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Video: Committing Fraud, Accepting Responsibility & Going To Prison: One Person’s Story

By on March 18, 2015 in Business Ethics

See Mark speaking in Las Vegas at the Knowledge Summit, Caesars Palace, 2013

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Reflections, Ethics, & the Moral Compass

By on February 26, 2015 in Business Ethics, Personal Ethics

Have you reflected recently about your journey, ethics, and moral compass? I have and truly believe this is a meaningful exercise well worth undertaking. We can all expand our lenses, see larger pictures, and draw inspiration from purposeful men and women. In my life I have drawn considerable inspiration from the late basketball coach and […]

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Corporate Arrogance & Indifference For Ethics

By on February 3, 2015 in Business Ethics, Personal Ethics

All too often we see attitudes of corporate arrogance and a general indifference for ethics. This is all too common within large organizations who noticeably are driven by compliance and regulatory pressures. The obvious obsession with compliance narrows the scope of their lenses, limits their understanding and appreciation for ethics, and ignores the most valuable […]

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Eliminating Fraud In Your Organization and Creating Ethical Cultures

By on January 9, 2015 in Business Ethics, Personal Ethics

It is a common belief in the leadership ranks of most organizations that fraud is not a problem and that they operate ethical cultures. Nothing could be further from the truth as fraud is everywhere on some level, and cultures are never as ethical as they claim. No one has their arms around human conduct. It […]

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Ethics, Moral Compasses, & Confronting Dilemmas

By on December 18, 2014 in Business Ethics, Personal Ethics

As 2014 winds down we are once again reminded of the lack of ethics and moral compasses in play on our planet; the horrific events that have transpired recently by other humans. How can we explain what the Taliban did murdering 146 innocent people in a Peshawar school? A spokesperson for the Taliban in Pakistan […]

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Building Ethical Cultures & Preventing Fraud

By on November 26, 2014 in Business Ethics, Personal Ethics

Prior to celebrating Thanksgiving tomorrow, one of my favorite holidays of the year, I am reminded of the poor conduct visible to all of us on our planet and our very average ethical business cultures in place. Most organizations I talk with think they have the right systems, controls, procedures, policies, and stated values present […]

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Doing the Right Thing & Personal Ethics

By on October 20, 2014 in Business Ethics, Personal Ethics

When it comes to personal ethics, I think the phrase “doing the right thing” is simply overused. Too often when the subject of personal or business ethics surfaces we are prone to declare do the right thing; as if this comes as easy as blinking our eyes. There is nothing easy in life about just […]

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Disclosure, Compliance, & Ethics

By on September 22, 2014 in Business Ethics, Personal Ethics

What we choose to say, when we say it, and how it is said often determines our ethics. The entire real estate business is based on the premise of honest and straight forward disclosure. This is designed to make transactions honest and fair for buyers and sellers. Without proper and honest disclosure, how can we […]

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Ethics & The Wishing Well

By on August 21, 2014 in Business Ethics

You might be wondering what the connection is between ethics and wishing wells. On the surface I’m not able to link the two for you without sharing a very personal part of my own story. My quest to lead an ethical life and understand ethics has been a difficult journey; a roller coaster of twists […]

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Ethical Reflections

By on July 31, 2014 in Business Ethics, Personal Ethics

I had the blessing and good fortune yesterday at St. John’s University to conduct several presentations to high school students at a one week program called Minnesota Business Venture Program managed by BestPrep. This program in recent years has included a vital segment covering business ethics and ethical practices. BestPrep has been at the forefront connecting […]

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