The Religious Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Index (REDI) was developed to determine the level of faith-friendliness of the Fortune 200 companies. This index ranks large companies on three factors: promotion of religion on their website diversity page, the number of company-sponsored religious employee resource groups, and whether public trainings on religious diversity are hosted. For 2021, Intel and Texas Instruments ...
This last year has felt more solemn and intense than any time I can remember. Laughter and joy seem harder to find. I haven’t thought much about April Fools Day since I was a teenager, but now might be a good time to bring some laughter into your workplace. Practical jokes can become dangerous if you get carried away, but ...
Conducting performance reviews with staff members who need some correction can be very stressful. When I was in banking, I had some staff that I liked personally, others, not so much. Over time, I learned that when I didn’t have a personal connection to someone it was easier to come across as cold and uncaring. This caused the truth of ...
Imagine, what would it have taken to impress Jesus? Yet, there was a man in Luke 7 whom Jesus marveled over. This impressive leader wasn’t even a Jew, but instead, a Roman Centurion. In this brief story, we learn of a military leader, who commanded hundreds, asking Jesus to heal this Centurion’s servant. This man models several qualities which may ...
Recently, I had the opportunity to speak to a Fellows program of recent college grads. One question I was asked to address was, “What is something you’ve learned that you wished you would have known in your 20s?” What struck me was how little I understood the importance of investing time in relationships. As an introvert with a financial background, ...
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