Colors mean a lot in our workplaces. They can symbolize issues, groups, and messages. Think of black, white, pink, red, and green, and, more than likely, several associations will quickly come to mind. Green means “go” or “money” or “environmentally conscious.” Most color associations are fairly easy to come up
How much of what we learn do we remember? And, how do we make sure that what we learn has an enduring impact on our behavior? These are the riddles which organizations must solve as they try to measure the value of their investments in learning and the impact it
I recently returned from Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital and a bustling, ancient, and rapidly modernizing city. My client engaged my company to help communicate common principles of daily business conduct to its leaders meeting in Asia. As a baby boomer who attended college in the late 60’s and early 70’s, this
Last week, the Food Network announced it would not renew Paula Deen’s contract when it expires at the end of June. Her dismissal occurred after she admitted using racial slurs in a pre-trial deposition involving a lawsuit filed by a former employee. She may be the first Southern chef to
We’ve been hearing stories of bloggers who have lost their jobs for writing entries that their employers decided were inappropriate. Had these people been diarists rather than bloggers, it wouldn’t even come up, but blogs are out there for everyone to see. I suspect blog entries will continue to create
The New York Times Test is mentioned often in the context of corporate misbehavior. It basically says that you can decide whether or not you should do something by considering whether or not you’d want it (and your name) to appear in an article on the front page of the
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