Monday, February 16
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Herman Miller Inc. manufactures office furniture and is consistently recognized as one of the best managed companies in the U.
S. What makes Herman Miller Inc. a success? One thing: clearly stated values are supported and understood at every level.
Virtually everyone in the firm, from assemblers to executives, can articulate their company's philosophy and goals-and an
infrastructure has been allowed to develop that encourages open, honest communication, regardless of organizational rank or
functional responsibility. What's it like to work at a place where goals are high, communication is prized, and people really care
about one another? HMI's absentee rate is between 1 and 2 percent-well below the 6 percent industry standard. And the
company's turnover rate of 7 percent is less than half of the 15 to 20 percent average of other U.S. firms.
What do you
think might happen in a marriage partnership where "key executives" set high goals for their union, cultivated communication,
and agreed upon their mission? I think it might be as big an attention-getter in our culture as Herman Miller Inc. is in the
marketplace! Just like HMI executives give ownership away for the good of the enterprise, husbands and wives must realize
that they do not "own" their marriage. In fact, they do not even have the rights to themselves, do they? They have been bought
and paid for with a price, and are called to glorify God with all they are and all they will ever be. Husbands, loving your wives
glorifies God. Wives, being submissive to your husbands glorifies God. Your marriage is His enterprise, and it can be a
glorious one!
Memory Verse
EPHESIANS 5:22,25
Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, just as
Christ also loved the church...
Read Through The Bible
Deuteronomy 4-6; Matthew 3