by Rob Tribken | Jul 15, 2017 | Finding Purpose, Markets, Enterprise, and Wellbeing, Podcasts, Working Well
There are great many products and services, and a great many jobs, that are needed to build and maintain a flourishing society: those who produce food and other goods, distributors and retailers, communicators of various kinds, accountants, lawyers, and...
by Rob Tribken | Jun 21, 2017 | Podcasts, Spiritual Aspects of Leadership, Working Well
Humility can make an important contribution to our work life. (Transcript Available Here) Humility, properly understood, can make an important contribution to our spiritual and psychological flourishing, and can have very important benefits for our work life. It is...
by Rob Tribken | Apr 23, 2017 | Finding Purpose, Podcasts
A Special Edition Interview with Tom King In this special edition we interview solar energy professional Tom King. Tom has a very interesting story to tell about finding and following a calling, and the ups and downs this can involve. Along the way he has worked in a...
by Rob Tribken | Mar 25, 2017 | Podcasts, Spiritual Aspects of Leadership, Working Well
(Scroll down for a related podcast episode.) Have you ever worked in an environment that seemed to be designed to crush the human spirit? To eliminate any sort of initiative or creativity? On the other hand, maybe you have also seen working environments that seemed to...
by Rob Tribken | Mar 7, 2017 | Finding Purpose, Podcasts, Role of the Church
The story of the wise men – – also known as the Magi – – is one of the great stories of the Bible. The late James Dittes of Yale saw in the story a battle between two conflicting aspects of our human nature, a drive for stability and control, and a drive to forsake...
by Rob Tribken | Feb 12, 2017 | Finding Purpose, Podcasts, Workplace Stress
Most of us have had times when we seem to be going backwards in our career or in our work life. Or maybe times when we seemed to be dead in the water while everyone else was moving forward. But in these situations are we really moving backwards? Or might there be...
by Rob Tribken | Feb 3, 2017 | Podcasts, Spiritual Practices
Become alert to the spiritual dimension in your daily life. There are spiritual practices that might help us become alert to the spiritual aspects of our daily lives; one especially powerful one is called the Examen. The Examen was developed by Ignatius of Loyola...
by Rob Tribken | Jan 26, 2017 | Podcasts, Workplace Stress
Work related stress is a big problem in our work lives. We all know how painful and dysfunctional it can be. It can damage our health and limit our effectiveness. But there are some things we can do. In this episode, we will begin by focusing on the work of...
by Rob Tribken | Jan 17, 2017 | Finding Purpose, Podcasts, Working Well
When is passion for our work positive? And when is it negative? We sometimes hear that we should “follow our passion”. But what happens when we actually do have a passion for our work – or maybe for some aspect of our work? Is this positive? or is it negative?...
by Rob Tribken | Jan 13, 2017 | Podcasts, Role of the Church, Spiritual Aspects of Leadership, Working Well
What could spiritual renewal mean? In this podcast episode we explore what spiritual renewal could mean for our work life. Maybe it would lead to working with greater purpose, compassion, and equanimity, and would help us develop a higher level of collaboration and...
by Rob Tribken | Nov 22, 2016 | Podcasts, Spiritual Practices, Working Well
Being in the Zone As we think about healthy, productive, fulfilling work, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s concept of flow comes to mind (it is often referred to as “being in the zone”). Csikszentmihalyi described the concept of flow as: “. . . a state of concentration so...
by Rob Tribken | Nov 17, 2016 | Podcasts, Workplace Stress
Burnout is a big problem in the workplace. It is an organizational, psychological, and spiritual problem and is usually thought to be the result of intense, prolonged stress. The primary symptoms usually include chronic exhaustion, an absence of meaning in our work...
by Rob Tribken | Sep 23, 2016 | Podcasts, Spiritual Aspects of Leadership
Integrity involves alignment. When we have integrity, our words and actions are in alignment with our values and who we are at a deep level. In this episode, we recount the story of Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife, and explore what it might be saying about the power...
by Rob Tribken | Sep 21, 2016 | Podcasts, Spiritual Practices, Workplace Stress
Workplace stress is a common problem. Stress can have important negative consequences for both our health and our effectiveness. Few of us are at our best when we are carrying the emotional burden of stress. In this episode we discuss a spiritual practice known as the...
by Rob Tribken | Sep 20, 2016 | Finding Purpose, Podcasts
Prayer and Purpose Most of us would probably like to work with a deeper sense of purpose and mission; maybe prayer can help. This episode provides an example from the life of Jesus and begins with a story about a time when he went off and prayed by himself in the...
