Ethics

In 2004, IDC estimated that each day there are more than 30 billion E-Mail messages crossing the Internet. The Radicati Group estimated that in 2004 there were nearly 900 million active mailboxes on the Internet with approximately half of these being used for business purposes.

Bearing in mind that these statistics were taken 2 years ago, it is certain that the numbers are much higher today. Clearly, E-Mail communication has become extremely pervasive in Internet business environments as a result of the ease with which information can quickly and easily be delivered to one or many people anywhere in the world. 74 percent of business people surveyed recently believed that losing E-Mail service presents more of a hardship than losing telephone service.

Unfortunately, the standard method of E-Mail communication over the Internet uses the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). ...

Learn the Rules

"Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you." ~Spanish Proverb

Watch What You Write or Say. Assume that anything you write or say will be read or heard by everyone in the company. E-mail makes it easy to respond emotionally. Before you respond to an irritating e-mail, take a minute to calm down, then, write the e-mail. If you have a tendency to send harsh messages, save a draft and review it sometime later to ensure the tone is business appropriate.

A corollary to this principle is Happy Hour - don't go! There is a huge risk of saying something you shouldn't say, getting out of control, or just being in the wrong place at the wrong time. You should stay out of office politics. Don't say anything bad about anyone, ever.

Arrive Early and Leave Late, but Not Too Late. You want the reputation of a hard ...

Integrity and honesty. Seems they're always in the news these days. If it's not the lobbyist-incited exposure of someone's political misbehaviors, it's authors "embellishing" on their autobiographies. Oh, and let's not forget the hardy crew of the HMS Embellishment: Marketing people.

Hmmm. That's us.

Surely each of us has at one time or another used a little white lie to avoid trouble, make a resume seem better than we think it is, or add some "interest" to a story told in praise of a personal exploit. Even the squeaky-cleanest of us has some such fib to reveal.

But let's examine integrity as though there were a trend here, a trend toward consistent truth-bending. Have we become hardened by the lies we're told nearly every day, writing off those that seem harmless enough and shrieking in astonishment at others? That answer is for sociologists and psychologists to deb...

In business the need for exceptional and affordable gifts is a must. Corporate gift baskets are a great way to maintain existing relationships and welcome new business clients. Corporate gifts also make a great motivator for increasing sales and motivating employees to exceed the standard.

Some occasions that warrant a business gift:

Corporate Gifts for a new clients – Send thanks to new and important clients with a unique gift basket.

Corporate gift baskets for major Holidays - Send an exceptional gift to employee and clients for Christmas, Hanukkah, New Years, Easter, Fourth of July and Thanksgiving to name a few.

Corporate gifts for welcoming a new baby – Send a beautifully arranged gift to a new mother or father.

Corporate Gift Baskets for Client or Employees birthdays - Send an impressive birthday gift basket to recognize an individual’s special day....

In a village, there was a slaughterhouse, its owner, butchers and many goats. As time passed the number of goats increased in the slaughterhouse but number of butchers was same.

The owner thought instead of looking for new butchers, lets make one of the goat a butcher. He had a doubt in his mind that a goat might not fit into butchers role, but then he thought "Lets take a chance and see how it goes. If this experiment succeeds I can make other goats a butcher."

The owner picked one wise goat and told him, "I want to make you a butcher, are you ready for this?". Wise goat thought this is a good opportunity and said, "Yes."

Next day the Wise goat came dressed like a butcher. As per rotation policy, it was turn of a goat who was the best friend of the wise goat to get slaughtered. The wise goat grabbed his best friend with a knife in hand.

All other goats cried,...

"Personality can open doors, but only character can keep them open." ~Elmer G. Letterman

"The best job goes to the person who can get the job done without coming up with excuses or passing the buck" ~Napolean Hill

What About Politics?

Political Astuteness is something that you may not learn in school; however, it plays a significant role in success in business.

"Man is by nature a political animal." ~Aristotle

Take Control It's important to keep in mind that you are responsible for your own career. Don't Expect the Human Resources Department to plan your career. In fact, don't expect anyone else to be concerned about it either.

