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How to Control Anger in Work Relationships - Carolyn Tytler
There was once an office worker who was rushing to get an important memo copied and distributed before closing time. He rushed to the copying machine with only minutes to spare, to find it was out of order. He let loose a string of obscenities just as the manager was passing, kicked the... Submitted 1 year 360 days ago.

Review: Paula Marshall's Finding the Soul of Big Business - ngoldman
Author: Paula Marshall Publisher: Yorkshire Publishing ISBN: 9780881443264 Submitted 2 years 14 days ago.

Should Individual Happiness Play a Role In An Ethical System? - Rose-Marie Chaperon
Webster defines happiness as a state of well-being and contentment. Ethics is defined as Ethics is defined as the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation, it is also called moral philosophy the discipline concerned with what is morally good and bad... Submitted 2 years 196 days ago.

Ethics Role In Business - - Rose-Marie Chaperon
Ethics plays an increasingly important role in business today. Companies do not operate in a vacuum, but are part of society. Just as society expects a certain standard of behavior from individuals, it also expects businesses to abide by similar standards. Business ethics is the behavior that a... Submitted 2 years 206 days ago.

Work Harder for Less. A good idea but.... - Gerry Charbonneau
"It is the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours." --- President Barack Obama In his inaugural address President Obama made this poignant and specific appeal to the fairness, generosity and unselfishness... Submitted 2 years 362 days ago.

I Want the Product, Not a Credit - Terry Mitchell
My online DVD rental service recently ran into some problems with their shipping services. As a result, the arrival of a couple of the DVDs in my queue was delayed. To compensate me for my inconvenience, the DVD rental service applied a credit to my account. Likewise, whenever my newspaper does... Submitted 3 years 90 days ago.

Corporate and Social Responsibilty - - Rose-Marie Chaperon
For the better part of 30 years now, corporate executives have struggled with the issue of the firm's responsibility to its society. Early on it was argued by some that the corporation's sole responsibility was to provide a maximum financial return to shareholders. It became quickly apparent to... Submitted 3 years 133 days ago.

Silver and Monetary Considerations - - David Morgan
Hyperinflation in Germany Many of you are probably too young to appreciate the full impact of the hyperinflation in Germany after WW1. It was devastating. This picture shows you the amount of paper that was equal to one silver dollar, or ¾ of one troy ounce of fine silver. After seven... Submitted 3 years 193 days ago.

When Employees Don't Get Along: What To Do? - Crystal O'Brien
For Those Who Find Themselves In The Role Of Mediator In this time of pressing economic concerns, busy work schedules, and limited resources, the ability to exercise patience in the workplace can be a challenge. It's no wonder that conflict often times will erupt for what seems to be 'no... Submitted 3 years 219 days ago.

Why Did Enron Fail? - Phil Corrado
In 1985, Houston Natural Gas merged with InterNorth, a Nebraskan pipeline company, to form Enron. Enron, however, incurred massive debt as a result of the merger and the recent deregulation of pipelines, and had to come up with a way to generate profits and cash flow. A young consultant named... Submitted 3 years 288 days ago.

How to Write a Resignation Letter - Jennifer Jordan
To everything turn turn. There is a time to plant, a time to reap. There is a time to laugh, a time to weep. There is a time to build up, a time to break down. And there is a time to resign from your job (we aren't sure why the Byrds didn't include that last one in their lyrics). When this time... Submitted 3 years 349 days ago.

Redefining Business Creativity: Ten Businesses who are Changing the World - - Mary Campbell
In recent years, business has been given a bad rap. Global warming, war, environmental destruction, refugee displacement, and erosion of human and worker rights, and child hunger and starvation can all be traced back to the behavior of business driven by the profit motive. However, for every... Submitted 4 years 23 days ago.

Critical Incident Stress Management and Grief - - Roberta Cohen
Most writings related to critical incidents focus on the post-traumatic stress syndromes, which indeed are the most common reactions that we see following such events, and those that are most expected. However, as one might imagine, events that affect us powerfully enough to frighten, confuse... Submitted 4 years 123 days ago.

