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What Makes Work Meaningful? The Giftedness Model Explains the Top 2 Ingredients
For a business owner, making money is your bottom line. Having your employees feel like their work is meaningful helps you do that. The...
C. M. Rippey
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Do Not Miss Out on "The Participant" in Your Company
camaraderie Not everyone wants the spotlight. Not everyone wants the corner office, the team-lead title, or the thunderous applause at...
C. M. Rippey
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Knowing Your Giftedness Naturally Raises Your EQ & Profit
4 ways knowing your giftedness helps grow your EQ.
C. M. Rippey
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I'm graduating college, I don't have work experience!
If you don't have much work experience in an industry you're trying to get in to, then you might be stacked up against a slew of...
C. M. Rippey
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How to Work With a Competitive Person
competitive people There's this "innate motivating factor" ( IMF ) in some people that's called Competition . We all know what that is,...
C. M. Rippey
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In one corner, we have Profit; the other, Purpose: Friends or Foes? A People Management Perspective
boomer and GenZ working together Business is no longer about sheer profit, anymore. We've shifted toward purpose, like it or not. This...
C. M. Rippey
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Giftedness Discovery & 4 Trends in 2025 to Own Your Career
Have you ever felt like your career is missing that spark, that sense of purpose that ignites your passion? The key to unlocking a truly...
C. M. Rippey
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Burnout: When Too Much and Too Little Coexist & How Knowing Your Giftedness Fixes It
Imagine a Porsche, a car designed for speed and cornering, being used to tow a yacht. It's not designed that way. It will move the yacht...
C. M. Rippey
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Staff Retention Common Mistakes & How to Avoid Them
As a People Manager , you've got enough to do, already, and don't have the energy to figure out new ways to retain and develop the people...
C. M. Rippey
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Interviewing Tip: from a Recruiter's perspective
The walk into an interview can be a nerve-wracking experience (or being in the virtual waiting room). However, by following some...
C. M. Rippey
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Avoid These Buzz-phrases: "helping others," "have freedom," or "be a teacher"
Have you ever said any of these phrases? "I'm called to be a teacher." "I just want to help people." "I just want a space to be...
C. M. Rippey
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Should I go to college? How to know if it's right for you
"What am I supposed to do with my life?" The most common answer is the greatest lie: “You can do anything if you set your mind to it."
C. M. Rippey
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Crossing off Your To-Do List for the Busy Person: The Snowball Method
Discover how focusing on your 'closest to win' goal can help you make progress and foster a sense of accomplishment.
C. M. Rippey
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There's Actually A Formula For Happiness
In February of 2022, I attended a forum of university leaders in Grapevine, TX. The keynote speaker, a senator from a state I'll just...
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Investing in Your Employees While on a Budget
In " 4 Ways to Continue Employee Development When Budgets Are Cut " Gallup tells of a story in which we each found ourselves to be...
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Feeling Dissonance at Work? Don't Misdiagnose the Problem!
Managers: You need to know the innate motivations for each employee. You need to know what their Owner's Manual says about functionality....
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Female Leadership @ Male-Dominated Industries
In 2018, a community in California gathered to hear and grow from the expert wisdom of four business-successful women on the topic of...
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How to Get Unstuck
Wanting to use your gifts but don't know how? Start here, then email us to connect! We love hearing from you. CreatedForGoodWork@gmail.com
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How to find what you're supposed to do with your life
Why you can't be anything you want. Being called is a much more meaningful adventure, discover your calling by reading the following.
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An Important Theological Anthropology: Psalm 139
For He crafted you, hems you in, with purpose, even while you were in your mother’s womb. You must believe this Psalm to see your giftedness
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"To know God, make Him known, and ___"
There's a new mission statement for The Church since 2010, and Giftedness Discovery is meeting it.
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How Discovering Your "Innate Motivating Factors" Benefits Educators
Consider using CGW for a workshop if you're an educator.
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Leadership @ Entry Level
How I found God in mundane work.
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Service Industry: The Harvest
Scholars know it as a Theology of Work. But I like to see it as the Work of Theology. Let's talk about serving those who serve.
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