I finally have a name for how I write. It’s called “writing in reverse”. Yeah, it’s a thing apparently, something I didn’t even know had a name. I just do it instinctively after years and years of carefully crafting memos to supervisors who didn’t want to hear the truth about their monthly results. I finally found the name for it after reading an article I found through SmartBriefs, written by Justin Bariso for Inc. Magazine. Here is the link if you want to read it yourself. To summarize, it’s about writing your message from the point of view of your audience. It helps you avoid emotional diatribes that are too long and fail to be helpful or informative for your →
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Truth and Consequences of CoronaVirus First and foremost, I hope you are staying safe, staying home, washing your hands, and taking care of your health. Do not underestimate the danger of the Corona-virus. It is important – and could be a life or death decision for you and/or someone you love. As I got on the airplane recently to get home to support my dad, I thought how quickly the world has changed. For the first time I recognized how my own actions could cause someone else to get sick or die. I weighed the options of whether or not to get on the plane and decided that my family needed me more at this time than ever before. And →
“You award a supplier a multi-million dollar contract for the main subassembly in your product. As a thank-you the supplier offers you 2 tickets in his company’s skybox for this year’s Super Bowl. If you accept this gift, how does this affect your company’s reputation and what are the potential consequences?” -e-Factor!® scenario Would you be tempted? I would! This is a good scenario to bring up at the water-cooler to see what your colleagues say. Why? After using this scenario in a workshop I was astounded to hear the variety of opinions on whether this was acceptable or not. The opinions ranged from “Sure – I worked hard to get that supplier on board!” to →
These are troubling times for ethical people. Especially in light of the history we are watching unfold before our eyes. Last week we watched a live Senate hearing for a sitting Judge who was accused of sexual assault. The Senate Judicial Committee is trying to determine if Judge Brett Kavanaugh is suitable to be confirmed to the Supreme Court – the highest court in the land. This court was created to provide checks and balances – a division of power between the other two branches of government. As such it is expected to have Justices who can impartially judge cases and apply the law objectively. We witnessed a miracle: Compromise from our elected officials. It is a Rare thing to →
Our children spoke today – 3/24/2018. 1 million children descended on Washington DC to protest gun violence and demand that our elected officials take action to change the law. Were you listening? There were more people marching today compared to President Trump’s inauguration day. And the children didn’t just march in D.C. They marched in New York, Chicago, Florida, Los Angeles, and even here in Phoenix. Their voices screamed “Enough is Enough”. And they are right. As one young person said, it’s not a legal issue, it’s a moral issue. The children are demanding change. And they’re calling BS on anyone who is failing to do their jobs and represent the will of the people. We’ve been dealing with gun →
Below is a copy of a campaign to stop the FCC from ending net neutrality. Why should you care? Because, if ended, the big internet providers like Comcast, Verizon, AT&T and others will be able to block your content, prevent you from getting access to information, and charge you fees for “premium” access or services. An example of the consequences we could see if net neutrality is eliminated was reported about TripAdvisor, who blocked negative comments about women who were sexually assaulted at certain resorts in Mexico. This came to light when one woman posted information on social media about a particular hotel because her comments kept being removed by TripAdvisor. Dozens of women came forward to let her know →
Greetings! We’ve been busy updating this site to make it mobile friendly, and whew, what a process! But the dust is finally settling and we’re getting back to the fun stuff – writing blogs and speaking about the positive value of ethics!! My next presentation is a 3-hour presentation to the Society for Corporate Compliance and Ethics! We are SOOOO excited to be playing e-Factor! and teaching people how to incorporate games into their training and development programs! Our mission for this program is to make ethics training fun. (Yes, you read this correctly!) If you’re attending this conference, please look for our program and register for it! We’d love to see you in our session!
Welcome to our blog page! Here we’ll post interesting discussions, scenarios, ethical dilemmas and published articles designed to change the conversation about ethics. We hope you enjoy reading these ethical reflections!