Just this last week in Dallas, 1,200 members of the National Speakers Association, professional speakers from all over the globe, attended Influence 2018, the premiere conference for professional communicators in our industry. I was honored to attend this powerful hands-on conference that gave us state of the art expertise in business trends that in turn… [Read More]
Bank Reputations are Falling: Wonder Why?
In October 2010, a Gallup study revealed that Americans’ trust in banks had fallen to an all-time low of 18% — lower than its level at the height of the global financial collapse. In 2011, 86% of opinions shared on social media about U.S. (and European) banks were negative. That same year, Market Watch named Wells Fargo… [Read More]
The DOJ report: Another Political Hot Potato?
The Justice Department’s report on the FBI’s handling of the Clinton email scandal and other actions in advance of the 2016 election is already a political hot potato. The report has President Trump supporters saying “Told ya so” and the general public questioning how the DOJ and the FBI runs its departments. And rightfully so…. [Read More]
The 2018 Greater Dallas Business Ethics Award: More Than Expected!
The North Texas Ethics Association (NTEA) has honored more than 40 local companies with the Greater Dallas Business Ethics Award (GDBEA) since its beginning in 2000. As the website says of the award: “These companies exemplify how ethics can be consciously integrated throughout an entire business.” Indeed, past winners are our community’s luminaries. Two years… [Read More]
WLIW and WNET PBS Champion Playing By the Rules: Ethics At Work
Ethics is essentially doing the right thing regardless of other’s expectations. Doesn’t seem real complicated or difficult. You’d think that doing the right thing is something we would all instinctively do, yet given the magnitude of individuals and companies who so often do not “do the right thing,” teaching ethics, expecting ethical behaviors and applauding… [Read More]
The European Union Whistleblowing Legislation is a Game Changer
The European Commission (EC) is proposing a new law to strengthen whistleblower protection across the EU. The changes are mighty and may well set a precedent for the United States to follow. Věra Jourová, EC Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality explained: “The new whistleblowers’ protection rules will be a game changer. In the globalized world where… [Read More]
Starbucks’ $16 Million Mistake – A Painful & Expensive Lesson!
Recent headlines blasted “Starbucks to Close 8,000 U.S. Stores for Racial-Bias Training After Arrests.” Starbucks executives’ response to the recent arrests in a Philadelphia café are unprecedented. Starbucks is known as a strong company with a concern for its employees and a socially responsible agenda in its community. It has a reputation for excellent customer service…. [Read More]
What do Lehman Brothers, Enron, and Citigroup Have in Common?
What did WorldCom, Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns, Washington Mutual, Enron, Tyco, HealthSouth, AIG, and many other well known companies have in common? In the last decade-and-a-half, we have seen some of the biggest accounting scandals in history. This last week, I had the privilege of speaking to the Texas Association of College and University Auditors,… [Read More]
Finally! There’s a Corporate Ethics Revolution Going On – PwC CEO Survey Results
In his 2018 letter which accompanied PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) 2018 CEO survey, Bob Moritz, the company’s international chairman recommended several thing’s CEO’s must do if they are to survive in this century. For the last 20 years, PwC has conducted an annual survey of 1293 CEO’s in 85 countries. • 40% of these companies had revenues of $1 billion… [Read More]
Ethics Rule: Achieving the Gold Standard
The CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Texas Investor Summit, sponsored by the CFA Society of Dallas-Fort Worth and the CFA Societies of Texas, was held in Dallas this past week and featured Robert S. Kaplan, President & CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, and Robert Jenkins, London School of Economics and a member of the… [Read More]
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