Christmas and the ‘Undercover Boss’

By Luis Cervino Have you seen the TV reality show called “Undercover Boss”? In it, owners or CEOs of large companies go undercover as rank and file workers for a week or two, working alongside employees to discover firsthand how they perform their jobs and meet their...

The Workplace – and the Sabbath

By Jim Mathis  To download a print version, please click here Many of us struggle with not having enough time to get things done at work. Some employers expect us to be on call 24 hours a day. Self-employed people have an even greater challenge in being able to get...

The Gift of a Teachable Spirit

By Rick Boxx To download a print version, please click here My friend, Larry, was being interviewed for a position to run the operations of a large, privately held, family business. The owners said they also wanted him to mentor the CEO’s son, with the intent that the...

Working With People When It Is Difficult

by Mike Reading To download a print version, please click here Most of us spend more time at work than we do any other place. There we must interact with people to get tasks done, support co-workers, satisfy customers, and make contributions toward reaching...