The Need for a Personal ‘Margin Call’

By Rudolfs Dainis Smits To download a print version, please click here The word “margin” has many meanings and applications. Even for the workplace. The Merriam-Webster dictionary, for example, says it can mean, a bare minimum below which or an extreme limit beyond...

Empowering Employees to Thrive

By Robert J. Tamasy To download a print version, please click here Max De Pree, an American businessman and writer, has written several thought-provoking books drawing from his experiences and observations in the workplace. One statement I have found especially...

Money and Happiness – Not Necessarily Related

By Jim Mathis To download a print version, please click here In addition to my regular business restoring old photographs and making executive portraits, I am also a tax professional for a national tax preparation services company. I have done about 1,000 tax returns...

Overcoming Toxic Anger

By Rick Boxx To download a print version, click here Years ago, my boss at the time appointed me to chair a taskforce to address a major problem in our company. For me, this became a political landmine, a classic no-win situation. My boss was likely hoping I would...

Working through Vocational Transition

By Jim Langley To download a print copy, please click here  Several of my friends have been dealing with new directions in their work life. These are not individuals just starting their careers, but mature workers who have given much to their respective companies for...