Even Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Got Criticized

November 19, 2024 will mark the 161st anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address." According to a 2013 editorial in ...

Criticizing the Church Is like Criticizing a Man's Wife

Imagine this scenario: A man invites a friend into his home for dinner. They enjoy a delicious meal that the man's wife has graciously offered to ...

Research Shows Unsolicited Advice Doesn't Help

An article in The Wall Street Journal summarized a series of studies which proved what many people may know from experience—giving advice isn't ...

Brutally Honest Rejection Letters

The website Business Insider ran an article titled "7 Brutally Honest Job Rejection Letters." Here are two examples of how not to confront someone. ...

Famous Actor Craved His Parents' Affirmation

Ben Kingsley, the Academy-Award winning actor who has starred in Iron Man 3, Hugo, Schindler's List, and Gandhi, still hasn't forgiven his parents ...

Traffic Cop Gives Tickets but Avoids Complaints

By the very nature of the business, L.A. County traffic cops receive plenty of complaints about their work. After all, most motorists don't think ...

Business Leader Elicits Brutally Honest Feedback

After interviewing business leaders at over 100 companies, the authors of a Harvard Business Review article concluded: "Smart leaders today … ...

The Tone of Our Truth-Telling Makes All the Difference

"The tone of our truth-telling can build a wall or a bridge," said Ed Waltz.

Ed and his wife, Barb, from Ann Arbor, Michigan, should know. They ...

Research Highlights the "Missing Ingredient"—Appreciation

Business researchers call it "the missing ingredient" or "the hidden accelerator." Most managers could transform their workplaces ...

Writer Tries to Go One Month Without Saying Hurtful Words

We've all heard the old adage, "If you can't find anything nice to say about someone, don't say anything at all." In an article ...