Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Columns

The five business systems: Why small businesses fail | A column by Dr. Basil Springer

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” — Hosea 4:6 Many small businesses fail not because their owners lack ambition or a strong work ethic, but because they lack...

The five functions of management: A governance checklist 

“For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost?” — Luke 14:28 In business, many people work...

The ManOBiz Matrix: Where management meets business — A column by Basil Springer 

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose.” — Ecclesiastes 3:1 Over the years, I have observed two recurring weaknesses...

Government Needs More Scientific Thinking — A column by Basil Springer

“Come now, and let us reason together.” — Isaiah 1:18 Government needs more scientific thinking — and more people trained to solve complex problems. What is...

Dressed for Respect: An Old Lesson That Still Travels Well — A column by Basil Springer 

“Let all things be done decently and in order.” — 1 Corinthians 14:40 When I lived in England as a student in the 1960s, I...

Today’s sunset inspires tomorrow’s sunrise — A column by Basil Springer

“His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.” — Lamentations 3:22-23 A friend recently responded to something I had written:...

The Cost of Free Advice — A column by Basil Springer

“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest...

West Indies Cricket Club — A Basil Springer Column

“But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!” — Amos 5:24 Many of my ideas are tested in conversations with...

The Personal Trainer and the Entrepreneurial Shepherd — A Basil Springer Column 

“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” — Psalm 23:1 I was recently advised to access the services of a personal trainer to...

Still Talking, Still Learning and Now Remembering — A Column by Basil Springer

“My dear brothers and sisters, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to anger.” — James 1:19 One of...

Agricultural Revolution Still Required — A Column by Basil Springer

“Now this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.” — 2 Corinthians...