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Everyday Stories, Lived

Work

  • The hireling

    You will know whether a person is just a hireling or not by how she handles her tasks. A hireling only sees the work as a transaction where she does the work she thinks the pay was worth. Just like ticking the boxes off a checklist, she makes the transaction happen without an extra. But… Read more

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  • Who sets your Agenda? (from Linchpin: Are You Dispensable?)

    Who is your boss? What is your work for? Whom are you trying to please?If you are working only for the person you report to according to the org chart, you may be sacrificing your future. Pleasing him may cause you to alienate customers, hide your best work, fit in, and become merely a cog… Read more

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  • What you do may not be for everybody

    But definitely for somebody. Even if it is just one, someone out there is grateful that you showed up (and hopefully made their life better). Because what you do shouldn’t just be self-serving but instead others-centered. However, you must also know who you are and why you do what you are doing. Because you cannot… Read more

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  • Transitions and distress

    Transitions aren’t easy, but they are essential to becoming the person you ought to become. But because it is usually uncomfortable, some of us (if not most of us) do not have the guts to push through it to go to the other side. Often, this phase of transition distinguishes fearful people from those who… Read more

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  • Doing work that matters

    “Eating ice cream is easy. Making something that matters is hard.” — from the book Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? Most of the time, you never even think about it. Ice cream is ice cream, and if you don’t like ice cream, you are probably lying. And yes, there’s the least resistance when it comes to… Read more

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  • In doing business

    Here’s a list of specific examples of how business could best reflect Christ: Ensuring the business as a whole has a positive impact on the world Excellence in products and services All staff are paid fairly All staff have an opportunity to learn and progress, even if that means moving to another company Compassion and… Read more

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  • Are you ready for a world in which…?

    Fortune 500 human resource departments have subscribed to a “smart employer” service that evaluates a person’s suitability for workplace cultures and stress levels, using public social media posts and “likes.” Algorithms can identify individuals likely suffering from various mental illnesses, from depression to sociopathy. The service also predicts who may develop symptoms of mental illness… Read more

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