Observe the Golden Rule in Business

I would like to think that most people observe the Golden Rule in all parts of their lives. That is, they would always treat people the same way they want to be treated. However, we can all use a reminder to follow the same rule in a business setting.

Is Your Business Coach a Fraud?

Many business coaches have never run or managed a business in their life. Am I the only one who finds this ironic?

Casting Stones

This article takes a look at the life and death of Ken Lay and the ripple effect of executive decisioning.

Competitors and Local Code Enforcement

If you are a small businessperson then chances are you have had a situation occur where another small business or larger competitor has used the local Government code enforcement officer to harass you. This is a common occurrence and it is unfortunate that they do not teach this at the SBA seminars.

Business Ethics Case Study; Unbelievable Government Credit Card Abuse

In business management classes across the country MBA students study business ethics. In fact, there are now MBA degrees available that are called Ethics MBAs. But in the real world how ethical is the business community? How ethical is our own government?

Today's Vent - Emotional Business Train Wreck

Why is it we can let our emotions take right over our home business? What should we do about others who are negative?

Street Sweeping Contractors Cheat Business Customers at Night

Many street sweeping companies, which have big large contracts with retail outlets and shopping malls often cheat the company on their services. In fact, as I travel around the country I am appalled at this particular industry. It seems that so many of the contractors who have street sweeping businesses cheat the customer. I asked myself why this is?

Cinderella is Not My Role Model

Women from my generation have been under a ceiling of money myths and those myths need to be broken in order for us to be free to become as wealthy as we have ability.

Ethics and Counselling Applications

The origins of ethics are related to the introduction of moral behaviour in early societies. The application of concepts such as 'right' and 'wrong', and the definition of these concepts in different environments, induced the need for a formal approach to social behaviour...

Serbanes Oxley and Other Compliance Training Bugaboos

Compliance training gets no respect. Training managers view it as something of a bugaboo. Most trainees greet it with about as much enthusiasm as they would a parallel parking contest. So what is it, why do we need it, and how can we best go about it?

Spying, Security and the Psychology of Secrets

What were they thinking? The actors in the unfortunate events at Hewlett-Packard most likely weren't thinking at all, and in fact may have been acting under the direction of their hard-wired personality preferences - traits which, in the absence of discipline or policy redirection, and in the presence of a personality-driven and divisive environment, hijacked the director's recognition of his fiduciary responsibilities and common sense. The devil didn’t make them do it, their psyches did.

Steps Involved In Making Your Business Competitive

In this article discusses the fundamental steps or techniques help towards making your business ecompetitive in the market. These are the steps used by businesses to know their strengths and weaknesses. These help to identify problem, highlight aras of opportunity for improvement or stimulate discussion on how to make their business more efficient and effective to compete.

Business Ethics and Social Responsibility

Business ethics is a form of applied ethics that examines just rules and principles within a commercial context; the various moral or ethical problems that can arise in a business setting