| The feel good story of the Olympics is now the puff, | | | | and consider the greater good, you as the leader have |
| puff pass story of a celebrity athlete who let his young | | | | to demonstrate the behaviors you want to see in your |
| swimming fans down and lost his endorsements. The | | | | staff. The auto execs begging for money in DC and |
| most gifted athlete in baseball has now gone from a | | | | deep concessions from the unions while travel in |
| lock for the Hall of fame as A Rod to another athlete | | | | corporate jets and accepting large bonuses in a profit |
| who cheats as his new moniker A Roid will forever | | | | bleeding year - are you kidding me? It doesn't take an |
| remind us. Throw in a little Madoff, mix in a bit of | | | | MBA to see the mixed message being sent. |
| TARP bail out junkets and you have to wonder what | | | | We've reached a point where ethics, decision-making |
| happened to good judgment? | | | | and what is means to have personal character should |
| The Enron scandal of ancient history seems to have | | | | be topics of managerial training. Assuming "they |
| not been the corporate lesson we hoped it would be, | | | | already know that stuff" is an assumption that could |
| instead becoming the jumping off point of a landslide of | | | | cost your organization millions. Think I'm wrong? You |
| a loss of leadership character. Remember character? | | | | probably also thought a food vendor knew not to ship |
| The ability to know how to make good decisions. The | | | | salmonella poisoned peanut products as well. |
| ability to control yourself for the benefit of those who | | | | We need a return to the basics of leadership that |
| follow you? Abuse of power and money is not a new | | | | have been lost. Having good character, caring for |
| story, but we seem to be awash in poor judgment. | | | | employees and complete honestly are the only ways |
| How do we right the ship? | | | | to restore trust in this country that is being shaken |
| Set the Tone | | | | worst than a 9.2 earthquake. Begin the restoration |
| If you ever expect your staff to be honest, upfront | | | | process today. |
