by Rob Tribken | Aug 22, 2023 | Spiritual Practices, Working Well
If you have experienced a state of flow, you probably remember it as quite enjoyable. It is usually associated with heightened concentration, deeper awareness, and greater effectiveness, and is sometimes thought of as being “in the zone.” Most of us would...
by Rob Tribken | Apr 4, 2023 | Finding Purpose, Working Well
People are worried. Confidence in the economy and the direction of society continues to drop in the face of new threats. Anxiety is natural as we move into an uncertain future. But our ancestors survived threatening circumstances and created a better world, and so...
by Rob Tribken | Jun 3, 2021 | Spiritual Aspects of Leadership, Working Well
Successful Collaboration Depends on the Values We Bring to Our Work I attended a dinner meeting sponsored by a Christian business group a few years ago. After dinner, the organizers asked us to go around the room and discuss the issues we face in our work. One young...
by Rob Tribken | Jan 10, 2019 | Spiritual Aspects of Leadership, Working Well
Topic: The Power of Humility in the Workplace: When Does It Help? When Does It Hurt? On October 30, 2018, Dr. Peter Hill spoke to our first Work Life Forum at La Cañada Presbyterian Church and presented the results of new research he and a multi-university team have...
by Rob Tribken | Jul 13, 2018 | Working Well, Workplace Stress
“I never have enough time.” When people talk about their more frustrating work-related problems, the issue of time, or the lack of it, comes up most often. For many people, there is not enough time to get their work done and this can be a serious and chronic source of...
by Rob Tribken | Mar 25, 2017 | Podcasts, Spiritual Aspects of Leadership, Working Well
Some workplaces seem designed to crush the human spirit, others to liberate it. The difference is usually obvious. This raises the question: how might we encourage workplaces where people are happier and more alive, purposeful, and engaged? There are several ways to...
by Rob Tribken | Feb 2, 2017 | Finding Purpose, Working Well
From a sermon preached by Ralph Waldo Emerson at the Second Church, Boston, October 21, 1832: How many men now regard their business as so much interruption, as so much injury to their religious life? Their religious character is something separate from their daily...
by Rob Tribken | Jan 17, 2017 | Working Well, Workplace Stress
Some of us have trouble leaving our work behind at the end of the day and have an unfortunate tendency to bring our stress and other pre-occupations home with us. This not only makes it difficult to recharge our batteries, but can also hinder our non-work...
by Rob Tribken | Jan 17, 2017 | Finding Purpose, Working Well
When is passion for our work positive? And when is it negative? 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 some other...
by Rob Tribken | Jul 20, 2014 | Working Well
Andy Kessler of the Wall Street Journal has written an interesting article based on an interview with Reid Hoffman, the founder of LinkedIn. There are several key insights from Hoffman; one involved keeping innovative and adaptive employees in the newer heavily...
