How to Lose Friends and the Exercise of Influence Over Others There are many ways to characterize President Trump’s first 100 days in office. Words such as chaos are the overarching description. More specifically, we can label Trump a disrupter, unpredictable, unreliable, punitive, closed-minded, egotistical, and, perhaps, most apropos—a bully.... Read more →

Why Americans Should Visit Japan A Model of Civility I just returned from a 24-day cruise and a land tour of Japan. I don’t often share my personal feelings, focusing mostly on political, governmental, business and workplace ethics issues. As my readers know, I blog under the pseudonym, “Ethics Sage.”... Read more →

Consider the Possible Consequences of Your Actions Dating in the workplace is fraught with potential problems, not the least of which is a conflict of interest for a superior who has to evaluate an employee but is also dating that person. Can the supervisor rate the employees’ performance objectively? Perhaps... Read more →