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Thursday, February 18th, 2010Tiger Woods has announced that he’ll make a public statement tomorrow apologizing for the actions that led to his spectacular fall from grace a few months ago. The event will be closely controlled, with only a few “friends, colleagues and close associates” attending in person and no questions from the media permitted. A [...]
Wall Street missed its moment during the Superbowl
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010So, how about those Saints? Regardless of which team you favored, this year’s game was terrific. It also broke records in another respect. This Superbowl was among the most-watched televised sporting events ever, and ads broadcast during the game have been all over the Internet ever since.
In other words, [...]
For a fresh take on business ethics, check out Good Honest Dollar
Monday, January 11th, 2010One of the best parts of writing this blog has been making friends with like-minded people from around the world. My New Year’s resolutions for this year include making a greater effort to let my readers know when I come across something that I think is particularly good. Today, I’ll take a first [...]
This was a year to remember - but not to repeat!
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009Time recently dubbed 2000-2009 as “The Decade from Hell.” That may be a little extreme, but 2009 was certainly a year we wouldn’t want to do over any time soon.
This was the year of a lingering recession caused by the subprime mortgage meltdown on Wall Street. (Some economists say the recession [...]
Keep an eye on your premises - and make sure your employees do, too!
Friday, December 4th, 2009Continuing my Friday series on keeping your business out of court, let’s take a look at a recent incident at a Philadelphia hospital. School counselor Joaquin Rivera died of an apparent heart attack in Atria Health’s emergency room after reportedly waiting for almost 80 minutes to see a triage nurse. To add insult [...]
Give thanks!
Friday, November 27th, 2009Continuing my Friday series on keeping your business out of court, let’s talk about a seasonal message with surprising litigation risk implications. Yesterday was Thanksgiving, America’s designated day for expressing gratitude for the blessings in our lives. You may have heard from the self-help gurus who tell you that maintaining an “attitude of [...]
Please, tell us the truth about global warming!
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009The Wall Street Journal reported this week that a group of scientists who contend that human activities are responsible for global warming may have been suppressing contrary research. According to the WSJ, thousands of e-mails and documents were obtained from the Climate Research Unit at East Anglia University in the U.K. and posted on [...]
Do business with people whom you trust - and who trust you
Friday, November 20th, 2009Continuing my Friday series on keeping your business out of court, let’s focus on an essential element of business relationships: trust.
Gallup Press just released a new book by Rodd Wagner and Gale Muller, Power of 2, that presents their five-year study of successful partnerships. According to their research, 87% of partners in good collaborations [...]
And that goes for your employees, too!
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009On Monday, I wrote about the importance of having a personal life to making good ethical choices at work. This topic is important enough to make a corollary point. You need to have a life to keep a reasoned perspective on your work … and so do your employees.
In all too many industries, [...]
Want great business ethics? Get a life!
Monday, November 2nd, 2009Clients are frequently surprised when I tell them that one of the best ways to insure that they’ll make good ethical decisions in business is to have a life outside of work. After all, they’re professionals, right? Isn’t their job to continually do more with less, spend longer and longer hours on the [...]
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