Ethics Articles

Business » Ethics | By james lowe @ Wednesday, 26th July 2006 @ 9:02 PM

Should You Take The Bait? Unfortunately, unscrupulous home business schemes are everywhere these days. If you surf the internet, it seems as though everywhere you turn, you are flooded with ads that tell you how to earn more money than you are now, often for doing something that is easy and almost skill free work. Give us a break. These ads usually look like this: Be part of one of America's Fastest Growing Industries! Hype, right? Earn thousands of dollars a mont... more...

Business » Ethics | By Christine Harrell @ Thursday, 29th June 2006 @ 5:29 AM

Each week, roughly 17 people are murdered while on the job and 33,000 more are assaulted. This adds up to big liability for companies, not to mention tremendous heartache and pain. This high level of violence stems from on-the-job stress and increasing economic pressure. Your due diligence as an employer will not only protect the employees you value so much, but pay off in court should you ever find yourself in the unfortunate situation of having to defend your business practices in a case of... more...

Business » Ethics | By Kip Goldhammer @ Wednesday, 28th June 2006 @ 2:16 AM

Background check is a very important and essential element of making yourself comfortable with people you might be looking forward to having a relationship with as an employee, business partnership or even personal. A background check can be diverse in its nature, from a simple check to a due diligence investigation, however, most background checks involve the following: · Education Verification · Employment Verification · Criminal record search · Credit check · Driving recor... more...

Business » Ethics | By Dana Smith @ Thursday, 1st June 2006 @ 7:35 AM

Proverbs 24:27 ¶Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field and afterwards build thine house. Darby Proverbs 18:9 ¶He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. The principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group..Ethics..Wordweb America, for many fulfills these ideas for many who come here. America has been from the start a multi-cultural project. Groups of people from many nations su... more...

Business » Ethics | By Lawrence Groves @ Saturday, 22nd April 2006 @ 5:01 AM

The last few years have been a period of heightened scrutiny and scandal for the financial services industry. Most recently, the SEC issued a report on pension consultants regarding conflicts of interest and the objectivity of advice given to retirement plan sponsors. It’s become vital to the success of insurance and financial advisors that they differentiate themselves with their exemplary ethics, that they operate by a higher moral code and that they communicate that higher standard to their c... more...

Business » Ethics | By Liane Bate @ Sunday, 9th April 2006 @ 6:18 AM

What could be worse than owning a business that becomes a total bomb - a business where you lose money, never make a profit, or even go bankrupt? Well there is something worse than not raking in the cash as you expected, and that is owning a business that is rock solid, but losing your customers because your business attitude stinks! If you run a business, online or offline, and you want to attract new customers and keep them coming back, there are a few important qualities you must possess. If... more...

Business » Ethics | By Cathy Warschaw @ Sunday, 5th February 2006 @ 5:57 AM

Many believe that ethical behavior is some abstract term that sounds nice and looks good on paper, but are confused as to what being ethical really means in the workplace. What if someone told you that everything you need to know about ethical behavior, you learned in kindergarten? That’s right, ethics – or the guidelines of conduct followed in the workplace – were taught to you at a very young age. Practicing ethical behavior is important to you because it can grow a business, promote t... more...

Business » Ethics | By Joe DiSabatino @ Tuesday, 24th January 2006 @ 3:08 AM

Here’s a true story I’d like to share about doing the right thing—even when her job was at stake. Her name is M. and she is an attorney who manages the legal department of an insurance company. As my coaching client I supported her through a really challenging ethical dilemma with her boss. She had finished giving her annual performance evaluations to her small team, two of whom received the highest marks. Their annual salary increments were based on these ratings. M’s boss mea... more...