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Thursday, July 28th, 2011Okay, we’ve taken a break … now, back to the scandals plaguing Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation. When a major company stands accused of ethical lapses, it’s always interesting to take a look at its culture. And no, I’m not necessarily talking about watercooler conversations or what happens at the annual holiday party. [...]
What business can learn from Ebay
Thursday, July 21st, 2011In the interests of not becoming a one-note Charlene, I’m going to turn away from the hacking scandal in the U.K. to look at something a little less serious. Friends know I’m an afficionado of Ebay, that wonderful, world-wide marketplace where you can buy practically anything if you’re imaginative enough to look for it. [...]
Rupert, you just don’t get it!
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011Sorry to keep returning to the hacking scandal in the U.K., but there’s so much fodder there! I’ve been watching Rupert Murdoch’s legendary arrogance fade away as the tales of reporters behaving badly at his British papers continue to mount. After initially being “annoyed” by all the bad press, Murdoch has finally acknowledged [...]
Thank you, Rupert Murdoch!
Thursday, July 14th, 2011It’s been fascinating to watch the hacking scandal blossom in the United Kingdom. In about a week, Rupert Murdoch has gone from being the unassailable king of the media hill to the target of unbridled outrage from all sides. Politicians who once courted his favor are now lining up to excoriate him. [...]
We all bear some blame for The News of the World
Friday, July 8th, 2011Two days from now, The News of the World, Britain’s oldest Sunday tabloid, will publish its final edition. The tabloid’s owner, Rupert Murdoch, decided to close the paper down when it was revealed that TNoW investigators had hacked into the cellphones of a missing teenaged girl and the families of victims of the subway [...]
What do we care what Christine Lagarde wears?
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011After Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, was arrested in May on charges of attempted rape, the international monetary press was abuzz about who would replace him. Speculation immediately focused on French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde. Depsite objections from the heads of some countries with emerging economies to [...]
Accommodate special needs
Friday, June 24th, 2011Continuing my Friday series on keeping your business out of court, let’s look at an aspect of employee relations that some companies honor reluctantly at best. Many employers think that, in an ideal world, every employee would be perfectly healthy and would have no family or other outside obligations to keep them from devoting [...]
Big Tobacco shouldn’t fight new warning labels
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011Earlier today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued nine new warning labels to be included on tobacco products by September of 2012. The labels are disturbingly graphic: pictures of diseased lungs, rotten teeth, an infant in a hazy cloud, a man exhaling smoke through a tracheotomy scar. Distressing as the photos are, [...]
Step away from the keyboard!
Friday, June 10th, 2011Continuing my Friday series on keeping your business out of court, let’s focus on an issue that’s much in the news of late. Rep. Anthony Weiner is struggling to hold on to his seat in Congress in the wake of allegations that he e-mailed sexually explicit photos of himself to one or more women [...]
Heed your Loyal Opposition
Friday, June 3rd, 2011Resuming my Friday series on keeping your business out of court, let’s talk about the person in your office that everyone loves to hate. That person - let’s call him Herman - is a chronic naysayer. Whenever someone tries to look on the bright side of a situation, Herman is quick to dwell [...]
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