Ethics

Leadership Characteristics

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

What do workers consider to be the most important characteristic of a successful leader? »

Punctuality Reveals Much…

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

It has been suggested that the adult who does not keep simple commitments such as appointments is not only saying that you and your time is unimportant but is unwittingly revealing that he does not feel that he or his time is important either. In essence, he is making a low self-esteem statement.... »

Punctuality Integrity Connection

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Most successful people have developed systems for judging people quickly and have a list of instant rejection criteria to save time in determining who they do and don’t want to deal with... »

The Discipline of Punctuality

Monday, May 17, 2010

Everyone I’ve met and gotten to know well who adheres to this discipline has been successful and everyone I’ve met and gotten to know who ignores or fails in this discipline has ultimately been unsuccessful... »

Long Distance Relationships

Monday, April 12, 2010

Given the strong preference and resulting trend for the ease and convenience of impersonal, at-a-distance communication, I believe that customers today will be more powerfully and persuasively influenced than ever before by the business professional who invests himself in meeting with them in person... »

The 4-Way Test

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

As a follow-up to yesterday's message on Ethics from the American College, I thought for today's message I would share with you The Four-Way Test from Rotary International. I've had these words in my office since I was first introduced to them in 1979. »

Five Ethical Questions To Live By

Monday, March 16, 2009

As the economy continues to tighten up, some may be struggling with the ethical boundaries of doing business? Maybe if I just cut back a bit on this ingredient or raise the price of this service and not tell my customers I could make a few dollars more. Maybe if I just ignore the... »

Why do we write the Thought of the Day?

Russ Miller comments on the origin of the "Thought of the Day" and the Business Management and Leadership Development training activities of Performance Institute.