Harvard Business Review

MAY 12, 2017

When Alan Greenspan addressed the Harvard University class of 1999 , he shared a message of wealth and prosperity that was reflected in many aspects of American life. Based on these previous findings, we wondered: Would CEOs who began their careers during boom times be less ethical?

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

I was in my junior year of undergraduate school and I was thinking about going to law school when a professor asked me to be his teaching assistant in a communications class. Beverly got quiet for a moment as she went to that gentle memory place where past happenings create the present reality. “I

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Chris Brady

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

You guys are first class!  We feel strong alignment in purpose: elevating the networking profession by teaching leadership and professionalism, and finally take network marketing mainstream as the most ethical and effective business model for the new economy. Main | Caption Contest 2010.3 Thank you, Chris and Orrin.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Take a class, attend a seminar, learn a new skill or volunteer for a favorite cause. Then, look for venues in which you can expand your circle with connections that complement your professional life in the same fashion. Keep connections that challenge you, and help morph you into the “rock star” of your business and not just the “groupie.”

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2012

After I was quoted late last year in an article on the 10th anniversary of the Enron debacle , Fastow contacted me and offered to speak to the Financial Statement Accounting class I teach at Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. And he was not compensated for his presentation to my class.). Why did he commit fraud?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2011

To display greater honesty or integrity, for instance, is a matter of following through on commitments, leading by example, demonstrating ethical resolve in adverse circumstances. Taking more classes won't really help someone who is already a tech wiz become an extraordinary leader. It's why I still take an occasional finance course.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2013

But after hearing Fastow speak twice to my Financial Statement Accounting class and reviewing independent evidence, I think I have good idea. Were the rating agencies aware of Enron''s oft-maligned financing structures? The financing structures built to protect Enron in just such an event were unwound. Ethics Failure Finance'

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2018

Do you have a strong work ethic?’” He tried tech, finance, and real estate — all to no avail. Over the ensuing months, TJ took sailing theory classes in the Philippines and attended sailing school in Malaysia. “It’s very much, ‘Can you learn?

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2011

customer satisfaction, risk audits, adherence to company ethics). See Restoring Trust in Corporate Governance: Six Essential Tasks of Boards of Directors and Business Leaders ) Each of these purposes should be reflected in annual substantive operational goals publicly stated (e.g.,

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2017

It has already been demonstrated that facial image scans can be used to guess a person’s sexual orientation using algorithms that deliver a remarkable level of accuracy (while raising obvious ethical and privacy questions, too).

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 29, 2014

When Denis Coleman was promoted from finance to management in a fast-growing electronics manufacturer, he didn’t have any experience leading a team. In college and law school, my work ethic and performance had always been excellent,” she says. “So She found a contract drafting class that was starting two weeks later and signed up.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2011

They go by names like corporate social responsibility, sustainability, shareholder advocacy, social assessment and auditing, consumer action, government regulation, leadership development, ethics, realignment of incentives , attracting long-term investors , creating shared value , and more.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

In evaluating any relationship in the value chain I’m looking for value, talent, performance, leverage, efficiency, economy of scale, work ethic, integrity, character, discipline and many other traits irrespective of your skin color, age, etc. A sense of entitlement is not a substitute for work ethic and a desire to achieve.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2013

So I created a network that allows affiliates to access the perspective, credibility, and resources necessary to provide world-class training for youth, place graduates in jobs, and provide on-going professional and volunteer opportunities for alumni. Find ethical, networked leaders at the local level. What Capitalism Can't Fix.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

Extends certain middle class incentives and credits such as the Earned Income Credit and Coverdell Education Savings credit. Categories : Finance , Guest Posts 1 Comments 1 Tweets that mention A Couple Reasons to Smile About :: Women on Business -- Topsy.com January 11th, 2011 at 10:45 pm [.]

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Chris Brady

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Allow me to recommend some categories: Leadership (of course), Success, Theology, History, Economics, the Classics, Politics and Freedom, Finances and Investing.  Read about both the principles and specifics in the area of your profession, vocation, or passion (blessed is the person who aligns all three).

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

They are key both to cash flow which finances dividends, and to "net income" that drives stock price which, in turn, benefits shareholders (heavily American) — especially older individuals who are either direct investors or who rely on pension funds. Worker Transition at Home.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2010

This is the distinction between what he terms the 'Character Ethic' vs the 'Personality Ethic' The prior depends on deep changes within each of us including our view of creating a legacy for future generations. Another key distinction is one highlighted by Stephen Covey in his 7-Habits books.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2014

From a strictly evolutionary perspective, there is adaptive significance to the first two “Rs,” even as they are both ethically questionable, even deplorable. Politicians as a class seem to be well versed in the arcana of payback, even exceeding the notorious intensity of Mafiosi godfathers, albeit (I’d like to think) with less lethality.

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