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Code of Conduct - Where is the Line?

Interesting comment about how employees can sometimes harbor information and contacts to their advantage. Protecting or concealing certain data is not covered by lying, cheating or stealing.....unless the company requires employees ...READ»

Code of Conduct - In Action

I share a similar concern about a code of conduct potentially being reduced to only those items mentioned in the WSJ article (lying, cheating and stealing). My inital thought was there has to be more than these three. So I started ...READ»

Is the Integrity Problem just with Top Executives?

In today's WSJ, the CEO of Boeing continues to run into challenges implementing his ethics campaign with employees. Harry Stonecipher wants everyone to sign a code of conduct that states they will not "lie, cheat or steal" amongst ...READ»

Re: Warren Buffet, Favorite Business Leader

Warren Buffet is also a favorite executive of mine as well, iProceed. I would welcome the opportunity to work for (with!) the great investor. Mr. Buffet is definitely all those things you characterize him as in your comment - an ...READ»

Re: How Leaders Make Decisions

The key to understanding the 12 components of decision-making is that different Executives place varying levels of importance on each element. As a Thinker, I place tremendous importance on a balance of all of them. That means it ...READ»

Motivation, Persuasion & Winning

Yes, Peter, I also believe that a leader has the power to motivate others through his or her actions. Interesting choice of words on a leaders ability to "control people and lead them to the target he puts for himself first which ...READ»

How Leaders Make Decisions

In the second chapter of The 5 Paths to Persuasion, Gary and his co-author Robert Miller outline 12 attributes that help determine how a person -- a business leader -- makes decisions. Risk The willingness to make decisions that ...READ»

The Power of One

Amazing what impact a single individual can make on a company with tens or hundreds of thousands of employees. In this month's issue, FC highlights a great story about Starbucks and how Chairman Howard Schultz continues to redefine ...READ»

Executives on Trial

Since the release of "The 5 Paths to Persuasion" in April, much of my consulting work has focused in two areas: 1) Helping clients hire the right executive for their company in terms of decision-style (Charismatic, Thinker, Skeptic, ...READ»

Guest Host: 5 Paths to Persuasion II

As announced previously, Gary Williams, co-author of The 5 Paths to Persuasion: The Art of Selling Your Message, July's Readers' Choice Award selection, will join contributors to FC Now as a guest host this week. Welcome, Gary!READ»

Guest Host: 5 Paths to Persuasion

Next week, starting Monday, July 12, Gary Williams, co-author of The 5 Paths to Persuasion: The Art of Selling Your Message, July's Readers' Choice Award selection, will join contributors to FC Now as a guest host. Over the course of ...READ»