Has Excellence Gone To the Dogs In Your Workplace? - Sandra Shelton
I challenge CEO's to ask themselves 2 question while learning the dog story below: 1. Which role would your employees chosen - the cab driver or the human tourniquet? 2. Are you enabling your company get involved in local communities to the extent for the greater good it addresses needs... Submitted 4 years 201 days ago.

Honesty In Business - Does It Pay? Is Honesty The Best Policy? - SAMSON ITOJE
I guess you have heard it said that honesty is the best policy. Unfortunately, many of the people who say that are dishonest themselves. They only pay lip service to honesty. Consequently, they lie and cheat whenever it is convenient to do so. The truth is . . . many people are honest only... Submitted 5 years 11 days ago.

An Easy and Powerful Way to Increase Staff Performance - Stan Dubin
To increase performance these days, some companies send their staff to motivational seminars. These seminars can get good results, but if they are mainly "motivational", we often see the effects wear off in days or weeks. Some companies put their staff through training programs to help them... Submitted 5 years 112 days ago.

The Great Billing Cycle Money Grab - Terry Mitchell
I was starting to get worried. It was the eighth of February and my electric bill, that usually comes on the second or third day of each month, had not arrived yet. From reading some of my other posts, you know how paranoid I am of the U.S. Postal Service. So, I promptly got on the phone with my... Submitted 5 years 209 days ago.

Decline in Business Ethics linked to Decline in Personal Ethics - Toma
As I approach 60 I reflect back over the years and am appalled by the decline in business ethics. Scandals such as Enron, the Exxon Valdese, and others are just high profile examples that link to an insidious decline in personal ethics. This can be seen at every level from the... Submitted 5 years 261 days ago.

Ethical Considerations of Privacy and Cyber-Medical Information - Jonathan Klemens, B.S. Bio, RPh, FAAIM
In 1818, British author Mary Shelley’s tale of Dr. Frankenstein’s infamous creation startled and captivated a receptive audience. Just as the macabre, but resourceful, doctor created life from non-life that terrorized the local countryside, we have created a “cyberspace monster” that “lives” and... Submitted 5 years 308 days ago.

Online Cell Phone Scams and Spam - discuss
They're out there. Individuals trying to make a quick buck at your expense. You labour hours on end to produce quality content on your website only to get repetitive requests for huge numbers of product or promises for the greatest deals online. As a webmaster for a cell phone and PDA site... Submitted 6 years 90 days ago.

A Lesson in Bad business ethics - Silverjade
This is a warning to people interested in affiliate programs or to own a casino.. Be very careful when you make a choice. The following is fact and can be backed up with emails that I kept. I came across the idea to *own* a casino in March. I looked at the various offers, carefully... Submitted 6 years 127 days ago.

Phone Answering Skills for Support Staff - Catherine Nellissen
How you answer your phone can make or break your company. In the age where the Internet has become indispensable, the good old telephone is still a favourite when it comes to customer service. People still like speaking to a person rather then sending emails and wondering when they’re going to... Submitted 6 years 156 days ago.

How Clean is the Clean Air Fund? - Laura Brown
The most telling and indicative sign that the world is suffering from Air Pollution is its visibility. From Shanghai to London, thick smog blankets cities in a choking surround that could hide the most dangerous of future environments. The air quality in London is seriously declining and a... Submitted 305 days 6 hours ago.

Combating Sexism, Both Psychologically And In The Work Place - - Robert Boroff
We all know sexism in the work place still prevails. Granted, women have made great strides in the past century, yet women are still making on average only $.80 for every $1.00 earned by a male of an equivalent position. This continued discrimination led researchers and women’s rights... Submitted 309 days 3 hours ago.

Corporate Sustainability Can Help You Go Green & Make Some Too - - Robert Boroff
Everyone now recognizes ‘sustainability’ and ‘going green’ as this millennium's newest buzzwords. As climate change and the energy crises continue to pose an ever-growing threat to the way we interact with this planet, companies are changing the way they do business.... Submitted 312 days 22 hours ago.