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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 [...]
Was Ryan Howard’s 200th career run baseball really worth a lawsuit?
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009A few months ago, the Philadelphia Phillies’ Ryan Howard hit his 200th career home run. It was not only a tremendous accomplishment for Howard, but an important moment in baseball history because Howard managed to reach that milestone in fewer games than any previous major league player. !2-year-old Phillies fan Jennifer Valvida retrieved [...]
Your code of ethics should be more than just window-dressing
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009Seems like every company has a code of ethics these days, especially since the federal government made having one a prerequisite for getting government contracts. Some of them are the size of a small phone book, others of a more practical length. Companies work hard to develop them, proudly roll them out, train [...]
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