A Monday roundup of great articles that are worth your time to read, ponder, share, or even argue with. This week’s list:
- A Protestant Perspective on Ethics in the Executive Suite: With his financial career as a backdrop, Bill Powers discusses the role of faith and ethics in the executive suite from a Protestant perspective, particularly in the financial services sector.
- Vocational Liturgies: James K.A. Smith on developing rituals that nurture our time in the workplace.
- Do You Have the Best Job in the World? Yale School of Management psychology professor Amy Wrzesniewski says it’s not our job title that impacts our work satisfaction, but whether we view our work as a “job,” a “career,” or a “calling.”
- A Couple Gaining Independence, and Finding a Bond: Two developmentally disabled adults make their way in the world together in part through work that gives them dignity.
- Protestant Monasticism? Should there be a Protestant monasticism? How does this affect the doctrine of vocation?
- Pearls of Career Wisdom Found in the Trash: What Michael Cascio learned working as a janitor.
- How to Stop Being Lazy and Get More Done: 5 expert tips for increasing productivity.
- The New Economy Balance Sheet: “A visionary approach to financial accounting could inject the values of fairness and sustainability into standard business practice.”
- Ten Books to Read This Fall for a Deeper Faith. (Works for winter, too.)
- 101 Thought-Provoking Questions to Ask Yourself Before it’s Too Late: Where are you going? Who are you becoming?
And just in time for Thanksgiving here’s a bonus video from ex-NFL star Jason Brown, featured on the CBS Evening News as someone who quit football to “tackle a new field–literally.”
Image: “Extra, Extra (The Paper Boy),” John George Brown. Courtesy of the Grohmann Museum at the Milwaukee School of Engineering.
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