Wednesday, January 27, 2010

When Will We Stop Pretending that Shareholder Value is All that Matters?

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Even back at the dawn of time, when I was in business school, there were plenty of voices arguing that "shareholder value" should ...
Monday, January 18, 2010

Trust, Once Lost, Is Hard to Regain

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Who is it that you trust most? Not, probably, someone you've just met -- it takes time to build a trusting relationship. And if that tru...
Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Can You Say, "I Screwed Up and I'm Sorry"? Sure You Can.

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Unless, of course, you're a Wall Street banker. In which case there are all kinds of ways not to say, "I'm sorry". I was ...
Friday, January 8, 2010

Doesn't "Full Disclosure" Mean, Well, FULL Disclosure?

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Apparently not. At least not according to Fidelity National Financial, the title insurance company. Yesterday's New York Times carried ...
Monday, January 4, 2010

The Ethics of T-Shirts

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I'm old enough to have seen ILGWU ads so many times that I can hum along with the workers. But the battle to keep clothing manufacturing...
Monday, December 28, 2009

How Much Fakery is Too Much Fakery?

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On the wall of the art studio at my high school was a quote from Pablo Picasso: "Art is the lie that tells the truth." In fashion ...
Friday, December 11, 2009

If You Really Believe You're Right, You Shouldn't Have to Lie

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If that's the case, then what does it say about what the health insurance companies are doing? A friend of mine brought my attention to ...