Tipping the Cleaning Service - Gratuity

What is the basic rule of thumb for tipping cleaning or janitorial staff.

A Matter of Trust

An interesting piece of news turned up today about how much nations trust their media. Indians fare quite high up on the charts. Going by the number of News Channels and Newspapers the country has today it seems that the people still have faith in the various newscasters in the country

Your Corporate Values - Reviewed

The values below are selected from a company with internet presence. The management of the company has put significant effort in setting the values up. This can be deducted by the number of corporate values that are selected.

A Rainbow Reminder Series Article: Big Corps Cheat, Scam Models Change, But Rip-off Devils Don't

Remember, this was in the 1970s. Computers didn't exist. Those personally invited as guests were given the opportunity to buy a basic membership for $25.00 or become a Sales Marketing Associate for only $375.00. Sales Associates would save even more and earn a percentage of all monies spent by their basic members. Was this good or what?

Lessons for Life: Corporate Crime; What Happened to those Boy Scouts?

Some of the most talented people in our society are in trouble with the law, some serving time in federal and state prisons. Some are waiting to be sentenced for crimes of which they have been convicted in courts of law. From my experience, those who succeed temporally in life started from a spiritual base. They were raised in good homes and benefited from neighborhood, church, and school leaders. Many were Little Leaguers and good Boy Scouts. Now they are in trouble and their families are disgraced and humiliated. What went wrong?

Abatement of Senatorial Insincerity

All too often we watch the Senators of the United States of America make statements on our television sets while we are in our own living rooms. If you have been watching politics on TV for the last few decades you have obviously seen a repeat

Recent Changes in Corporate Business Ethics

A look at the ethics of large corporations and how they effect the customer and the revenues of any business.

Ethical Decision Making at Home and at Work

Utilitarian Ethical reasoning has a simple and logical method for decision making both at home and at work. It is the most widely used ethical system used both in business and in private life. Living by an ethical system is not in conflict with your religion or lack of it.

How to Cultivate the Trust Factor in Business

In today's highly competitive economy, it is difficult to maintain a significant market advantage based on your professional skills alone. Developing trusting relationships with your clients is vital to your business success as well. No matter what business you are in , the most powerful value-added contribution you can make to any business relationship is the trust factor.

Keyed Cars, Christmas Scars, and Chi-town Seminars...

Some call it karma. Others call it sin. Whatever it's called in your circle—it seems to haunt you later in life. It bites you in the ass and leaves painful marks.

Introduction to Business Ethics

Is it possible for an individual with strong moral values to make ethically questionable decisions in a business setting? What affects a person's inclination to make either ethical or unethical decisions in a business organization?

Fair Trade Fundamentals

You're buying coffee. One label says this roasted mountain-fresh Colombian coffee is ideal for all coffee makers. But is it ideal for the coffee bean's maker, the farmer? Your choice is empowering. When you choose fair trade, you get more than coffee; you get the opportunity to enrich someone's life.

Post-Katrina Role Of Property Insurers Threaten Consumers Nationwide

Over the next year, 43% of the U.S. population which covers 18 states can expect their policies to either be dropped by their insurance carriers or have their premiums escalate between 20% and 100%.