Work: Curse, Blessing, or…?

As I drive to work in the morning, I sometimes glance into the faces of other drivers and the passengers in their cars. Because of the time of day and the normal patterns of life, I presume almost every one of us is headed for work. I must say I don’t see many...

Doing Justice to Employees

Compensation – Although the free market system has over time enhanced the physical standard of living for a larger proportion of society’s population than any other economic system, the free market is still not devoid of rather wide­spread compensation...

Preparing for the Impact of Job Loss

Before we start to tackle this issue, let’s acknowledge a truth many people learn the hard way: All of us, every one of us, may be moments from a forced sabbatical ourselves. Because that’s true, I want to briefly list steps you can take today to be better prepared...

Replace Tolerance with Loving Accountability

If you are a sensitive, loving person…then you may have a tendency to affirm your accountability partner and others even when they err. This point of accountability application may be hard for you. I understand, because confronting others is difficult for...

Vocational Calling as a Lifelong Journey

In the movie City Slickers, Mitch (played by Billy Crystal) tries to find his way through a midlife crisis and discover the meaning of life by going on a cattle roundup. Curly (Jack Palance), the gruff trail boss, tells Mitch that the secret of life is just one thing....

Turning Job Loss Into a Journey of Faith

Monte’s phone seldom rings anymore. Seven months of unemployment have wrung all the words out of his well-meaning friends, and they no longer know what to say to encourage him. Dozens of resumes and a handful of interviews have produced only rejection, and...