Relationships
Integrating Faith and Psychiatry, Part 3: Narcissism
Is someone in your life, work, or family obsessed with himself or herself? Are you? Read this to find out.
An Interview with Tony Campolo: The Communication Styles of Jesus
"Spiritual communication always means that something more than words comes from the speaker."
Your Way?
There was the right way...the wrong way...and Rick’s way. In every case, it had better be Rick’s way. Which is why Rick found it increasingly hard to recruit others to his projects. Carol, on the other hand, could stay open to ideas. She collaborated. In the truest sense of the word, Carol was a colleague. Her coworkers jockeyed for places on her teams, and her projects frequently drew...
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Gentle Honesty on the Job
Jim saw the negotiations sliding off track. Both he and Bill, the man across the table, wanted the deal done. But they had a list of differences to settle. All that morning, Jim watched as Bill’s answers shortened and his face grew longer. Tensions mounted and prospects dimmed. Then Jim asked a simple question. He said: “Bill, are you angry with me?” Bill paused. He let out a deep...
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Practice with Purpose
How had my life become this never-ending list of home- and child-related tasks and challenges that often had nothing to do with my own gifts and abilities?
When Is Healthy Competition Unhealthy?
Most workplaces thrive on competition. My work is often a zero sum game.
The Empty Egg
Several years ago, we bought a pack of twelve plastic "Resurrection Eggs” filled with various symbols representing key moments in the Easter story. We worried the eggs could be a little cheesy, but our kids delighted in taking turns plucking one from the carton and shaking it like a birthday present to guess what was inside. Each item makes a different sound as it rolls or thumps against the plastic:...
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Social Networking, or Notworking?
Social media is a syringe that sucks time out of our daily work. In fact, some companies have banned social media from the workplace altogether, and for good reason. Over half of all employees access their Facebook profiles at work, losing, on average, 15 minutes of productivity per day. But wait. You might be surprised to hear that employees who use social media (also known as Tworkers) also tend to be the...
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How to Deal With a Difficult Colleague
There are times at work I feel like flypaper. I attract difficult colleagues. You know what I’m talking about. They were hired because someone knew someone. Or they were expert at interviewing, but not actually doing work. Or they’re in over their heads. Or they know that some organizations prize political skills over getting actual work done. They are the ones whose promotions get announced, and...
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Sherwood MacRae
2/11/2012 9:41:14 AM
My prayer is that Christians would stop using secular language - such we "work" to describe read more ...