Ethics
The Dos And Don’ts Of Using Office Furniture
When it comes to the use of office furniture there are several etiquette rules that should be observed and these rules will differ from office to office. What is acceptable in one place will be your downfall in another. Suss out the rules of your new office early on and you will be welcomed with […]
Retracting Sales Based On The Talmud
The Talmud cited the following incident: There was once a food shortage in Nehardea. All the people sold their mansions. Eventually, wheat arrived and Rav Nachman told them that the law is that the mansions must be returned to their original owners.
The Talmud notes that the reason why sales are void is because they were […]
Is There Such A Thing As Fair Trade Jewelry?
A Google search for “fair trade jewelry” will bring up numerous companies, many of which sell ethnic jewelry produced in small villages in the developing world. The ‘fair trade’ concept draws the socially responsible shopper, yet the third party labeling organization, Fair Labeling Organization (FLO)- of which Transfair USA is a member - does […]
Leverage In The Workforce: Has Job Security Been A Myth?
By definition, job security is the amount of job loss risk an individual has in their job. It is transient and is quite dependent on the state of the countrys economy and prevailing business conditions. It has been found the people have more job security in times of economic expansion, and less in […]
Avoiding a Hostile Workplace: Fairness in Employee Discipline
The environment of your workplace is vital to employee satisfaction, reduction of turnover, and productivity. It is also vital to the legal stability of your business.
A hostile work environment can be the basis for many types of employee complaints and causes of legal action. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lists as […]
The Importance Of Ethics For Your Business Success
That question has already been answered to the extent of jail terms, lost pensions, personal disgrace and yet that is only the tip of the iceberg. We as human beings must build organizations in which freedom and personal initiative can cohabit with cooperation, caring and a highly integrated harmony or all is lost.
Hard times […]
Should Mega Churches Run Their Business Like A Corporation?
Recently my son, who is a minister with a master in divinity from the South Western Baptist Theological Seminary, in Dallas, Texas was fired from his job. He had put years of service into the biggest First Southern Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas as their Video Production Engineer.
He was highly praised and […]
Staying Focused with Your Home-Based Business Goals
As an owner of a home-based business, you will have to learn to stay focused on your goals/reasons why you originally chose this direction. It is so easy to become distracted when you are working from home; since there are always a hundred other things that need your attention. Think about all those days when […]
IT Governance: Staying in Check after the Wake of Fraud Busts
If you are a reader of business news, a shareholder, or just keep up on daily news events, you may think fraud when the names Enron, Worldcom or HealthSouth is mentioned. Scandal coupled with the tech world crumbling after the turn of the 21st century had the U.S. government responding with some new standards for […]
Proof That Cheap Doesn’t Always Pay
After leaving school, I was quite desperate to get myself into work and took this secretarial job as a fill in. Five years on and I’m still here. I’m still churning out letters from our antiquated printer that only works if you thump it six inches in from the back and for which Mr Parker […]
