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May 2020

May 05, 2020

Anchor Your Calling For Work After COVID (Part 1 of 3)

Shift 1: My friend John’s work has changed dramatically since the end of March....

October 2019

October 14, 2019

A Letter from the Capital of Ambition (Part 1)

I moved to New York City 5 years ago from the far suburbs of Philadelphia. ...

October 14, 2019

A Letter from the Capital of Ambition (Part 2)

Many of our clients at VOCA Center (the organization where I serve), hate their jobs. ...

September 2019

September 08, 2019

What’s next in your career? Start with the real you. (Part 2 of 4)

What's next in your career? What's the next move you need to make to be...

September 08, 2019

What’s Next In Your Career: The mistake everyone makes: (Part 1 of 4)

The challenge of what’s coming next: You are at a decision point in your career....

June 2019

June 21, 2019

Pushing Through: Working While Fighting Cancer (Part 5 of 5)

Every week, people ask me how Audrey is doing (note: if you’re just joining this...

June 21, 2019

Humanize Me: The Most Powerful Impact We Have on Others at Work (Part 3 of 5)

Dr. H is a world renown expert in colorectal surgery. After an M.D. from Columbia...

June 21, 2019

Out of Control: Master of the Universe No More (Part 2 of 5)

Nothing will rob you of your sense of control like the word “cancer.” In...

June 21, 2019

Alternative Realty: A New Lens on Work Through Cancer (Part 1 of 5)

Facing the Unthinkable. “Cancer.” That word came to me in a text from Audrey, my...

May 2019

May 01, 2019

Stress is Causing you Stress

VOCA, the company I lead, has been conducting research into sources of your stress...

March 2019

March 07, 2019

You Can Conquer Job Stress

Unprecedented stress! If you think your work is more and more defined by stress, you...

February 2019

February 11, 2019

STRESS

I couldn’t sleep. So I got out of bed and went into the living room....

October 2018

October 24, 2018

Trade in the “what do you want to be when you grow up” question.

Many of my friends, from their teens to their fifties, are still wrestling with the...

February 2018

February 21, 2018

The Connection Between the Super Bowl Champs and Your Faith @ Work

It has been two weeks plus, but my friends in Philadelphia are still glowing. I...

July 2017

July 25, 2017

God: Forgotten at Work

Why is so easy to forget God when we are at work? My friends, many...

July 16, 2017

Why Your Secular Job is So Secular

(Pic: ) Why is your secular job so secular? Why does work feel like a...

December 2016

December 24, 2016

The Secret to Your Vocation: The Caller is Calling

The language of calling is all around us. The word is right there on the...

December 22, 2016

Finding Meaning in Your Work: a tale of two cities

What's the Purpose of My Work? This is a question I hear frequently. In...

December 07, 2016

Why “Calling” Isn’t Working For You

Myths (commonly circulated half-truths and falsehoods) have a way of ruining otherwise good things for...

November 2016

November 29, 2016

How Do You Measure Success?

4 Assumptions About You and Success You want to be successful at SOMETHING You know...

November 15, 2016

Trump – Elect | The End of Power | The Work Landscape

Another Angle on Trump Elect. By now you've had a week or so to...

May 2016

May 26, 2016

The Work “Z:” An Ultimate End for our Careers

The "Z" Meeting Many years ago, our church leadership team braved a snowstorm (6 inches...

May 25, 2016

Kingdom Seeking: A practitioner’s guide

To What End? "What's the point?" This is a question many of us ask...

May 24, 2016

Everybody has an agenda, what’s yours?

Everybody Has an Agenda "She has an agenda." This phrase gets whispered around offices...

May 08, 2016

To Collaborate or Not to Collaborate; That Is the Question

There’s a lot of buzz about collaboration these days. Whether in industry or...

March 2016

March 27, 2016

Resurrected at Work: Easter and Life at Work

Sunday was Easter, arguably the most significant annual event for Christians worldwide. James Martin’s...

March 14, 2016

Did Your Sunday Prepare You for Your Monday?

At least 25% of us went to church yesterday. 60% of us will go...

March 04, 2016

One Thing Your Pastor Can Do to Transform Your World at Work

The Pastor Factor There he sat on our platform. He had passion, was COO of...

February 2016

February 29, 2016

Common Pain: Bridge Material for Crossing the Divide

Stuck in The Neighborhood: After a year in New York City, I'm somewhat surprised...

February 25, 2016

Who Wins the Contest for the Better Job?

The “My Work Is Better” Story I am sitting at a businessmen’s breakfast and the...