As of December 2013, the median grade awarded at Harvard is an A-, and the most frequently awarded grade is an A. You might be tempted to believe this is the natural outcome for an institution populated entirely (by its own reckoning, at least) by geniuses. However, since any university’s grading scale is supposed to…
Usually people try to encourage you to be ethical because it’s ‘the right thing to do’ or ‘you’ll sleep well at night.’ But I also think I’d sleep well on a 200-foot pleasure yacht that I bought with all the money I stole in a diamond heist. So I don’t think those are particularly good…
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Let’s face it, ethics is kind of boring, but also kind of important, because if you don’t have any ethics you could kind of end up in jail. We all need a reminder of why ethics are important from time to time, and one of the least painful ways to be reminded is to watch…
You know the problem with ethics education? It’s virtually impossible to talk about it without sounding pedantic or preachy. And since none of us like being lectured to, we all usually drown out conversations about ethical behavior because we don’t like feeling like we’re being talked down to. It’s basically the same reason none of…
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Everyone wants to feel valued and no one wants to be told that they smell bad. With that in mind, I made a video with 13 compliments you should use, and 5 you shouldn’t. Take note of your favorite compliments and use them at work today, or better yet, send this video to someone who…
So I just typed in “fun ethical issues” on Google and scrolled through the results. None of them were fun. Zero. They just put ‘fun’ in the subject line so that people like me might click on it. Now I realize that by saying my ethical quandaries are hilarious, I’m opening myself up to the…
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I could tell you some tips on how to be a great motivational speaker, but if you know me, you know that’s not my style. I’d rather show you an example of a bad motivational speaker. Geico made it easy for me and made this commercial. Enjoy! And stay away from this Pinocchio character. I…