What Remains: The True Test of A Leader
If 100 business executives were asked what they considered the characteristics of a good leader, they probably would provide 100 very different answers.…
Competition, Integrity, and Compassion
When we talk about competition in business, typically we are thinking in terms of trying to achieve an advantage over our competitors – whether through…
Aligning Actions With Words
Over the past several years I have had the privilege of writing books about two companies with well thought-out, clearly articulated mission statements.…
A Memorable Example for Finishing Well
It was more than two years ago, but I still remember the day vividly. I was with my friend, Dean Parrack, at the end – in his last moments of life on…
The Pervasive Power of Persistence
What would you consider the foremost requirement for success in the workplace? Would it be talent? Or education? Training? Good luck?
Certainly…
The Neglected Virtue of Hard Work
A survey conducted by Parade magazine, which appears in newspapers across the United States each week, discovered 51 percent of the 26,000 people polled…
Handling The Dreaded Curveball
Prior to the 1950s, baseball was an almost exclusively American sport. It was often referred to as “the national pastime.” Following World War II,…
Passing Time and Creating Vision
One of the startling realities of life is how quickly time passes. Children grow up and people get old in what seems like an instant. Realizing your friend’s…
Courage In The Workplace
For many people in today’s workplace, security is their primary concern: A steady job; an acceptable income; manageable job responsibilities; predictable…
Keeping Faith During Adversary
Practicing one’s faith in the pragmatic, bottom-line business and professional world, where seeing is believing, is difficult enough. Faith is…
You Do Not Need To Do All The Work
Tractors all over the midwestern United States and in agricultural areas around the world are roaring to life, starting their annual pilgrimage into the…
You - And Your Work - Matter To God
Maybe you are a high achiever, the type of person that receives ample recognition from your company for your performance. You have received numerous promotions,…
Taking Advantage of Proprietary Knowledge
In the 1970s the photo processing and printing company my wife and I owned was one of the first to buy a Kodak Royalprint print processor. Since copying…
Dividends of Employee Happiness
An organization called “Delivering Happiness at Work” had some great insights that were outlined in a Wall Street Journal article about happy employees.…
Of Fool and Foolishness
When was the last time you did something foolish at work? We have all dabbled in foolish behavior at one time or another, perhaps more than once. But let…
Tension Between Working And Waiting
Although I have never met a mystic, that seems like a good job to have. Sitting around all day, just thinking, occasionally coming up with something that…
Tips For An Effective Life-Investing Checkup
In last week’s “Monday Manna” we considered the concept of viewing success in life and work from the perspective of an investor. One of the common…
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