Good communication with almost anyone–your husband or wife, boss, coworkers, children, parents, or friends–depends on a few basic principles of people handling. Learn these, and you will be well on the way to happy, productive r... Read More »
By Rick Phillips: I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Corporation, a [U.S.] national chain of convenience stores. Among the topics we address in our seminars is the retention of quality employees–a real chall... Read More »
A good executive is not a boss–he is a servant! Jesus wasn’t just trying to teach His disciples humility when He said, “Whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant” (Matthew 20:26). A good exec... Read More »
By Charlotte Hopper, Brazil: This should be easy, I thought as I prepared to make the switch from teaching elementary-school-aged children to teaching teenagers. After all, I have been a teacher all my adult life. Was I in for a surprise! ... Read More »
A woman once enumerated her husband’s faults to a divorce court judge. She simply couldn’t live with “that man” one day more, she said. On and on she went. Finally she paused to catch her breath, and the judge asked,... Read More »
Love is like a stream. Some days it flows and rushes, for there is plenty. On other days it trickles and you can see it bouncing against the unseen rocks. But even when love is dry and has lost its flow and lies nearly empty on the muddy bo... Read More »
“I am going to give this $20 bill to one of you,” the man said. Immediately he had everyone’s attention. “But first, let me do this.” He proceeded to crumple the bill. He then asked, “Who still wants it?&... Read More »
William Gladstone (1809-1898) was England’s Prime Minister four times, and one of the most important political figures of his era. He was also famous for being an active Christian. Every day as Gladstone went up the steps of the Parli... Read More »
Q: I’ve been stressed-out at work over relations with a new coworker. He is talented and ambitious, but behaves as though he’s jealous of my position. I feel threatened and don’t know how to react to his aggressive tempera... Read More »
God put on a “light show” the other day, and we were there to see it. He said a lot of things, too, and we tried to listen. I’m sure He must have shown it before, but we were all too busy to watch. The Lord let three tiny rays of sunlight b... Read More »
