Description: The Anti-Defamation League is urging Adidas to sever ties with Ye, calling out his recent hateful comments in a letter to Adidas CEO Kasper Rorsted and Chairman Thomas Rabe. The rapper and designer, formerly known as Kanye West, has in recent weeks made several degrading remarks about Jewish people and targeted his business partners with… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Ethics & Social Responsibility
Pfizer CEO: 2023 will be a ‘pivotal year’ as COVID-19 drug sales wane
Description: Americans are moving on from COVID-19. Most public places, transit, and municipalities have gotten rid of mask mandates. Vaccine booster rates have plateaued, even with the introduction of a new “bivalent” shot targeting multiple variants, including Omicron. Source: Yahoo.Finance.com – video report Date: Oct 18, 2022 Link: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/pfizer-ceo-2023-pivotal-year-as-covid-19-drug-sales-wane-195020896.html Questions for discussion: How is the… Read more »
ESG investing ‘can make you a better business manager,’ professor says
Description: Columbia Business School Professor of Professional Practice and Faculty Director Bruce M. Usher joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss ESG investing, developing new ESG products, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the opportunities and challenges in the era of climate change. Source: Yahoo.Finance.com – video report Date: Oct 12, 2022 Link: https://finance.yahoo.com/video/esg-investing-better-business-manager-160548866.html Questions for discussion:… Read more »
Uber, Doordash plunge after Labor Department proposes change to gig worker classification
Description: The Biden Labor Department released a proposal Tuesday that could pave the way for regulators and courts to reclassify gig workers as employees rather than independent contractors. Source: CNBC.com Date: Oct 11, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/11/uber-doordash-plunge-as-labor-dept-proposes-gig-worker-change.html Questions for discussion: What are the business implications for this change in status? Overall, do you think this is… Read more »
Want to Promote–or Hire–the Best Candidate? Follow the Rule of Skill Over Talent
Description: Understanding the difference between talent and skill can make all the difference for promotion decisions. And for starting a small business. Source: INC.com Date: Oct 07, 2022 Link: https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/promotion-hiring-skill.html Questions for discussion: What is the difference between skill and talent? Do you agree with the analysis and recommendations made in the article? Do you… Read more »
Hockey Canada’s problems show that the government needs to regulate sport in Canada
Description: The departure of Hockey Canada CEO Scott Smith and the resignation of the sporting body’s entire board of directors are the latest signs of the deep problems within Canadian hockey. Source: TheConversation.com Date: Oct 12, 2022 Link:https://theconversation.com/hockey-canadas-problems-show-that-the-government-needs-to-regulate-sport-in-canada-192052 Questions for discussion: Summarize the damage done and how management failed. Do you think the organization can… Read more »
The economics of Costco rotisserie chicken
Description: Costco’s popular chickens have stayed fixed at $4.99 for more than a decade — even in the face of raging inflation. But it’s come at a cost. Source: TheHustle.com Date: Oct 08, 2022 Link: https://thehustle.co/the-economics-of-costco-rotisserie-chicken/ Questions for discussion: Why has Costco kept chicken prices fixed? How has this strategy fit with overall branding strategy?… Read more »
SPOS #846 – Dr. Ella F. Washington On Making Real Progress On Equity And Inclusion
Description: Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation – The ThinkersOne Podcast – Episode #846. Candid conversations about diversity, inclusion and equity are never easy. Dr. Ella F. Washington is an organizational psychologist and DEI expert with a wealth of experience through her involvement as the Founder and CEO of Ellavate Solutions, a Professor of Practice at Georgetown University’s McDonough School… Read more »
Technology Can Make Your Relationships Shallower. But it’s all in how you use it.
Description: In 1995, decades before she began assisting with research on this column, Rena Rudavsky and her family were selected to participate in a novel psychology experiment: Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University would install a computer in their dining room and connect it to the internet. At the time, only 9 percent of Americans used the… Read more »
Howard Levitt: Shakedowns in the guise of whistleblower complaints can have severe consequences
Description: In the employment law world, whistleblower complaints are usually coupled with the aggrieved employee alleging a reprisal after they raised the troubling allegations with their employer. The reprisal usually looks like mistreatment at work, ostracization from people and tasks, harassment from the aggressor (sometimes continued harassment), unwarranted discipline, and in some cases — termination. Source: FinancialPost.com Date:… Read more »
