What is the value of customer service?

By Robert J. Tamasy To download a print version, please click here Recently I was among nearly 500 people affected when a local medical facility decided to close a specialised care centre that had served our area for 15 years. The patients, many of whom had been going...

5 Steps to Success, as Modelled by Nehemiah

By Rick Boxx To download a print copy, please click here Some people view the Bible strictly as a religious book, failing to see its relevance for every day. However, it can serve as a very practical, common sense guide for any aspect of life – including the business...

‘You are now entering the Mission Field’

By Robert J. Tamasy To download a print copy, please click here  When you hear the term “mission field,” what comes to mind? Typically, we think of a distant land, with people living in an alien culture, speaking an unfamiliar, even strange language. Have you ever...

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...