The Ethics Resource Center, a Washington DC based ethics research organization, released its 2011 National Business Ethics Survey. The NBES is regarded as the premier survey of ethics issues in the American workplace. This year’s survey identified some interesting trends: On the one hand, misconduct has reached an historic low and observers of wrongdoing are …

How do you see your present job: as a rigid four equal sided box with no give and take or irregularly shaped which has a certain amount of flexibility? Most professional jobs can be molded or shaped that will lead to a better fit with your talents and interests. In most cases, that will lead …

You can’t cover up, so just come clean Crisis management can be like presidential politics: If you don’t set the record straight immediately and honestly, you can be out of the running in a flash. Perception quickly becomes reality and the negative consequences snowball. Case in point: Herman Cain. By failing to address allegations of …

Employee’s excitement and motivation is at its peak when first hired. However, it is common that after settling into a routine of the daily grind, the excitement and motivation begins to wane. Before that happens the employer has an opportunity to reverse the trend. Parties everyday is impractical but team building days that happen once, …

(Guest post from Andrew Clearfield, Corporate Governance Consultant ) One of the things with the market for governance experts is that almost no one is willing to pay for real, forward-looking expertise, but especially over here in the U.S., the market is almost entirely dominated by a compliance mentality, which means, not ‘How do I …

Bright Blessings for 2012! What an incredible year this is going to be! Can you feel it? Can you sense the energy, the excitement, the amazing unfolding that is happening? I did a burning bowl ceremony and gave thanks in advance for all the wonderful, beautiful blessings I was going to experience this year. You …

Google already does more than most people realize, but never before have they attempted to go head-to-head with the social network Facebook, as with Google Plus.

Get Noticed and Out of the Shadows to Advance Your Career Do you sometimes feel your hard work is “invisible”? Do you dread the idea of tooting your own horn? Do you think self-promotion smacks of showing off? In a fast-paced, changing workplace, it’s who sees you and knows your work that counts. Don’t assume …

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Does the evolution of tech and communication mean our methods must drastically change? Social media has already changed how we do customer service, and the rise of prominent posters, or powerful groups (who hasn’t heard of the mommy bloggers?) continues to affect the ways we handle issues. With infamous moves ranging from the sensational, like …