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...