Marketplace Proverbs & Coffee With Ernie

Have you ever heard someone say, maybe jokingly, maybe not, “Don’t waste your time on riffraff”?In business, that usually means don’t spend too much time on people who aren’t influential, wealthy, strategic, or capable of moving the revenue needle. In plain English: chase the big dollar and ignore the nickels.But here’s a question for our coffee together today.What if one of the clearest warning lights of internal drift is how we assign value to people?Do we treat some customers, coworkers, or team members as more worthy of our time simply because of their title, platform, followers, or purchase order?Peter Drucker wrote about human dignity in the workplace. King Solomon warned about people who stir up trouble and manipulate others. When I put those two ideas together, I felt challenged by a deeper question.Am I serving people for what they can do for me… or for what God wants to do through me? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit marketplaceproverbs.substack.com