In this Issue Business Week featured Costco CEO Jim Sinegal among its six “good CEOs” in a cover story last fall (September 23, 2002). We certainly found him to be one of the good guys when we studied his company and interviewed him for our conversation in this issue (pp. 6 ff.). Sinegal waves off …
Readers discuss the implementation of large scale systems and a “shoe leather” column.
When the tendencies of the technology are understood, effective solutions can often be found that minimize the downsides and capture the benefits.
Jim Sinegal expands on the foundational tenets of the Costco business plan.
Harold Bought asserts, “In today’s competitive markets, professional salespeople need to be better prepared for the challenge than ever before. In part, that means we must practice ethical behavior in everything we do.”
Individuals and organizations that have a robust, authentic ethics program will spend their major energy articulating and pursuing positive principles, values, and virtues. Observing moral boundaries—and regulatory boundaries—is important but secondary to this pursuit of the right and good.
Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance? Inside IBM’s Historic Turnaround
by Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.
Leadership and Self Deception: Getting Out of the Box
by Arbinger Institute
Pastwatch; The Redemption of Christopher Columbus
by Orson Scott Card
Minority Report
directed by Steven Spielberg
Is it possible for unethical companies–and individuals–to change and become ethical? How? If “unethical companies and individuals” refers to those who have made some mistakes, then the outlook for change is somewhat positive. Unethical behavior occurs for a variety of reasons, including ignorance, ambiguity, and a reward system that encourages it. Decreasing these types of …
