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Thursday, July 16th, 2009Michael Jackson’s sudden death at age 50 has had the media buzzing with speculation about possible causes of the King of Pop’s untimely demise. Attention has centered on the huge doses of prescription drugs that Jackson was allegedly taking to fend off the aches and pains of a grueling rehearsal schedule. Just yesterday, [...]
Marquette Bank would have been smart to apologize to Sheryl Stone
Monday, July 13th, 2009It’s common practice for banks to charge a fee when non-customers use their ATMs, and equally common for consumers to complain about it. But, according to a recent article in the Chicago Sun Times, Sheryl Stone decided to take action when Marquette Bank in Chicago charged her $3 for using its ATM as a [...]
Focus on quality, not just quantity
Friday, July 10th, 2009Continuing my Friday series on tips to improve your business and stay out of court, let’s talk about one of my personal pet peeves: focusing on quantity, not quality, of service and products provided. It’s relatively easy to count how many widgits you produced in a week, how many clients you saw in a [...]
Is Palin fairly suffering the cost of alleged ethical lapses?
Thursday, July 9th, 2009The press has been agog with the news that Alaska Governor and former Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin has decided to step down before the end of her gubernatorial term. Speculation concerning her motives and future intentions has run wild. Some think she’s stepping down to position herself as a candidate in the 2012 [...]
How can Madoff afford a prison consultant?
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009The London Times reported over the weekend that disgraced financier Bernard Madoff has hired Herb Hoelter of the National Center for Insitutions and Alternatives, a top prison consultant, to help him find a suitable jail in which to serve out his 150-year sentence. By hiring Hoelter, Madoff has joined the ranks of other high-profile [...]
Make sure your entire company knows your ethics policies!
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009You’re getting my Friday business ethics tips post a day early thanks to Politico.com, which just broke the story of a shocking gaffe at The Washington Post. According to Politico.com, the Post’s business division for conferences and events released a flier yesterday that offered lobbyists and association executives “intimate, exclusive” access to Obama Administration [...]
Are banks helping scam artists rip off their customers?
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009Today’s Wall Street Journal includes a fascinating article describing how banks are making it easier for con artists to steal from the elderly and infirm. According to the Journal, banks that automatically cover overdrafts make it easier for their more vulnerable customers to be ripped off by giving them more money for scammers to [...]
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