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Did Apple’s CEO Forego $75 million as a Matter of Principle?
There’s tone at the top, and then there’s tone at the top of the top. And when it comes to defining “top,” it’s hard to beat being the highest-paid CEO in the world, leading the most valuable company...
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Sandusky’s Lawyer & Business Ethics
Just like a defence lawyer in a criminal trial, a CEO has a specific goal to achieve. The CEO’s goal is to turn a profit, and it’s a goal rooted as much a duty to society as it is a duty to...
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Ethics on Wall Street: Hate the Player, Not the Game!
A recent survey of Wall Street executives paints a bleak picture of the moral tone of a central part of our economic system. According to the survey (conducted for Labaton Sucharow LLP), 24 percent of...
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Petraeus, Moralizing, & Leadership Obligations
This past Friday, David Petraeus, a retired 4-star general in the US Army resigned from his position as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He resigned because evidence had surfaced that he...
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Ethics Lessons from Toronto Mayor’s Ouster from Office
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been found guilty of violating the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, and will be removed from office. The much-anticipated court decision was handed down this morning....
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Lance Armstrong: How the Mighty (Book) Has Fallen
Lance Armstrong: It’s Not About the Bike.What are we to make, at this point, of Lance Armstrong’s best-selling 2000 book, It’s Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life? I have to admit that I never...
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Feeding the Hand that Bites You
Two stories surfaced this week about companies faced with handing out prizes to businesses whose interests were contrary to their own. One company graciously gave credit where credit was due. The other...
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The Value of Ethical Leadership
On the occasion of the launch of the Jim Pattison Ethical Leadership Program, a new effort for which I’m the director at the Ted Rogers School of Management, I want to take some time to talk a little...
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University Frosh Rape Chant Poses Leadership Challenge
Last week, a scandal sprouted on Canada’s east coast, when it was discovered that part of Frosh Week activities at Saint Mary’s University (SMU), in Halifax, included the chanting of a song promoting...
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What’s Your Duty When Your Boss is Out of Control?
What are an employee’s responsibilities when the boss is out of control — when he or she is self-destructive, doing damage to the organization, or both? It’s one of the hardest problems of workplace...
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