Puritan Economics

American Puritans were hardworking but not capitalists in the modern sense. They placed common welfare ahead of self-interest and set modest caps on profit-making. ...

The Penalty of Work

The average layman has the idea that his vocation is his penalty.

Motivational Speeches Fail

According to USA Today, firms are spending billions of dollars to fire up workers—with little results. The article states:

There has been exhaustive ...

Satisfaction Valued More than Money

Percentage of Americans who in their work most value:

Job satisfaction: 65
Being paid well: 34
Having an important title: 1

Employee Worries

What worries employees the most:

Losing job: 19 percent Company going out of business: 13 percent Losing employee retirement savings: 12 percent Losing ...

Bringing Our Souls to Work

Tim J. McGuire, former editor of the Minneapolis Star Tribune and former president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, speaking at a seminar ...

German Unemployed Forced to Work in a Brothel

Unemployed women in Germany who refuse to work in a brothel face the risk of losing their unemployment benefits. A U.K news source, The Telegraph, reports: ...

Martin Luther King on Excellence

If it falls your lot to be a street sweeper, sweep streets like Michelangelo painted pictures, sweep streets like Beethoven composed music, sweep streets ...

Seventy-five Percent of Executives Consider Career Change

A 2006 study of 1,733 executives asked the question: "If you could start your career over in a completely different field, would you?"

Yes—51 percent Maybe—24 ...

Surgical Assistant Experiences Power of Prayer

I am a surgical assistant—the surgeon's right-hand man. At one point in my career, I lost my passion. I wanted a job with spiritual significance, ...