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August 2021

August 11, 2021

You’re More Than A Google Search

True confession: I do believe there is such a thing as a dumb question. “Have...

July 2021

July 29, 2021

Should I Stay or Should I Go (Now)?

There’s always angst about career choice floating in the ether. Over half of us workers...

July 21, 2021

The Economy & Gospel Anchors

Have you ever sat down on the edge of a bench, only to realize that...

July 15, 2021

Why Networking is More Biblical Than You Think

Editor’s Note: Dr. Chip Roper, Founder and President of the VOCA Center, was featured as...

July 07, 2021

What’s at Stake When Looking for Work (Pt. 4): God’s Glory

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth and final article of a series about “What’s at...

June 2021

June 30, 2021

What’s at Stake (Pt. 3): God’s Plan for the World

Editor’s Note: This is the third article of a series about “What’s at Stake When...

June 23, 2021

Life as the Juggler

In the world before COVID, Chip’s office was in the center of midtown Manhattan overlooking...

June 17, 2021

What’s at Stake When Looking For Work (Part 2): God’s Plan

Editor’s Note: This is the second article of a series about “What’s at Stake When...

June 08, 2021

To Mask or Not to Mask, to Vax or Not to Vax

A major bank here in New York City recently announced that vaccinated employees are permitted...

June 01, 2021

Navigating Back to the Office: Four Stressful Unknowns

I walked through an empty cube farm to Barry’s office. There was space for over...

May 2021

May 27, 2021

What’s at Stake When Looking For Work (Part 1): Reality is at Stake

Editor’s Note: This is the first article of a series about “What’s at Stake When...

November 2020

November 17, 2020

Resilience is What You Need

The Year of Stretching 2020 has been a year of unprecedented stretching. We feel...

May 2020

May 05, 2020

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

This is the final post in the Anchors of Calling Series. COVID-19 may have changed...

May 05, 2020

Anchor Your Calling For Work After COVID (Part 2 of 3)

If you’re working on planet earth these days, your vocational reality has been changed by...

February 2020

February 04, 2020

Win and grow at work by expanding your network (Part 2 of 2)

In the last post, I made the case that there is a clear career and...

February 04, 2020

Win and grow at work by expanding your network (Part 1 of 2)

Networking Despised "I hate networking, I even hate the idea of networking." "It's so sleazy,...

February 04, 2020

Finding Your Sweet Spot

How much effort is too much? When does our lack of effort set us...

February 04, 2020

Trying too hard or not trying hard enough?

“You try-hard.” This was the label given one of my daughters in high school after...

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. ...

August 2019

August 08, 2019

Seven Secrets to Winning with Your Boss (Leading Up Part 4 of 4)

We All Want To Win Here’s what I know about you: to win at work,...

August 08, 2019

Leading Up with Team Oriented Bosses (Part 3 of 4)

The Practical and Spiritual Priority of Leading Up Leading Up is a series of...

August 08, 2019

Mastering the Individually Motivated Boss (Leading Up, Part 2 of 4)

Checkers or Chess? This is part two of our Leading Up series, where we uncover...

August 08, 2019

Leading Up: Learn the Secrets of Influence with your Boss (Part 1 of 4)

“My job would be great, except for my boss...” “My boss is a &*#$%.” “My...

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

24/7: Grateful for the Work-life Imbalance of Others (Part 4 of 5)

The last quarter of 2018 was "the alternative reality" quarter of the year for Audrey...

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

Coping Mechanisms

The Stress Series Epilogue: Coping How do people like you cope with work stress? We’ve...