Whitestone Podcast

There’s nothing more important to every enterprise’s future than the optimal mix of what economists call the factors of production. How have these factors changed over the years? How does one enterprise gain significant ground over its competitors? Kevin peels all of this back for you to consider—for you, your workplace enterprise, and your church. // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.

Do you have an active awareness of cannibalization and its crucial necessity to your workplace enterprise? From Procter & Gamble to Intel to Apple to the Kingdom of God, Kevin takes a tour of this seldom-applied principle for sustained organizational success. // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.

So, have you been or are you selecting strong mentors? Probably nothing is more important to your personal development, personally and professionally. Kevin takes us on a 2,000-year tour with a key twist at the end in the vital area of mentoring. // Download this episode's Reflection & Discussion questions and PDF transcript at thewhitestoneforum.org. 

Disintermediation is likely the most important word that you perhaps have never heard of. But it’s a threat to most organizations! Kevin provides key examples of this real-world recurrence and ties it in elegantly to the very Way of God. // Download this episode's Reflection & Discussion questions and PDF transcript at thewhitestoneforum.org. 

John Boyd was one of most interesting personalities in America in the second half of the last century—a man we can learn a lot from as leaders. Kevin starts “The John Boyd Series” with a look at the real necessity of leaders “building snowmobiles” in their organizations. // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org. 

Differentiation is one of the great keys to the fullness of life that God provides for us. But to access that fullness, we must look both backward and forward. Kevin speaks to the amazing differentiation of God’s economy, one of our most under discussed truths.  // Download this episode's Reflection & Discussion questions and PDF transcript at thewhitestoneforum.org. 

Does risk prompt you to shrink back—or push ahead? Is risk just a finance issue? How should Christians look at risk in their church and personal lives? Kevin unpacks the realities of risk and rewards that are inherent in all of our organizations. // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org. 

Famous European philosopher Baruch Spinoza, a Jew who did not glorify the God of Abraham and Jacob, said one should not work for fame, the “fancy of men.” But he is famous today for capturing the fancy of men! Kevin takes a look at fame and the issue of its necessity in our lives. // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript whitestone.org. 

Competition is brutal in the retail sector in America. Companies failing. Stores closing. But consumers are the winners! Whether you are in retail or not, what are three key focal points for your business or nonprofit enterprise? Kevin gives us a fascinating narrative journey, past to present to (hopefully your) future. // Download this episode's Reflection & Discussion questions and PDF transcript at thewhitestoneforum.org. 

Did you skip your history classes because they were too boring? You wouldn’t be alone! Kevin speaks to how handling history properly (from your workplace enterprise to churches to nations) is key for the effective leader. Get on board for this equipping! // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.