A Brother Died At Bethel

by MrFreeze in

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friends

i got a text from my mom when i got into work today saying that a brother i've known for a while had died.

he was a bethelite and they found him dead in his room.

he was the same age as me.

Silent_Scream

Depends on community. Up to body of elders discretion as to how the cong/neighbours would view it.

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WOW! Should this be sent to the GB?

by Silent_Scream in

the best managers have a fundamentally different understanding of workplace, company, and team dynamics.

see what they get right.. a few years back, i interviewed some of the most successful ceos in the world in order to discover their management secrets.

i learned that the "best of the best" tend to share the following eight core beliefs.. 1. business is an ecosystem, not a battlefield.. average bosses see business as a conflict between companies, departments and groups.

Silent_Scream

FROM Inc.com:

The best managers have a fundamentally different understanding of workplace, company, and team dynamics. See what they get right.

A few years back, I interviewed some of the most successful CEOs in the world in order to discover their management secrets. I learned that the "best of the best" tend to share the following eight core beliefs.

1. Business is an ecosystem, not a battlefield.Average bosses see business as a conflict between companies, departments and groups. They build huge armies of "troops" to order about, demonize competitors as "enemies," and treat customers as "territory" to be conquered.

Extraordinary bosses see business as a symbiosis where the most diverse firm is most likely to survive and thrive. They naturally create teams that adapt easily to new markets and can quickly form partnerships with other companies, customers ... and even competitors.

2. A company is a community, not a machine.Average bosses consider their company to be a machine with employees as cogs. They create rigid structures with rigid rules and then try to maintain control by "pulling levers" and "steering the ship."

Extraordinary bosses see their company as a collection of individual hopes and dreams, all connected to a higher purpose. They inspire employees to dedicate themselves to the success of their peers and therefore to the community–and company–at large.

3. Management is service, not control.
Average bosses want employees to do exactly what they're told. They're hyper-aware of anything that smacks of insubordination and create environments where individual initiative is squelched by the "wait and see what the boss says" mentality.

Extraordinary bosses set a general direction and then commit themselves to obtaining the resources that their employees need to get the job done. They push decision making downward, allowing teams form their own rules and intervening only in emergencies.

4. My employees are my peers, not my children.
Average bosses see employees as inferior, immature beings who simply can't be trusted if not overseen by a patriarchal management. Employees take their cues from this attitude, expend energy on looking busy and covering their behinds.

Extraordinary bosses treat every employee as if he or she were the most important person in the firm. Excellence is expected everywhere, from the loading dock to the boardroom. As a result, employees at all levels take charge of their own destinies.

5. Motivation comes from vision, not from fear.
Average bosses see fear--of getting fired, of ridicule, of loss of privilege--as a crucial way to motivate people. As a result, employees and managers alike become paralyzed and unable to make risky decisions.

Extraordinary bosses inspire people to see a better future and how they'll be a part of it. As a result, employees work harder because they believe in the organization's goals, truly enjoy what they're doing and (of course) know they'll share in the rewards.

6. Change equals growth, not pain.
Average bosses see change as both complicated and threatening, something to be endured only when a firm is in desperate shape. They subconsciously torpedo change ... until it's too late.

Extraordinary bosses see change as an inevitable part of life. While they don't value change for its own sake, they know that success is only possible if employees and organization embrace new ideas and new ways of doing business.

7. Technology offers empowerment, not automation.
Average bosses adhere to the old IT-centric view that technology is primarily a way to strengthen management control and increase predictability. They install centralized computer systems that dehumanize and antagonize employees.

Extraordinary bosses see technology as a way to free human beings to be creative and to build better relationships. They adapt their back-office systems to the tools, like smartphones and tablets, that people actually want to use.

8. Work should be fun, not mere toil.
Average bosses buy into the notion that work is, at best, a necessary evil. They fully expect employees to resent having to work, and therefore tend to subconsciously define themselves as oppressors and their employees as victims. Everyone then behaves accordingly.

Extraordinary bosses see work as something that should be inherently enjoyable–and believe therefore that the most important job of manager is, as far as possible, to put people in jobs that can and will make them truly happy.

Funny thing, ALL these ideas are from a "secular" website, about running "worldly" companies. But each point can be backed up with a scripture. Guess they didn't get the memo. LOL.

Thought this would be appropriate since the society is a corporation FIRST, and their main goal is preservation of that corporation.

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Are "six-sigma" and "kaizen" cults?

by Silent_Scream in

i have been receiving training in both aspects and an simultaneously reading steve hassans book.

i can't help but continue to make connections, but i need these courses for my career advancement.

online there isn't much about the content of these courses and they are defended by many, i assumed whom have used them.. what do you think?.

