From NFL quarterback Brett Favre’s sexting spectacle, to Navy Captain Owen Honors’ loss of command for producing racy videos, to ESPN sportscaster Ron … Read more
A Cautionary Tale for Managers: Your Workplace is Not a Talk Show
Former cable news anchor Rick Sanchez, and radio talk show hosts Dr. Laura Schlesinger and Don Imus have a lot in common. All three lost (Sanchez and Imus) … Read more
Gambling for Hires
Recruitment, at times, can seem a lot like a poker game. The client is the dealer, and every candidate is a player. At prescribed stages in the game, all … Read more
Rogue Sourcing
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them. — Galileo Galilei The hand came up about halfway down the … Read more
It’s Time for Oracle to Update Its Code of Conduct and Values
Last week, Oracle announced that it had hired Mark Hurd as one of the software giant’s presidents and a member of its Board of Directors. The move came a … Read more
When it Comes to Corporate Values, Larry Ellison is Flat Out Wrong
Oracle’s Larry Ellison is flat out wrong. On Monday, he publicly declared that HP made an epic blunder in releasing CEO Mark Hurd following an … Read more
Make it Right BEFORE Disaster Strikes
I’ve been watching BP’s television commercials flooding the airways. They provide an impressive narrative on the wide range of actions and the commitment … Read more
How to Avoid Unethical Practices
When people are stressed and economic pressures rise, both candidates and recruiters are tempted to act in ways that may not be ethical. While I have never … Read more
MBA Grads Signing On To ‘Serve The Greater Good’
When Lauren Mehler took The MBA Oath this spring, she saw it as a way of holding herself to a higher degree of accountability. Putting her name to the oath … Read more
Monster’s SHRM Promotion: $1 million To Charity
Monster has come up with a unique way to attract visitors to its booth at the SHRM conference now underway in Chicago: Give away $1 million. Monster is … Read more