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1-2-3 Is Your Job Description
People who live their faith, values, and principles want to work with other people with the same commitment. General Norman Schwarzkopf said, “People want to be lead by leaders who have more integrity than they do.” Mary Kay Ash, founder of the Mary Kay Cosmetics empire, taught her 1-2-3 System for living a life of meaning. First, she described herself as a woman of faith. Then she lived, taught, and preached to others to follow her model, and her thousands of employees and sales associates were constantly reminded of her commitment: God first, family second, and job third.
One good example of very successful companies that demonstrate their 1-2-3 approach is the chain of Hobby Lobby stores and the rapidly ...

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