“I Don’t Want the Hassle of Interviewing and References, Let’s Just Fill the Position” I was taking a walk at lunch, and happened to be passing by the back end of a local grocery store where some of the employees hang out for breaks. The above phrase… I really heard it, word for word and … Continued
A Proposed Code of Ethics “Was a Colossal Waste of Time” – Bernie Ebbers, Co-Founder WorldCom We all know where that statement got him. Every employee under Mr. Ebbers got the same message – find creative ways to make the numbers. Sadly, this is all too common a belief. The process of ‘cooking the books’ … Continued
It Takes a Crisis and Disaster for Some Institutions to Finally Focus on a Difficult Problem Some institutions tend to avoid focusing on difficult problems until they literally explode in disaster. And on January 28, 1986, an explosion really did happen, killing 7 astronauts. The knowledge of a poorly performing O-ring at low temperatures, and … Continued