Is it ethical?

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There are lots of definitions of what is and is not ethical. I have one idea; you and your company might have another. 

HP documents suggest that employees pose themselves a simple test to decide whether an action is appropriate: 

"Before I make a decision, how will it look in a news story?"

So, it's not what would your company say before you take the action; it's what would your company say after it hits the news.

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Posted by Steve Johnson 

Video Thursday: on Positive Thinking

Acclaimed journalist, author and political activist Barbara Ehrenreich explores the darker side of positive thinking. 

View a video of her lecture at the RSA that inspired this animation.

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Posted by Steve Johnson 

Video Thursday: The Secret Powers of Time

Do you plan or live in the moment? Religion and geography play a role. Professor Philip Zimbardo conveys how our individual perspectives of time affect our work, health and well-being. Time influences who we are as a person, how we view relationships and how we act in the world.

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Posted by Steve Johnson