Martin Luther King on Excellence

Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking to students at Barratt Junior High School in Philadelphia on October 26, 1967, six months before he was assassinated:

Bringing Our Souls to Work

Tim J. McGuire, former editor of the Minneapolis Star Tribune and former president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, speaking at a seminar ...

Motivational Speeches Fail

According to USA Today, firms are spending billions of dollars to fire up workers—with little results. The article states:

There has been exhaustive ...

Giving the Gift of Work

Karole Shirley, Ordinary Hero

It's nice when your boss notices your work. It's even better when the CEO of your company notices. And it's even ...

The Penalty of Work

The average layman has the idea that his vocation is his penalty.

Puritan Economics

American Puritans were hardworking but not capitalists in the modern sense. They placed common welfare ahead of self-interest and set modest caps on profit-making. ...