Many Are Trying to Find Self-Worth through Productivity

After finishing her psychiatry residency, a young doctor was working at a New York City hospital. She was friends with a doctor who was a few years ahead ...

The Need for a Plimsoll Line on Our Calendars

One of the more memorable—and unique—illustrations about rest, involves a 19th century British politician named Samuel Plimsoll. The advent ...

A Peaceful Prison

We've all been there. Exhausted from the daily grind … Overwhelmed by expectations from work and family and social commitments … Needing ...

The Best Bosses Are Humble Bosses

An article in The Wall Street Journal notes that many corporate employers are realizing they’ve missed one of the most important traits of leadership: ...

How a Chicago Church Empowers People through Work

Here's one positive story about how a church got creative to minister to the needs of its community. After purchasing an abandoned, run-down pool ...

The Craziest Late-to-Work Excuses

The rain, a pileup on the freeway—"the boss has heard them all," said Gene Marks in The Washington Post. Excuses for being late to work ...

It Pays to Give Thanks at the Office

In a survey of 2,000 Americans on gratitude, some 80 percent agreed that receiving gratitude makes them work harder, but only 10 percent managed to express ...

Job Applicant Sacrificed Integrity for Money

In his book Every Good Endeavor, Pastor Tim Keller provides the following helpful illustration:

At twenty-seven years old, Howard was given an opportunity ...

Too Busy? Take a 'Shultz Hour.'

New York Times columnist David Leonhardt says we all need to take a regular "Shultz Hour." Leonhardt explains:

When George Shultz was Secretary ...

Americans Perceive Overworked People as Having High Status

Taking the afternoon off for a round of golf or enjoying a beach holiday in a five-star resort were once signs of having "made it." But according ...