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April 2015

April 16, 2015

Why Being Super-Generous at Work Will Make You Happier

The other day I received an email from a complete stranger, asking for advice on...

April 03, 2015

Want to Create Your Dream Life? Write it Down.

I was cleaning out the basement last weekend when I turned my attention to an old file cabinet perched...

March 2015

March 29, 2015

Tired of the Treadmill? Here’s How to Turbocharge Your Goals

I once worked with an organization that was not quite as focused as it should...

March 22, 2015

Through God You Will Do Valiantly

I have been thinking lately about excellence. Not just at work, but in every area...

March 13, 2015

Why Guilt-Ridden People Make Better Leaders

The head of security, Fred, poked his head into my office the other day and...

March 08, 2015

A Baffling Conversation with an Inappropriate, Foul-Mouthed, Pompous Christian Business Owner (Or is it Just Me?)

There is this gentlemen - I’ll call him Ray Smith- who was a prominent business owner...

March 02, 2015

You Won’t be an Effective Leader if You are Too Busy Trying to Be Someone Else

My friend, a high-level manager at a financial services firm, confided he felt as if he were leading...

February 2015

February 20, 2015

How Not to Suck Up to Your Boss

A colleague of mine, an older, distinguished gentleman, has this habit of trying to predict and...

February 08, 2015

Five Things to Stop Doing in 2015

Strategy consultant Dorie Clark wrote an intriguing post a couple years ago at Harvard Business Review blogs presenting somewhat...

January 2015

January 25, 2015

It’s Okay to Feel Stupid Sometimes

Have you ever been in a meeting, minding your own business, maybe thinking about what ...

January 17, 2015

The Secret Art of Reinventing Yourself

Eighth grade is typically a harsh year for pre-teens, and mine was no exception. I was...

December 2014

December 30, 2014

A Near-Death-Back-to-Work Experience

Not long ago my wife and I hosted a small group meeting at our house...

December 21, 2014

Thanks for the Lovely Gift Basket

Late last summer some new neighbors moved in to the house across the street. Being...

December 19, 2014

The Happiest Employee on Earth

There’s a bright yellow band of construction tape blocking the administrative entrance to my company’s...

December 07, 2014

How MicroPrayers Can Help Get You Through the Work Day

With the advent of ubiquitous mobile social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter within...

November 2014

November 24, 2014

How to Say “Good Job” in Plain English

There are many things to admire about the British, the most obvious being their attractive...

November 14, 2014

Are You Going to Stay Stuck, or Are You Going to Fight?

Every great story, every hero, every inspiring moment is born out of adversity and perseverance....

November 01, 2014

Don’t Expect God to do Your Grunt Work

I was privy to a conversation involving a mentor and his coaching subject, a mid-level manager....

October 2014

October 22, 2014

What is Your “One Thing?”

My wife and I took a trip to Nantucket recently to celebrate our anniversary. We...

October 14, 2014

Six Ways to Take Your Micro-Sabbatical

My pastor recently took a three-month sabbatical. I imagined him sleeping in until ten every...

October 06, 2014

Why Being Vulnerable is Good for Business

I once attended a meeting where a professional services firm was making a pitch to...

September 2014

September 29, 2014

Don’t Mistake Doing What You Love with Doing What’s Important

A few months ago, my wife texted me, “Don’t forget to buy Megamillions tickets!:)” Upon...

September 21, 2014

Acknowledging People Takes SO Much Work!

Several executives were standing around my office the other day, debating what to do about...

September 12, 2014

How to Lead With Confidence in a Company that Stabs People in the Back

Years ago, I worked for a computer maintenance company, leading a team of college students...

September 10, 2014

Is Work a Curse, or Inherently Good?

I recently overheard a conversation where a middle-aged, mothering woman was asking a scrappy-headed and pockmark-faced...

September 01, 2014

The Spiritual Value of Wasting Time at Work

I was on speaker phone the other day with a colleague, Bruce, closing up several...

August 2014

August 26, 2014

Are You Supposed to Know ‘God’s Will’ for your Job?

The other day my friend asked a rather blunt and personal question: “Do you think...

August 19, 2014

Feeling Beat Up at Work? Three Great Ways to Manage Yourself Through the Stress

A friend confided that, lately, he goes home from work every day feeling like a...

August 11, 2014

Is Prayer Just Too Boring?

New Study Suggests Prayer Is So Boring People Prefer Painful Electric Shocks It has been...

August 10, 2014

You Can’t Compete with Grace

I recently attended a Strategy conference featuring some fancy Harvard Business School professors at a...

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