Magazine Search

Feature

Integrity of the Ascent

11 Min Read

Throughout our lives we may ascend to many summits. These climbs have unique challenges that require us to prepare and approach each one differently.

Feature

Getting to the Core

12 Min Read

Rethinking Undergraduate Education

Feature

Beyond Juggling

9 Min Read

Finding a Work-Life Balance

Feature

Life is Like a Startup Venture

5 Min Read

Commencement—or the ability to begin or start something—is a vital part of life. Boris Pasternak, a Nobel Prize-winning Russian poet, once described the talent and art of writing as “boldness in the face of the blank sheet.”

Feature

Outside the Tanner

8 Min Read

Inside the Tanner Building they’re professors who teach finance, ethics, marketing, accounting, and a host of other subjects. But, have you ever wondered what these notable professors do in their spare time?

Feature

Exercising Righteous Influence

13 Min Read

In an episode of M*A*S*H, Colonel Potter is called to Seoul and leaves Hawkeye in charge. Hawkeye, who instinctively challenges authority, experiences what it’s like to be in charge, and on several occasions, he oversteps his authority. When Potter returns, he sits down with Hawkeye and B.J., who are feuding about B.J. violating one of Hawkeye’s orders. Potter lets the two surgeons go at each other and remains quiet until Hawkeye tries to enlist his support. “Why aren’t you helping me?” Hawkeye asks. “You should be in the middle of this. You’re the commander.”

Faculty Research

Consulting with Family Businesses

13 Min Read

Looking at Unique Challenges

Feature

True Blue Through & Through

13 Min Read

In a recent conversation with President Gordon B. Hinckley, I described a difficult decision I had made at work—one I should have made sooner. “President, I just wish I were smarter,” I confessed.

Feature

Personal Insurance: Preparing For the Unexpected

15 Min Read

This is the second of a five-part personal financial planning series sponsored by the Peery Institute of Financial Services. The next installment, addressing property, casualty, and health insurance, will appear in the Summer 2005 issue.

Feature

The Silver Fund

2 Min Read

Second-year MBA students have the opportunity to manage the Marriott School’s $1.4 million stock portfolio—and although it’s called the Silver Fund, it mostly sees green.

How can small companies offer benefits to rival those of large companies?

Alumni Experiences

2 Min Read

I own two small companies. It’s hard to pay myself benefits, let alone all my employees. The first thing to look at is making sure they are paid a competitive wage, then add vacation/holidays and keep within reason. Next, they might need health insurance, but if the spouse is working elsewhere and is covered, we can sometimes eliminate it. Finally, you might look at adding tax deferred savings plans and insurance. Since both my companies are retail, we offer very steep discounts to employees. It has been my experience that most people working for small companies do not expect superb benefits. Also, in order to keep costs down, you must do a lot of shopping.

Feature

Providential Living

17 Min Read

A Business Idea Whose Time Has Come

Feature

Ambition and the Soul

14 Min Read

Several weeks ago, I traveled to the north side of Chicago to visit my son. I drove from downtown Chicago to Lincoln Park, where he lives. As I turned onto Clybourn Avenue, I suddenly encountered a scene that I hadn’t seen or thought of in years—the Clybourn Gospel Chapel.

Feature

At Play in God’s Sandbox

9 Min Read

2001 Microenterprise Conference Address