Category: work ethics

Mike Rowe Is on a Mission to Reverse the ‘Unspeakable Stupidity’ of Devaluing Work

Commentary A few months ago, Mike Rowe stumbled upon a 2011 video of himself speaking in front of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee during the Obama administration about the mindset of government toward skilled trades. His argument was that skilled trades were the key to saving our economy, not those jobs that require…


Taking Ownership of Your Work

During a recent visit with my brother, a retired chemist, he shared some advice that his first supervisor gave him over 35 years ago. “I’d been there for a few months,” Doug said, “when the guy called me into his office one day and told me I should think of my job and my work…


Six Types of Bad Employees

Commentary A new Gallup survey suggests that half of American workers are quietly quitting and only 20 percent are actively engaged in their work. There are plenty of reasons for this and that could include bad bosses, substance abuse, a dopey company, or meaningless work such as that one does on contract for government. But…