In a 2010 survey of federal employees, only 45 percent said they were satisfied with the policies and practices of their department or agency’s senior leaders, while 55.7% said their leaders maintain high standards of honesty and integrity. This approval rating, mediocre at best, reveals a troubling lack of trust and
In “The Chamber of Secrets,” Harry Potter is introduced to the Floo Network: a network of fireplaces connecting locations within the wizarding world. Using the Floo Network to travel from one place to another, all that is required is to toss magical floo powder into a fireplace, step into the
My friend, a fellow attorney, was emphasizing how sudden and catastrophic wage and hour issues can surface in an organization. “All of a sudden,” he said, “you may learn that you have huge issues that threaten the well-being of your organization, not just financially, but in terms of credibility, reputation,
My 13-year old son and I were in the car having what I thought was a conversation. I was mid-sentence when my son held up his hand, faced me, and said, “Mom, at this point you sound like a spoon in the blender.” Clever, I grant you, but ouch. I
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 investigation triggered by allegations of sexual harassment. In an impassioned e-mail to The New York Times, Ellison wrote: “The HP board just made the worst personnel decision
Ask senior executives to assess the risk in a business matter and many will turn first to their lawyers for guidance. They’ll seek a legal opinion on topics ranging from employment decisions, to work practices, to product development, to financial transactions to manufacturing processes. In our litigious society where legal
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