Silent_Scream

Lol. So it's not just me. I HAVE to undergo training, but the more I learn, the more its suspicious. 80% of BIG companies are utilizing it. Scary.

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Different take on John 13:35 (Love)

by Silent_Scream in

(john 13:35)35 by this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love among yourselves.. a lot of witnesses like to point to this scripture as evidence of their true christianity, when all else fails.

but when i read it recently, an example came to mind:.

i was at a family reunion years back.

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(John 13:35)35 By this all will know that YOU are my disciples, if YOU have love among yourselves.”

A lot of witnesses like to point to this scripture as evidence of their true Christianity, when all else fails. But when I read it recently, an example came to mind:

I was at a family reunion years back. At the hotel we were staying at, there were 2 other families staying there for their reunions also. So our family "patriarch" told everyone in the family (about 200 of us) to purchase a certain shirt and wear it around, and that way we can tell ourselves apart.

Now, if someone in the family for whatever reason, did not purchase and wear the shirt, does it mean they are no longer part of the family? NO.

If someone from another group coincidentally purchased the same shirt and wore it, where they part of the family? NO.

Wearing the shirt or not did not change the blood line and ties to each other. It simply helped to identify us.

Thats the way Jesus meant John 13:35 (According to my limited understanding). Love SHOULD be the identifying mark, thats the only things "outsiders" would see. A person/people can have full faith in Christ and live by the Bible, but maybe have a hard time showing love. Should they be dismissed? Or others can have many things doctrinally and organizationally wrong, and be nice to each other, and somehow claim superiority? Love should be the first thing many would see, but when they get involved, it should stay that way, not a front.

Ironically, I searched Bing, Yahoo, and Google of different variations of "Most loving people" and "most loving religion". The most common answer? Buddhists. LOL. Not even a Christian religion. There were other religions/groups sprinkled in there, very rarely did JW's pop up, and they were simply described as 'polite'.

So even in JW land, their own reasoning using this scripture doesnt even have any merit.

In any case, I can't see how any group or people can dismiss all scripture and use that one to credit themselves anyway. But it's even crazier when not many agree. "By this, ALL will know...."

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Are "six-sigma" and "kaizen" cults?

by Silent_Scream in

i have been receiving training in both aspects and an simultaneously reading steve hassans book.

i can't help but continue to make connections, but i need these courses for my career advancement.

online there isn't much about the content of these courses and they are defended by many, i assumed whom have used them.. what do you think?.

Silent_Scream

I have been receiving training in both aspects and an simultaneously reading Steve Hassans book. I can't help but continue to make connections, but I need these courses for my career advancement. Online there isn't much about the content of these courses and they are defended by many, I assumed whom have used them.

What do you think?

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REAL life of a JW!

by Silent_Scream in

born into jw family.

5 years old - you are told celebrations and gifts on those days are from satan.

therefore, in school, your an weird outcast.

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Compatability mode, if using IE

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What came first? Atheism or the "apostasy" in JW terms?

by Silent_Scream in

for those who are atheists: did you become an atheist while being a jw, then left, or did you not view them as the true religion and left, but still believed in god/bible, but later turned to atheism?.

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Do you think the order matters?

I am simply interested. It seems like most left first, then with further study became atheists. I'm wondering, was it a process, or a direct realization into that understanding..

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How do you study the Bible? (for those that do)

by Silent_Scream in

what have you found is a productive way for you to study the bible?

do you have a group?

or a solitary preference?.

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cyberjesus, you tricked me! im so stupid...lol

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REAL life of a JW!

by Silent_Scream in

born into jw family.

5 years old - you are told celebrations and gifts on those days are from satan.

therefore, in school, your an weird outcast.

Silent_Scream

WHAT? But the new system is filled with ponies flying over rainbows while pooping out bunnies...

No, but seriously, a new earth is NOTHING like how any of us can imagine. Our minds are limited. But the way EVERY organization is being run today, it proves true Jeremiah 10:23:

I well know, O Jehovah, that to earthling man his way does not belong. It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step.

The problem with organizations, is they don't see the root of the failed policies/prophecies are THEMSELVES. It's worse for religious organizations because they continue to believe God is backing them, and the people follow. But Adam and Eve had no books/guidelines. They were given 1 command, and left alone.

Think about it, they were simply told to procreate to the point of filling the earth.

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What came first? Atheism or the "apostasy" in JW terms?

by Silent_Scream in

for those who are atheists: did you become an atheist while being a jw, then left, or did you not view them as the true religion and left, but still believed in god/bible, but later turned to atheism?.

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For those who are atheists: Did you become an atheist while being a JW, then left, or did you not view them as the true religion and left, but still believed in God/Bible, but later turned to atheism?

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