Adrift In Business With Rudderless Ethics Rick Boxx An article in the respected business periodical, Wall Street Journal, was titled, “Does an ‘A’ in Ethics Have Any Value?” The article discussed attempts by leading business schools to stem the rising tide of fraud in the business and professional world. According to the piece in the … Read more

Digging Out From Adversity Ed Thompson For years I have been intrigued by the power of telling stories. I believe every one of us has a story, a story worth telling. I am about to demonstrate for you that even a donkey has a story, a “dirty” little story. This tale concerns a farmer’s donkey … Read more

Having The Right Tools Jim Mathis When I was about 12 years old, my father took me to a hardware store to buy my first set of real tools. Among the first items I acquired were needle-nose pliers. They came with a lecture from my dad that he had already given me many times about … Read more

Living A Life To Die For Robert J. Tamasy The English language has a phrase, “to die for.” This basically means something is good beyond imagining. For instance, “The steak at this restaurant is to die for.” It is so good it defies description. Thinking along those lines, have you ever experienced anything you could … Read more

Pitfalls Of Instant Success Rick Boxx In these days when gloom and doom seem to attract attention, when negative news receives so much coverage, our own focus is often directed toward the fear of failure. But what happens when we achieve success – too much success? With the so-called “viral” nature of the Internet, in … Read more

Secular Work – and Spiritual Gifts Robert J. Tamasy What are your greatest strengths in the workplace? In other words, how would you describe the unique mix of talents, abilities and experience you have to offer to your company or organization? Sometimes we refer to these as “gifts,” and might comment that someone is particularly … Read more

Celebrating Entrepreneurship Jim Mathis Recently I had the opportunity to speak to an entrepreneurs’ class at a local university, as well as to a group of eighth graders at a school career day. I told both groups that less than 200 years ago, the majority of people were entrepreneurs. Many were farmers, ranchers or herds-people; … Read more

The Cost of Investing-and Not Investing Robert J. Tamasy Two company executives were discussing the considerable cost of training and developing people within their organization. The chief financial officer asked the CEO, “What happens if we invest in people and they leave?” The CEO looked directly at the CFO, paused and then replied, “What happens … Read more

Finding Strength in Numbers When was the last time you accomplished something important, something very significant totally on your own, without the help of others? If we are honest, we would have to admit achieving anything of merit, without the assistance and support of someone else, is virtually impossible. In the business and professional world, … Read more

Benefits of Full Disclosure Rick Boxx A friend I will call Tim made a critical mistake during his process of hiring a key executive. After the hiring proved to be a failure, Tim admitted that in this situation, he had neglected to adequately communicate his organization’s purpose and values during the recruitment and interview process. … Read more