Life Is Not Always So Simple

Perfection eludes each of us. I know. I deal with the challenge to live a perfect life on a daily basis. In all that I do, I try my very best to perform with honesty and integrity.

Ethics in Conflict - Building a Strong Foundation

This article addresses ethical issues in military and paramilitary organizations. It cites some examples and offers a number of solutions and preventative strategies.

An Ethical Discussion with Lance Winslow

Have you ever been at work and noticed something highly unethical happen. Did it bother you to the point you almost quit? Well did you know that 38% of all Americans have had the same experience?

College Students Posing as Customers to Do School Projects

Here we are and it is that time of year again when professors from top Universities and Colleges across the country are assigning projects to their Business Students.

Can Risk Management Prevent Phishing?

Fraud is not restricted to the banking, finance or retail industry. Every organization is susceptible. This time ICICI bank was the victim, but tomorrow any organization could be the target.

Will Your Children Own Their Genes?

The article attempts to highlight some of the critical issues humanity will soon be facing as a resul of the recent developments in genetics and science in general.

Affirmative Action Versus Diversity - What's The Real Difference?

To distinguish between affirmative action and diversity, it is essential to know what each is about. In her article, HR Analyst Kathi Traylor defines the two ideologies and outlines how companies can use them to build a productive workforce.

A Career Built on Character - Part 2 of 2

This is the second part of a two-part series on how to get ahead in business through character. An often overlooked part of getting ahead in a company is character. A person of character will sail ahead of the competition. This article tells you how to maintain your morals in today's business world.

Wholesale Fraud

If you're thinking of buying something wholesale and aren't sure if you're paying what you should be paying for it, this article will give you some things to look out for.

Shortening Product Life Cycle!

What does shortening product life cycles imply for the work of the designer and indicateings for a need to tie in marketing with research?

Values Matter - Even for Super Bowl Champions

Business values can't be taught. They must be caught. Values do matter because values drive decision making. Values drive behavior. Living out my values makes them meaningful both on a personal and business level.

Always Do the Right Thing

How many times have you had to pick up the slack for someone else who has apparently made the decision NOT to do something they promised to do, but hasn't informed others of that decision? Whether we're sitting on a Board, serving on a committee, or simply doing a favor, someone is counting on us to do what we promise. If we don't, we cause added stress for everyone else involved.

The Grit in Integrity

Workplace integrity and workplace joy are essentially synamous. Truly standing by what is right- even when no one is looking- is the greatest challenge in business ethics. The joy will follow the successful meeting of that challenge.

Lessons for Life: Corporate Crime; What Happened to those Boy Scouts?

Some of the most talented people in our society are in trouble with the law, some serving time in federal and state prisons. Some are waiting to be sentenced for crimes of which they have been convicted in courts of law. From my experience, those who succeed temporally in life started from a spiritual base. They were raised in good homes and benefited from neighborhood, church, and school leaders. Many were Little Leaguers and good Boy Scouts. Now they are in trouble and their families are disgraced and humiliated. What went wrong?

Lack of Honesty in Corporate Marketing Departments

In our society we have a real problem with honesty amongst people. So many people will lie to save a dollar or two. They will steal from you without even thinking twice at all about it? Even friends who tell you that you can trust them turn out to be thieves or pathological liars.