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Martha Stewart Stole My Soul
From the headlines: Martha Stewart's neighbors protest her attempt to copyright the name of their town for use on a line of products.So the residents of Katonah, NY -- a posh enclave originally named for a Native American tribal chief -- don't want Martha Stewart to turn their town into...
Tags: Personal Conduct, Ethics, Katonah, Martha Stewart, Martha, Where's The Line?, Branding
Blog posts 2007-07-27
When Your Creative Juices Get Stolen
I am a professional variety performer - I do a lot of children's parties and street shows at festivals - and another performer has been stealing some of my original material and using it in his show. When I went to my manager to complain and talk about a possible...
Tags: Ethics, Personal Conduct, juggler, performer, promoter, Where's The Line?, Imitation
Blog posts 2007-07-24
From the headlines: Whole Foods chief accused of anonymously bashing a rival company on Internet chat board.John Mackey, who co-founded natural foods giant Whole Foods in 1980 and has served as its CEO ever since, is under the gun for posting some pretty slanderous stuff about his chief rival on...
Tags: Corporate governance, INTERNET, Food & Beverage, John Mackey, Where's The Line?, Whole Foods, Personal Conduct, Ethics
Blog posts 2007-07-16
The Science of Undue Credit
I'm a research scientist for a biotechnology company, and my colleagues and I are about to publish a research paper that we've been working on for several years. The problem is that our CEO, a former scientist who is now purely a businessman, has attached his name to the paper...
Tags: Personal Conduct, Ethics, Where's The Line?
Blog posts 2007-07-11
"Mandatory" Knows No Color
I'm the president of a 200-person company in a small town, and we've been having some racial tensions in our office because of an insensitive email -- featuring a racial joke -- that an employee forwarded to others. That employee has been dismissed, and to help prevent future problems I...
Tags: E-mail, Ethics, Office Life, Personal Conduct, seminar, Where's The Line?
Blog posts 2007-06-26
For Intern Season, Cronyism Rules
I joined a firm this winter as the vice-president in charge of recruitment, and part of my job is to screen and select the summer interns. We received hundreds of candidates, including five who are the children of current employees. As I was in the process of selecting the...
Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Where's The Line?, Ethics, Office Life, Personal Conduct, Workplace
Blog posts 2007-05-30
Office Philanthropy, Take Two
I work for a non-profit health care organization. My director came to my office with some glossy brochures of projects the organization is working on. I was asked if I would be interested in making a payroll deduction to help meet these goals. When I asked if she could leave...
Tags: Ethics, Workplace, Microsoft Office, payroll, payroll deduction, supervisor, Workforce management, Benefits, Where's The Line?
Blog posts 2007-05-24
Outsourcing Your Ethics
Im the owner of a mid-sized company, and were experiencing some hard financial times. To survive, we need to downsize. I put a team in charge of coming up with a plan, and they recently presented me with their recommendations.Job cuts are inevitable, but the team presented an option where...
Tags: Personal Conduct, Ethics, Recruitment & Selection, Where's The Line?, outsourcing, job, outsource
Blog posts 2007-05-14
The Ad-Pitch Thieves
My company recently made an advertising pitch to a large company. They did not hire us for the campaign, but they clearly stole some of the ideas we presented in the pitch. Wheres the line?In a creative field like advertising, having your ideas stolen is the same as having your...
Tags: Where's The Line?, Idea Theft, Ethics, Client Relationships
Blog posts 2007-04-09
When Padding Makes a CV B.S.
One of my colleagues recently confided in me that he had lied on his resume about receiving an MBA. I worked hard to earn my MBA, and it bothers me that he is receiving credit and compensation for something he didnt achieve. But revealing this to our boss could ruin...
Tags: Ethics, Hes, MBA, Personal Conduct, Where's The Line?, media
Blog posts 2007-03-22
When the Harrassment of Others Becomes Your Problem
One of my colleagues is an attractive young female, and many of the younger guys make inappropriate comments toward her. She doesnt seem bothered by them - I would venture to say that she encourages it - but it bothers me. Is it my place to report this? Wheres the...
Tags: Ethics, Office Life, Personal Conduct, Harassment, Where's The Line?
Blog posts 2007-02-27
Get Out of a Client Vendor Bender
Dear Conscience, I work for a small company. When we take on work for one of our larger clients, they will often give us a list of vendors they want us to use. Is this a request or a demand? Is it OK to say no?Don’t let your...
Tags: Ethics, Client Relationships, Where's The Line?
Blog posts 2007-02-15
Freelancing from Your Desk
Dear Conscience,Is it acceptable for me to do freelance work out of the office?Though opinions on this differ, its a genernally good thing when employees take on side work. Why? Because that allows them to gain extra experience, which makes them more valuable to the company in the long term.Of...
Tags: Ethics, Office Life, Desktop publishing, Where's The Line?, freelance work
Blog posts 2007-02-09
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