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Jan30
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It's a great thing to have employees that go the extra mile to make the company successful. According to reports, (WSJ) Jérôme Kerviel was just trying to help Societe Generale.
On his motives: "What motivated me to do these trades was . . . above all making the bank gain money. This was my foremost motivation, and I never meant to become rich."
Since his motives were sincere, should we then just forget about this and move on?
I think that this kind of behavior points to a problem that is not often addressed. People cheat because they feel that the end result is more important. Look at the political races. Clinton and McCain have both lied repeatedly in the 2008 campaign and yet they are the front-runners. When will society begin to hold a higher standard?
If the end is really that important, consider John Huntsman. His personal worth is close to $10 billion. He wrote a very nice little book based on his business experience called, "Winners Never Cheat" It takes less than an hour to read and is worth every minute. It even has a foreword by Neil Cavuto of Fox News and Fox Business Channel.
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Jan29
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A story published by Reuters and viewable on Yahoo News was recently brought to my attention that a company in Japan gives time off for heartache.- Tokyo-based Hime & Company, which also gives staff paid time off to hit the...
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Jan28
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All last week I could not tear myself away from the back and forth on television or from visiting political blogs long enough to write a single entry. What drugs are to Amy, politics seems to be for me. Some...
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Jan18
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This post is a follow-up to the post yesterday about "Lead With Your Heart" by Lewis Green. Lewis was kind enough to allow me to ask him 10 questions that I had while reading the book.1. On page 7, You...
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Jan17
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Every day, every moment even, we make decisions that affect the lives of many other people. Some of these decisions we make without considering the consequences. In "Lead With Your Heart, Sell Happiness and You and Your Business Will Flourish"...
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Jan16
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Perhaps this year, more than any other in recent memory, we are seeing more automobile companies that are new to the public. Most likely this is due to the reluctance of Detroit to anticipate changes that have been coming for...
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Jan15
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If you have been watching the political campaigns the past few weeks, you have seen more than a few instances where what a person said was turned against them. In some cases, the comments were a mistake. In a few...
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Jan10
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It seems to me that often people try to start things in the middle. They do not want to endure the learning curve or set a foundation, they just want to get busy doing what they think the company will...
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Jan 9
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In business, as well as life in general, there are times when we have to do things that seem counterproductive to make things better. What seems like a step that will damage the thing we prize most is really the...
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Jan 4
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Via Facebook, a caption contest was brought to my attention. Jason Calacanis has found an interesting image that he feels reflects life in the technology industry. I think it has broader meaning and the 40+ captions so far seem to...
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Jan 3
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I finally finished reading Atlas Shrugged during my holiday break. I wish I had taken time to read it 20 years ago. I would have looked at so many things differently. I'm not saying that every point she tries to...
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Jan 2
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Two thoughts have been very much in my mind the past 2 weeks: What to do for the New Year resolution and what Steve Martin said in a recent interview.The Resolution: Be Industrious!Steve Martin on success The resolution I started...
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Jan 1
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There are a million things one can resolve to do as we begin this new year. Many of us choose to stop doing something we should not, and start doing more of what we should. I am a big believer...
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