(Published in Spanish on July 9, 2013) In the unfortunate accident of the collapse of the building that housed several textile workshops in Bangladesh last April the final death toll reached 1129 dead. International protests arose immediately. There was outrage at the working conditions of the workers in the country. Last June the Obama administration suspended […]
The Truth about Lies in the Workplace
My attention was caught by a book with the title: The Truth about Lies in the Workplace: How to detect liars and what to do with them. The author is Carol Kinsey Goman, consultant and expert on body language. She uses her experience and a keen sense of observation to write an attractive and easy-to-read […]
The fear of delegating: a question of moral competences?
Naomi Shragai published months ago an interesting article in the Financial Times (July 1, 2013), from which I gather some ideas and add ethical comments about the fear of delegating. She begins by telling a short story: A young executive founded a company which prospered and now seems to be at the height of his […]
The ‘Moral Factor’: Learning from a Management Classic
Today many recognize the importance of ethics in management, and particularly in leadership, although some others remain unconvinced. This post presents some insights from Chester I. Barnard (1886-1961), one of the pioneers of management thinking. He wrote The Functions of the Executive (Boston: Harvard University Press, 1938), a book which for decades was widely read […]
