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		<title>What Good Are Performance Reviews?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 02:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Too many times, I hear the supervisor or employee asking how many high scores he needs to get the extra bonus for a performance raise! That is missing the point. Performance reviews are there for one reason and one reason only, to review an employee’s performance for a specified period. Getting the extra bonus is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Luijaricks 5 Tips for Attending a NACBA National Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am so pumped about going this year to the National Association of Church Business Administration National Conference and its still 3 months away! It is the highlight of my year seeing everyone again. I have many colleagues that I only get to see at this conference that makes it even more exciting. There is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Use BHAG’s in Anything You Do!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today in our staff meeting, I brought an article I complied from the Internet and titled it “4 Ways to get started in Doing Excellence”. The first point was to go for BHAGs: Big, Hairy, Audacious Goals.
The term Big Hairy Audacious Goal (&#8221;BHAG&#8220;) was proposed by James Collins and Jerry Porras in their 1996 article [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Technology verses Relationships</title>
		<link>http://luija.com/2010/03/technology-verses-relationships/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does the year 2010 sound futuristic to you? With the invasion of the internet into our lives the past 5 years and with the rapid advancement of technologies beyond our dreams, the year 2010 is just another year to most of us. I have heard it said hundreds of times that we are in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Can the IRS Help Church Administrators?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A church member tells you there is a needy family in their Sunday School class and wants to help financially. They want to donate to this family by giving money to the church earmarked specifically for them and get tax credit since it was given to the church.
Do you accept their gifts, give the donor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Luijarick&#8217;s Top 5 Church Business Web Sites</title>
		<link>http://luija.com/2010/01/luijaricks-top-5-church-business-web-sites/</link>
		<comments>http://luija.com/2010/01/luijaricks-top-5-church-business-web-sites/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:17:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[These are my top 5 favorite sites that I use on a regular basis when I need help in church administration. Obviously I have them bookmarked for easy access and go to them at least once a week to get updates and see what is happening in church business. One thing I have learned is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should the Church Office be Coat and Tie?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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Here is a chance to tell me what you think about a popular topic! Many business offices today are dressing up more than before. Nevertheless I do see a wide range of dress codes in offices. What should the church office dress like?
I would think that the answer to that question depends on many variables [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make Your Financial Reports Shine</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:33:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meetings don&#8217;t have to suck because of boring number reports. Make them shine! Giving just the right amount of financial information out and how they look, takes a lot of work but well worth your effort in the long run. Financial reports are not just numbers! If prepared right and well thought out, your reports [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Mistakes in the Church Books</title>
		<link>http://luija.com/2009/11/finding-mistakes-in-the-church-books/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[errors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am an authority on finding errors or mistakes (whatever you call them) in church books. I might as well carry a hand magnifying glass, wear a brown derby hat, and large wire frames glasses. Maybe I should add the letters to the end of my name…FBI or PI!
In all my years (14)  of cleaning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employee Discipline is a Process</title>
		<link>http://luija.com/2009/10/employee-discipline-is-a-process/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Employee Discipline
Even though Texas is listed as an &#8220;at will&#8221; state, there are methods to use instead of just firing someone. &#8220;At will&#8221; means you can hire and fire at will as long as you don not discriminate. I like using a discipline method and process. Let&#8217;s give the employee every chance to keep their [...]]]></description>
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