Did you catch my trust talk with Marguerite O’Neal on her Creative disruption podcast this week? The conversation ran the gamut from the importance and benefits of trust in – and between – organizations, the results of the 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer which shows declining trust in media, government, NGOs and businesses and, more importantly, howContinue reading “Podcast: Building trust in an age of disruption”
Tag Archives: Business ethics
10 ethical decision rules to bullet-proof business
Many years ago I was shocked to learn that ethics is not a mandatory class in most business schools. Surely, if they quantified the cost of ethical lapses like mortgage bundling, Enron, sexual harassment suits, etc. they would see that ethics are about the bottom line? Surely, they could see that a proactive ethical practiceContinue reading “10 ethical decision rules to bullet-proof business”
Required summer reading list for Canadian leaders
Political and business leaders of Canada, no beach reads for you! Politicians, you have dragged trust through the mud this year: Robocalls and electoral fraud, negative and cynical ads, Senate expense scandals, construction kickbacks and municipal corruption, alleged crack parties. Come on! Shame on you! Business leaders can’t be too smug either. Recently, SNC-Lavalin announced a three-monthContinue reading “Required summer reading list for Canadian leaders”