Learning the Cult of Corporate Life from the Church Pew

The role language plays in shaping who we become and what we believe at work.

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I grew up sitting in the pew on Sunday mornings, listening to Southern Baptist sermons. My grandfather, an evangelist, can throw out a raised voice and the threat of hell with the best of them. I would furiously take notes to make sure I knew…