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Money and the Moral Compass

Robert Steven Williams wonders what a moral compass is when it’s not even being guided by morals.

Money didn’t molest those kids in Happy Valley, but money smashed the moral compass that caused those in power to not stop a known pedophile. The Penn State football program is the third-highest revenue-producing program in the country, generating over $50 million a year (not counting the impact success has on alumni donations).

The Catholic Church faced a similar dilemma with its pedophile priests. The Church brand was too valuable to be put at risk even though children were being molested.

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The Good Men Project Series on Business Ethics

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A Guide to Building an Ethical Business

The key to honest business is having nothing to hide.

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#OccupyVCs?

November 14, 2011 By 13 Comments
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Paul Kix explores how VCs made 100s of millions personally while destroying billions of dollars of working class pension money.

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Blowjob Jokes and Exclusionary Tactics in the Workplace

November 14, 2011 By 25 Comments
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Emily Heist Moss wants us to be able to talk about the appropriateness of sexual conversations in the workplace, instead of just dismissing concerns.

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Steve Jobs Was an Assaholic

November 14, 2011 By 18 Comments
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Being a manipulative asshole was one of the Apple visionary’s keys to business success, but it was also something he tried to recover from outside of the professional sphere.

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The Ethics of Being an Asshole

November 14, 2011 By 13 Comments
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Why? Because someone’s gotta be one.

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A Female Asshole is a Bitch: On Equal Opportunity Name-Calling

November 14, 2011 By 21 Comments
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Lisa Hickey wonders why we seem to have a problem with people who are clear, direct and assertive.

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Is Cheating Always Cheating?

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After a cheating scandal hit his school, Chris Wiewiora tries to figure out where he fits in.

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Resist the Old Boys and Their Ways

November 14, 2011 By 17 Comments
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Hugo Schwyzer argues that the gender preference of the seasoned elite fosters leniency and protection in the name of loyalty.

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How to Keep Political Correctness from Getting in the Way of Workplace Creativity and Productivity

November 14, 2011 By 2 Comments
Abby Dees on Political Correctness

Abby Dees thinks we should start over on when thinking of political correctness and instead just go for a genuine good faith effort of mutual respect.

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10 Things Entrepreneurs Don’t Learn in College

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College didn’t teach James Altucher how to think, so he’s here to make sure you know what he didn’t.

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Your Job Should Always Be Temporary

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Every career change needs to set up the next one, writes Ken Goldstein.

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“Ladies, If You Can’t Take a Joke, Get a New Job.” WTF?

November 14, 2011 By 4 Comments

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Soraya Chemaly doesn’t understand the calls for a more lax attitude around sexual remarks in the workplace.

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Dear John: Is He Back for Good? Or Bad?

Dear John,

I would like you to weigh in on my situation. My husband of five years and I separated a couple of months ago when I found out he was having an affair with a woman he works with. We had been having problems and this was kind of the last straw and I asked him to leave and he did.

He recently got in touch with me and expressed his sincere desire to reconcile. His relationship with the woman is over and he wants to get back together with me. I didn’t press him on it, and I don’t know for sure why his affair ended. All I know is he wants to get back together.

I want us to be together, too. The time since he has been gone has been the unhappiest of my life and I want to put this behind us and move on. The problem is, I am surrounded by people who are trying to talk me out of it. My friends, relatives, everyone. They never liked my husband much and now all the venom is coming out. I could just ignore them all and do what my heart says to do, but it’s not that easy. Don’t you think if this is something I think is right for ME, everyone else should stay out of it and wish me well? Even if his girlfriend dumped him, that doesn’’t change the fact that he wants to be with me, so what business of it is anyone else’s? I don’t like the fact that he had an affair either–if I can get over it, why can’t they??

So do I follow my heart, do what I think is right, and take him back? Not doing that feels like letting everyone else run my life, so I am looking for an opinion from someone who is objective.

Sincerely,
Lonely Gal

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