Taking It to Work: In September of 2013, inside a six-hour window, we went from business-as-usual, to a four-foot wall of water hitting the west side of our 50,000 ft2 building in Longmont, CO. When the west wall finally gave way, millions of gallons of mud, water and sludge coursed Read more
Taking It to Work: One of my favorite movies of all time is, “Frequency”. Very rarely do you come across a Hollywood movie that has a great storyline, action, suspense, good morals, clean language, and pretty decent acting. It even has Jim Caviezel in it, the same actor who played Read more
Taking It to Work: I’ll be honest, sometimes I envy those who are not held to God’s high standards. They’re just people living for themselves, and doing whatever they deem necessary to make things work out for them. I’ve known supervisors and coworkers who have done some pretty shady stuff, Read more
Taking It to Work: Here’s a hard question for you. Are you someone who uplifts the people around you, in general, or are you, in general, a “Debbie Downer”? I know we are all a little of both sometimes, but it is a good Biblical question to ask of ourselves. Read more
Taking It to Work: In the workplace, we are often rewarded for good performance. Bonuses, profit sharing, and commissions are commonplace and widely acceptable across the globe. The rewards for hard work, perseverance and dedication are hallmarks of successful careers and companies, and are a mainstay of how managers let Read more
Taking It to Work: How do you define “power”? Google has eight different definitions, but the one that is most “powerful” to me, is “the ability to influence or create change.” It make sense. When we say a cannon is more powerful than a BB gun, we are really talking Read more
Taking It to Work: It may be more commonplace than we would like to admit, but we don’t always work as hard for our boss as we might let on. Daydreaming, surfing the web, extending the lunch hour, reading and sending personal texts or emails; all erode the effort we Read more
Taking It to Work: Rules. As a kid, we didn’t like them. As we grow, we see the true utility of rules. The fact that everyone knows what side of the road to drive on, that red light always means stop, and green means go. These are good rules or Read more
Taking It to Work: Rest. At one time it was a commandment, to take one day’s rest in seven. It was called the Sabbath. It was the last day of the Jewish week, otherwise known to us as Saturday. Among other things, the Sabbath was to be a reminder to Read more
Taking It to Work: In March of 2008, I was invited by a business owner to join him at a weekly meeting of other business leaders that were members of an organization called FCCI. At the time, I was working as an engineer in Boulder, Colorado, but was feeling lead Read more