by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | COMMUNICATION
The Cs of communication provide a checklist for ensuring that your written and oral communication is clear and effective. You can apply it to your emails, reports, meetings, conference calls ,and presentations so that your audience gets your message. The C’s of...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | FAITH & GROWTH, Leadership
We all know that trust is the currency for all effective relationships. But how do we build and rebuild trust? Many researchers and philosophers have written about trust and persuasion. Aristotle spoke of three modes of persuasion in rhetoric: ethos, pathos, and...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | Leadership
A large child sponsorship organization that I respect says on their website, “Sponsoring a child with our organization is the most cost-effective way to end extreme child poverty.” I have founded and ran a child sponsorship and leadership development...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | Leadership
To me a doctor is a healer of the world. His heart, mind, body and soul want to heal the sick and relieve pain no matter where it is. And by sick, I don’t simply mean physically sick. I mean, physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, financially, etc. I...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | CALLING & WORK
Instead of the common reference to core values, I prefer to say core behaviors. In practical terms, core values really mean core behaviors. However, the term value rings abstract and esoteric to many people, so I prefer to use the term behavior. Core behaviors are...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | CALLING & WORK, FAITH & GROWTH
When you have to make an important decision, checking for alignment with your strengths and strategy is a very helpful thing to do. It helps you narrow down the choices. Strengths. Does this decision allow you to use your strengths more? When faced with multiple...