Service is a common word today: civil service, military service, customer service… we even go to service stations. Behind this familiar word stands an oft forgotten yet critically important truth. This truth transformed western cultures in the middle ages and continues to renew developing economies today.
The radical custom of using our strength to serve others (instead of forcing others to serve us) turned despotism on its head. Service became the heart of healthy free markets, and the soul of moral capitalism. Instead of taking what we want, we succeed by giving others what they want.
Those who pay attention to the ideas that drive behaviors know that this economic principle came to the West with the followers of Jesus. He said “I have not come to be served, but to serve” and “Do business ’till I return.” His people treasured his words… and put them into practice.
At Steffen Group we offer our clients what they’re asking for:
- A Chief Financial Officer – Small businesses gain the benefits of Jerry’s experience without paying a full-time salary.
- Communication by Design – Whether its an ad, a website, a curriculum, or a children’s book Tom specializes in using images to make complex ideas easy to understand.
- Technology that Works – We’ve been working with computers since they ran on punch cards… long before floppy discs and desktops, back when we counted in Ks instead of Gigs.