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May 2011

May 20, 2011

Watch Out For Your Burnout Strengths

I always thought that posting about someone else's blog post was lame and redundant, especially...

May 14, 2011

You’re Not Being Funny Enough

A couple weeks ago I read an interview in the New York Times with comedian...

May 10, 2011

Take Time To Give Back

When I started this crazy sidebar of writing many moons ago, one of the first pieces...

April 2011

April 15, 2011

Four Ways To Deal With an Intimidating Audience

A friend of mine, Mark, was recently telling me of his harrowing experiences with his...

April 08, 2011

Why Guilt-Ridden People Make Better Leaders

Hey, guess what? You don't have to feel so guilty any more for feeling guilty! A...

April 05, 2011

Your Life is Perfect

My management team got together the other day to review our progress on a major corporate...

March 2011

March 25, 2011

How To Know When You’ve Finally Arrived

I once heard a story about Henry Kissinger falling asleep in the middle of a...

March 04, 2011

What To Do When You Are Completely Overwhelmed at Work

This post was published at Christianity Today's Faithintheworkplace.com earlier this week, which I thought makes it worthy of a repost...

March 01, 2011

Is There a Better Version of You Out There Somewhere?

My wife and I were enjoying a relaxing Sunday afternoon last weekend when the conversation turned to...

January 2011

January 28, 2011

How to Know If You Are Doing A Good Job

Last Friday I spent a couple of hours thinking about my job instead of actually...

January 25, 2011

Your Artisanal Life

I was gunning across town the other day on the way to my next meeting,...

January 19, 2011

How To Generate Productive Conflict at Work

My colleagues and I are trying to generate more conflict in our meetings at work....

December 2010

December 19, 2010

What’s the Difference Between Ethics and Integrity?

Every few months I am asked to address the High Potential Leaders’ group in our...

November 2010

November 26, 2010

Five Reasons Why Asking Questions Is Good For Your Career

As our world continues to shift from a product economy to a knowledge economy, a...

October 2010

October 11, 2010

Nosebleed Alert! Famous Harvard Business Professor Links Up To My Post

Finally, my blogging career can rest in peace, knowing it has achieved the pinnacle of...

September 2010

September 26, 2010

The Business of Grace

My CFO, Dave, has coined a fancy new corporate theological term. It's called “Business Sovereignty.” He...

September 21, 2010

Growth Cycles: The Breakdown Comes Before the Breakthrough

I don’t know if there is a name for this in-between time. The summer is...

September 17, 2010

Does Your Boss Make You Feel Stupid? Here Are Some Tips

Every day people land on my Blog by typing this desperate phrase into their Google...

September 14, 2010

Any Road Will Take You There

I spent a good part of my career as a strategy consultant, and a favorite quote...

September 07, 2010

Why Being Vulnerable is Good For Business

Last week I stood up in front of 50 business leaders and spoke, in excruciating detail,...

September 03, 2010

When Jesus Was a Consultant

I worked as a management consultant for fifteen years before settling down with the company...

August 2010

August 31, 2010

Four Ways That Your Spiritual Life Can Affect Your Business Decisions

When I hear the term "Faith in the Workplace," I sometimes cringe a little bit....

August 25, 2010

The Down Side of Networking: Trading Up

Not long ago I attended one of those industry conventions - you know, several days...

August 03, 2010

Your Work is Worship

One Sunday morning a couple of years ago, my church announced a new program discussing...

July 2010

July 23, 2010

Taking Notes

I’ve noticed that the best and brightest business professionals have been looking very writerly lately....

June 2010

June 25, 2010

Group Writing Prompt: Bosses

My first boss in the professional working world was a good-natured woman named Suzanne, who...

June 08, 2010

God Likes Your Job. Really.

For years I would say this very simple prayer every day before work: “God, please...

May 2010

May 25, 2010

Forget Vision – It’s All About the Process

There is a rule of thumb at my company when forecasting large projects. It says...

May 17, 2010

Spiritual Breakthroughs in Difficult Work Situations – Part 2

For the past several weeks, I have been leading a team in a transformational project pivotal...

May 14, 2010

Spiritual Breakthroughs in Difficult Work Situations – Part 1

We all run into prickly thickets from time to time as we are charging hard down the path...