by Rob Tribken | Apr 2, 2023 | Finding Purpose, Markets, Enterprise, and Wellbeing
A Response to a Classic Essay on Work In her 1942 essay “Why Work?” Dorothy Sayers made a strong case that we should not undertake work for the money it provides but instead for the sake of the work itself.[1] This is a compelling idea and pushes...
by Rob Tribken | Aug 11, 2019 | Finding Purpose, Markets, Enterprise, and Wellbeing
From April 16, 2010: In April 2010, the Center for Faith and Enterprise brought scholar Michael Novak (1933-2017) to California for a speaking tour. We sponsored speaking events at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena (hosted by the Max De Pree Center for...
by Rob Tribken | Nov 6, 2017 | Markets, Enterprise, and Wellbeing, Podcasts
And the Fight Against Famine. This week we talk about the story of Norman Borlaug and his fight against famine. We also note some of the theological implications of Borlaug’s work. Borlaug was a Nobel Prize winner who died in 2009. His work in the field of...
by Rob Tribken | Oct 24, 2017 | Markets, Enterprise, and Wellbeing, Podcasts, Spiritual Aspects of Leadership
Insights from the story of Joseph In this episode we talk about financial crisis and how our faith and our spirituality can help us prepare for and survive such crisis. As we go through our lives most of us encounter financial ups and downs, sometimes very serious...
by Rob Tribken | Oct 14, 2017 | Markets, Enterprise, and Wellbeing, Podcasts
This week we talk about everyday heroes – – the people who show up for work every day, doing work they do not particularly like, in order to support others for whom they care. Twenty years ago, Robert Bellah observed that we tend to think of our work in one of three...
by Rob Tribken | Sep 1, 2017 | Markets, Enterprise, and Wellbeing, Podcasts, Spiritual Aspects of Leadership
Wisdom, failure, and the lessons for our work lives. Solomon was one of the greatest kings in the Bible, perhaps second only to King David. And he had a reputation for having great wisdom. But there is another side to the story, one involving the misuse of power. In...