TLC: I’m curious, what are your company’s core values? As a business we use these values during the hiring process, for employee coaching, and if necessary, during the firing process. My faith, my experiences, my personality all informed my core values. I began identifying employee behaviors that drew warning flags and then the core value that was being offended. Q uaile: One of the exercises that is helpful in establishing faith at work is identifying core values, identifying what is real in our heart as believers and then making it known to all the stakeholders. TLC: Could you elaborate on what it means to build a work culture? The biggest lesson may be that I am responsible for the culture. I took way too long to fire him but I learned some important lessons. I felt like a failure not being able to reach him. I thought everyone, if given patience and kindness, would respond with respect and goodwill. I was totally ill-prepared to give healthy direction. The first struggles with what it means to be Christian and have employees surfaced early on when I had an employee that held me hostage with his belligerent behavior. Q uaile: Well, my understanding of what it means to be a Christian and running a business has certainly evolved over the years. Can you get us started with some of your journey. The topic of faith and work has been growing amongst Christians in the last few years. TLC: The context of this series focuses on the intersection of work, faith, and home. For the past 32 years my wife and I have owned and operated a niche home improvement company. TLC: Charlie, let’s start off with a brief introduction to your career. Its title is inspired by the Greek word “oikos,” the roots of the English words “home” and “economy.” This interview is part of a series exploring a theology of work rooted in the home. Quaile, founder and owner of Chimneys Plus
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