Most of us have heard the expression “The buck stops here” that was coined by former United States President Harry Truman in the 1940’s. This phrase has been interpreted to mean that the President has to make tough decisions and accept the ultimate responsibility for those decisions. It has carried over into our personal and […]

Happy Mother’s day to all of you remarkable women!! This morning I was fortunate enough to take my mom to church services and spend a delightfully long breakfast with her covering a wide range of subjects including ethics. Our visit ended when she noticed a waiting line expanding at the host’s stand. In her typical selfless […]

It is easy for any human including this writer to be judgmental and critical of others.  We tend to ignore facts, become opinionated, and focus on the negative. I wish there was a definitive answer regarding this aspect of human conduct and someone could provide a meaningful analysis as to why this is? Please permit […]

When people are asked in surveys whether they are ethical or not, most believe they are. When people are asked in surveys whether they are honest or not, most believe they are. This is the problem with our ethical standards: we rationalize and justify our conduct constantly based on the degree of guilt we feel. […]

In all walks of life we actively search to find more purposeful leaders who are ethical and have a positive impact on the lives of others. These leaders aren’t easy to find, even with the assistance of the Hubble Telescope. In an ongoing mission to promote the benefits of ethical cultures and why this makes […]

I anticipate a swelling sea of commentary about to shift my way regarding Davos 2016, and the ethical disconnect for the vast majority of humans occupying planet earth.  One of the main topics discussed at length from world leaders, business people, & power brokers posed this question: Are we on the cusp of a fourth […]

Twinkle, twinkle, o ethical star, how we wonder where you are. Will you show us your brilliant light, in the midst of the dark and night?  Now we wonder what you are, twinkle, twinkle, o ethical star. While the farthest thing from Robert Frost or Emily Dickinson, I do dream and wish for ethical stars […]

It is an understatement to say that American businesses and organizations are in an ethical crisis leadership wise. The extensive surveys given these days bear this fact out: over 80% of workers don’t trust the bosses they work for or believe they are telling the truth. Despite these growing and very real feelings from workers, […]

Family firms comprise approximately 85% of all business enterprises in North America and ethics building has never been more important to maintaining their success. I recently addressed some forty family owned businesses at the University of Wisconsin’s Center for Advanced Studies in business to emphasize the value of enterprise ethics being deployed each day. For those of […]