My new friend, Andy, was leading a training with a company on how they can better hire and value the disabled. The diversity of thought and value they can bring to a workplace is often overlooked.   Andy asked the group to draw a star. Everyone in the class except one person drew a star as they might see in the […]

Students for Fair Admissions sued Harvard due to their belief that Harvard’s student screening process has discriminated against Asian Americans. The Supreme Court is reviewing the case.  Harvard’s desire to give African Americans and Latinos a better chance in society may have been noble, but it has left Asian Americans applicants feeling discriminated against. Favoritism is now being given to […]

For most of this year, there have been almost double the number of jobs that need filled compared to the people needing a job. An untapped pool of possible talent however is the disabled.   According to the Department of Labor, in October, the overall unemployment rate was 3.3%, but for the disabled, it was 8.2%. As the incidence of […]

Former Southwest airline pilot, Tammie Jo Shults, was constantly told that women had no business being pilots. She persevered, but was disappointed when a new commander forced her to take over the least desired trainer position.   Tammie was assigned to train people on how to handle stalled planes. Daily, she practiced and trained others on what to do when a […]

Billions of dollars have reportedly gone missing from Sam Bankman-Fried’s high profile company, FTX. As the best-known leader in the cryptocurrency world, Sam Bankman-Fried, often called SBF, used other people’s money to gain influence.  His so-called Effective Altruism approach deceived people to believe he made lots of money so that he could generously give it away. Instead, SBF illegally used […]

As I’ve read with interest about the questionable actions of Sam Bankman-Fried, and the demise of FTX, I marvel at the level of corruption involved. Moral failures can impact so many lives.  When we see someone in business who has a moral failure, the most dangerous thought we can have is, “I’m a good person. That would never happen to […]

Recently, I met with a new friend who was carrying a burden of concern for his children. My friend’s father had established trusts for each grandchild to be funded from the success of their family business.   In the beginning the trust amounts were modest, but as the business flourished, the trusts had grown larger than the family ever imagined. My […]

On Thanksgiving Day, the race for buying Christmas presents began. Black Friday amplified the season, Small Business Saturday grabbed their fair share and then Cyber Monday excels online.  In addition to the Christmas buying season, there’s another important season: the Year-End Giving season. Today is officially Giving Tuesday, but Black Friday is far better known and celebrated than Giving Tuesday.   […]

According to new Barna research, 99% of today’s pastors know what the word “tithe” means, but only 43% of Christians do. For the record, tithe means “a tenth, or 10%.”  God’s plan and desire for us is to remember that God owns it all. Our paycheck and wealth come from God’s grace.   What God asks is that we acknowledge that […]

When Black Friday began in 1975 as a new Christmas marketing idea, there was only one choice for shoppers: go to the store and buy in person. Due to the internet, Black Friday looks much different today.  In 2021, 66 million people went to a store on Black Friday, while 88 million people shopped online that day.   Predicting how much […]