Jul 23, 2016
Jul 14, 2016
7 reasons it may be time to leave my job
1. I am no longer in my area...
Jul 01, 2016
My seat on the bus does not fit me anymore
It happens: roles that once were energizing and satisfying become stale, frustrating and no longer fulfilling. We change, organizations change, leadership changes or our interests change and we need a new challenge. Maybe in a different seat on the same bus or on a different bus entirely. What we need to realize in this situation is that the longer we stay were we are the more frustrated we will...
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Sep 03, 2012
The dignity and gift of productive work
It is not unusual to hear people complain about their work. Just listen to the conversation around you on a plane or even the overheard phone conversations from the individual sitting next to you in the airline club. Bosses we don't like, crazy staff situations, suppliers who didn't come through policies that irritate.
But how often do we see work as a gift from God? A gift that gives us the...
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But how often do we see work as a gift from God? A gift that gives us the...
Sep 03, 2012
The dignity and gift of productive work
It is not unusual to hear people complain about their work. Just listen to the conversation around you on a plane or even the overheard phone conversations from the individual sitting next to you in the airline club. Bosses we don't like, crazy staff situations, suppliers who didn't come through policies that irritate.
But how often do we see work as a gift from God? A gift that gives us the...
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But how often do we see work as a gift from God? A gift that gives us the...
Jul 24, 2012
It's not my job! Sometimes it is
There are many things in the organization I serve that are not my job - very many!
Empowered ministry organizations don't get in the way of others or disempower them by doing what they should be doing unless there is a very good reason. That includes allowing others to make decisions you would not make and to learn from mistakes they might make. Much of what we learn in life is through our own...
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Empowered ministry organizations don't get in the way of others or disempower them by doing what they should be doing unless there is a very good reason. That includes allowing others to make decisions you would not make and to learn from mistakes they might make. Much of what we learn in life is through our own...
Jul 24, 2012
It's not my job! Sometimes it is
There are many things in the organization I serve that are not my job - very many!
Empowered ministry organizations don't get in the way of others or disempower them by doing what they should be doing unless there is a very good reason. That includes allowing others to make decisions you would not make and to learn from mistakes they might make. Much of what we learn in life is through our own...
Read more
Empowered ministry organizations don't get in the way of others or disempower them by doing what they should be doing unless there is a very good reason. That includes allowing others to make decisions you would not make and to learn from mistakes they might make. Much of what we learn in life is through our own...