According to the book “Rare Leadership in the Workplace,” Purdue University conducted research to improve egg productivity from chickens. They separated the highest producing chickens hoping to create a group of “super chickens.” After six generations of “super chickens,” only three survived. But the normal chickens egg production increased dramatically! These researchers discovered that the “super chickens” were predators. They ...
Kathy and I met a young couple recently who had moved to our area from Oregon. They both work in information technology for different employers located in Oregon. They desire to start a family and decided that the Midwest was a better location for them. When I asked about their employer’s willingness to allow them to live out-of-state, they said ...
When my father was discharged from military service, he needed a job. Dad didn’t have a high school degree, so when he had an opportunity to work at General Motors, he leaped at the opportunity. 30 years later, my dad retired from that same job. Over those years you couldn’t find a more loyal employee to General Motors. My father ...
Country music star John Rich is working on a new song called “I’m Offended That You’re Offended.” He’s one of a handful of conservative performers who are taking a stand against the raging “Cancel Culture” prevalent in our nation. In a Newsmax interview, John Rich talks about a growing number of performers who believe that if they speak up about ...
A Harvard Business Review article titled “Creating Space for Religious Diversity at Work” highlights ways companies may respect those with different religions in their workplace. The authors identified two principles to help build what they call an “elastic hybrid organization.” The first principle includes cultivating vagueness around how the organization’s purpose relates to religious practice. An example might be a ...
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 ...
Even if you agree with the merits of doubling the minimum wage to $15 per hour, in my opinion, the timing of this mandate should be seriously considered. The industry that uses the most minimum wage labor is the leisure and hospitality industry. The most devastated industry by the pandemic is also the leisure and hospitality industry. If we dramatically ...
In Matthew 20, Jesus shares a story of an employer who went to the marketplace and hired laborers for his vineyard. He agreed to pay the ones who worked a full day a denarius, which was equal to a day’s wage. At five in the afternoon, he hired additional laborers who had been unsuccessful in finding work. Out of generosity, ...
The danger of the federal government mandating a set wage is in the variety of scenarios that the minimum wage must address. Amazon’s ability to pay is much different than the small business owner who lost money last year. The minimum wage may partially shift wealth to frontline employees, but it may also devastate the small business that is barely ...
When I graduated from college, I started working for a CPA firm just as tax season began. Working seven days a week for weeks at a time was exhausting and could surface short tempers and infighting. In the middle of March, the firm decided we needed an evening to relax. They hosted a fun evening of card games and refreshments. ...
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