When Joel Kaplan, an executive with Facebook, was seen sitting behind his friend Judge Kavanaugh at the Supreme Court hearings last month, it caused a firestorm. Many Facebook employees began complaining online. It became so intense that Facebook called an all employee meeting to assure their employees that Facebook is apolitical. At that meeting Kaplan apologized for not letting his ...
Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar had a surprising challenge in his upcoming election. Six of his siblings publicly condemned him and sided with his opponent due to their disdain for his political beliefs. Just as families are being split apart by the extremely partisan nature of politics, so are many workplaces. When emotions boil, a lack of respect for other human ...
In my first job as a commercial lender, one of my responsibilities was to occasionally work on Saturday mornings. My first several Saturday’s were boring with no loan requests. However, one Saturday morning something else came up, so I just didn’t show-up for work. Monday morning my boss firmly rebuked me and stated what the consequences would be in the ...
Geoffrey Owens, better known as Elvin on the “Cosby Show,” experienced hard times after the Cosby Show reruns were cancelled due to Bill Cosby’s legal troubles. To feed his family and continue his acting career, Geoffrey began sacking groceries at Trader Joe’s. Unfortunately, someone posted a picture of Geoffrey working at Trader Joe’s, resulting in an article that he felt ...
Early in Phil’s business career he noticed how easy it was for people—including himself—to speak disrespectfully to and about his bosses or customers. Somewhere along the way he read Titus 2:9-10: Slaves must always obey their masters and do their best to please them. They must not talk back or steal but must show themselves to be entirely trustworthy and ...
Jim is one employer I admire. Not only is Jim a hard worker, but he also cares deeply for each employee of his technology company. When one of their key employees tragically took his own life, Jim called in me and some counselors to pray and care for his employees. He also cares for each person’s professional and spiritual life. ...
As I consulted with a young business owner, it struck me that some of my business experiences are foreign to younger generations. For instance, few people under 45 years old have experienced rising interest rates. As our economy fuels up, we are running a bigger risk of interest rates rising, possibly in a significant way. Personally, I remember the pain ...
Since the level of conflict in our culture seems to be rising, this week I want to share some of the primary causes of conflict in the workplace. Anger is the first one. Some people are situationally angry, others are more persistently angry. Years ago, I worked with a persistently angry person. Many days this person could be pleasant, but ...
Did you know that until 1752 our forefathers celebrated New Year’s Day on March 25th? Our culture tries to undermine Christianity, but today is an example of the far-reaching impact Christians have had, even on our calendar. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII decided to standardize the calendar by creating the Gregorian calendar. He began by declaring January 1st as New ...
Ted was a bank president who was becoming irritated with the arrogant behavior of his loan officer. Rather than address his subordinate’s frequent issues, Ted avoided conflict by giving the loan officer a great review and a raise! Then one day the loan officer was treating one of Ted’s customers with disrespect. Ted lost control. He exploded with anger in ...
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