InsideWork’s authors have written hundreds of unique articles…this is the repository.
The Role of Venture Capital and Startups
Dan Wooldridge notes that even in the midst of an economic crisis the innovation and daring vision of entrepreneurs and the long time frame horizon as well as liquid capital of VC’s provide hope for the economy.
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The Growing Power of Asia
The current economic crisis is one dramatic earthquake that signals fundamental and massive shifts in the world’s “tectonic plates.” Globalization, technology, and innovation have outpaced systems created in the last century. One of these shifting “plates” is the rise of Asia.
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Psalm 22
Howard Morrison writes about the power of compelling stories that alter the lives of individuals and whole nations.
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Exposing the Existence of Modern Idolatry
The same week that Lehman Brothers collapsed, Damien Hirst sold his “The Golden Calf” for a record $18.5 million. Dan Wooldridge responds to an article by David Bodanis exploring how the idea of idolatry plays out in this economic crisis.
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Abraham Maslow is widely credited with originating the Four Stages of Learning model for individual and corporate change. Though Maslow never did much with it, a good many people have taken a swing at improving on his thinking about how organizations learn and change (Mike Vance introduced the model to us about 1980). The Change Engine is our attempt to account for key variables in perception and behavior — especially as they affect corporate learning. [first in a series]
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Their Underlying Debt Burden
Dan Wooldridge proposes that the current economic crisis work toward a solution beginning with the debt load of the American household.
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Psalm 20:5
Who hasn’t felt a little guilty pleasure at seeing someone fail in the marketplace now and again? “We (I) do not always love well,” Howard Morrison admits in this reflection on rejoicing with those who rejoice just as vigorously as we weep with those who weep.
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Gaining the Perspective of Wisdom
Dan Wooldridge reflects on what it takes to keep our heads when everyone is losing their’s in the midst of the current economic crisis.
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Bernard Moon explores the certainty of uncertainty and the necessity of constructing a worldview robust enough to be honestly humble.
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Psalm 20
Howard Morrison reflects on good wishes for hard business times.
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Some advertisers think about how to get someone else to tighten his belt while the truth comes out: They think we’re stupid.
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I’m convinced our most significant offerings at InsideWork help business people re-form their worldviews around biblical perspectives.
That’s why The Scriptural Roots of Commerce — the SRC — is so important to us. I used to think of the SRC as a sophisticated Bible study for business people. I don’t think that anymore. The Scriptural Roots [...]
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This comes under the heading of no baby boomer should talk to his teenager about social security.
I have one teenage son still living at home. We were having an after dinner chat last night about politics and “the system.” My rant was that none of the current batch of politicians is even talking about Social [...]
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Jim Hancock thinks about mastery in the context of what may be the only sports story you’ll ever hear from him.
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Donald McGilchrist tackles the foundational nature of developing a robust biblical worldview.
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Psalm 18
In his ongoing reflections on the Psalms, Howard Morrison muses about the extraordinary things ordinary people can do with God’s help.
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How many times have we heard an NFL football crowd chant, “Go for it! Go for it!” only to watch the coach kick the ball on 4th down? David Wooldridge examines a CAL-Berkeley study finding that NFL coaches may not be the bold, risk takers we’ve been led to believe.
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So maybe we can’t really — it seems impossible that I’m about to write this — maybe we can’t just take everything we read at face value…
I mean, who sends you those crazy internet gossip emails? I’ll tell who thinks of me when they read something no reasonable person would take seriously: It’s Christian friends [...]
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Are You Ready?
The top jobs of 2015 don’t exist today. Dan Wooldridge provides advice on preparing for tomorrow’s job market.
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Business can be messy — no news there. Sometimes it remains messy right to the end. Bernard Moon reflects on what can happen when you don’t get a great finish…
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We usually think that innovation and creativity depend on talent and knowledge. That might be true, but is it possible that a latent fear of failure and judgment among professionals stifles the innovation businesses need?
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What’s worse than useless data is fabricated and misleading data cynically employed to create fear or confusion by people who really should know better.
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Psalm 16
Another in Howard Morrison’s reflections on the Psalms — this time asking how a prosperous person ought to respond to the God who “causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.”
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Even Local Business is Global Business Today
Dan Wooldridge explains that even the tiniest local business is now a global business in today’s flat world environment.
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