Excerpts from Faith in the workplace e-mag “Messed-up people mess up their organizations,” Dr. Denise Daniels explained. “And messed-up organizations mess up their people.” It was a sobering thought for the folks at Laity Lodge that day, but it wasn’t the end of the story. The opposite is also true. Healthy people create healthier organizations. [...]
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Faith in the workplace
Posted: November 4, 2009 in An Idea can change your life, Faith seeking Application, Following Jesus, Management and Leadership, Personal Productivity, Reading notes, Urban Desire, workTags: faith at work, work
Reclaiming Passion for work
Posted: August 22, 2008 in An Idea can change your life, Leadership, Personal Productivity, success, Urban Desire, workWhy is it that we don’t love our jobs any longer? why is that we are constantly complaining about our jobs? Why is it that we want a “get-away” solution to work related stress? Why is it that we get to work with a “Thank-God-its-a-Friday” attitude? This is an issue that needs to be dealt [...]
Dreaming about your dream job! eh?
Posted: August 21, 2008 in An Idea can change your life, Leadership, Personal Productivity, success, Urban Desire, workMost of us do not land in our dream jobs. We don’t get to do things that we love to do. We first keep dreaming, then we move on day dreaming. As the reality-expectation gap increases we get frustrated. And so we sulk! We blame our luck. We point fingers at people. We complain endlessly. [...]
The clue to happiness at work
Posted: August 19, 2008 in An Idea can change your life, Leadership, Personal Productivity, success, Urban Desire, workDo you love your work? Are you happy? How do we experience happiness at work? Well…here something about happiness I never knew, I never knew. Happiness is probably the easiest emotion to feel, the most elusive to create deliberately, and the most difficult to define. It is experienced differently by different people – Norman cousins, [...]