There have been times in my career when someone has taken an interest in my promotion; however, it has always been in their own best interests to do so. Remember, companies...

Jorge was a young construction worker, sitting near the front of the bus. Natasha was an older lady confined to a wheelchair. She asked him about his orange safety vest, "Where do you get those?"

The vests are highly reflective and are easily seen by oncoming automobile traffic. Natasha thought that a similar vest might protect her as she crossed the street from the bus stop to her house in the evening.

Jorge stood up, took the vest off, and presented it to Natasha as a gift.

In a world that seems less concerned with the well being of others, than with grabbing what you can, Jorge's selflessness stands out as a welcome gesture.

In our personal lives and the business world there is room for improvement in manners and etiquette. In the business etiquette training video America the Rude, the lack of good manners and honesty is pointed out as a growing probl...

Rumours have been abounding all week that another major competitor has just bitten the dust spectacularly but, until it's confirmed – and maybe even afterwards – I think it's best to leave that alone.

All in all, though, not very good for the reputation of the recruitment industry which is never that good anyway. Even in a world where ridiculous surveys - like the analysis of Oxford which cost the City Council £15,000 which found that the city had “a good university” - are the in-thing, you wont come across any polls that put recruitment anywhere near the top of the most admired way to spend your working life. No-one ever grows up with a burning desire to be in it, most end up in it by accident and – like many professions – there’s more than the odd practitioner who’d be more honest if they turned up to present wearing a Stetson and spurs, rather than a suit.

So when ...

The first woman to rise to the top in 4 1/2 months in her short lived network marketing career was "rocking and rolling" in a fraudulent manner. When you are caught with your hand in the cookie jar, why wouldn't the company terminate someone for that?

I'm glad to see that this company has a firm hand when someone scams them. Why do you think that rules are set in place by companies?

This person hurt a lot of people in her "rocking and rolling" months and had so many complaints to headquarters in her short time in moving up. So many complaints of how she was conducting her business and what she was doing to get what she needed out of her downline and upline to move so fast.

I do agree however that the policies and procedures should be reviewed thoroughly prior to checking that box. Nonetheless, this person was fully aware of what she was doing and that it was grounds ...

Since the inception of the information technology and the technological advancement of the marketing industry, many people are engaging into fraudulent activities. This is because they are able to gain financial gains and advantages to people through easier and faster means.

For this reason, authorities had been trying to suppress the growing trend of various frauds that are currently affecting thousands, if not millions of people.

Basically, fraud is a kind of trickery that is used for the individual’s benefits, mostly on the financial aspect. These kinds of frauds are absolutely punishable by law, though, its implementation and intensity may vary from one place to another.

In Criminal Law

In the context of criminal law, a fraud is absolutely punishable under certain circumstances that will constitute the deception of a certain individual from which personal g...

Oprah made a mistake. She came forth and took responsibility for it in her admission of error. She apologized. She, and her adoring audience, moved on. There is a huge lesson for all of us here.

Everyone, from the most powerful leaders and opinion makers, companies large and small, to three-year old children, make mistakes. It is probably human nature that, when an error is discovered, many of us immediately attempt to cover it up. We deny it, blame someone else or something outside our control (the dog ate my homework), we launch a smokescreen to avoid admitting our humanity and the fear of our inability to be perfect. The cover-up gets bigger and bigger, often becoming much larger than the original mistake. While many get away with the deception, some get caught and are destroyed by it.

Oprah triumphed because of her honesty and her integrity. For days after her...

The Federal Trade Commission says that the Hispanic Community is being targeted by scam artists and are falling victim to fraud. In fact the FTC stated this in their report to congress to ask for more budget money for fiscal year 2007. The FTC is seeking an additional 13 million dollars to add to its war chest to further its ongoing endeavors. They stated in this official on the record report to the US Congress:

“A Consumer Fraud Survey released by FTC staff in FY 2004 found that Hispanic consumers are disproportionately victimized by fraud. In response, the FTC launched a Hispanic Law Enforcement and Outreach Initiative that has had immediate results. During Hispanic Heritage Month in October 2004, the FTC announced a series of law enforcement actions and a new consumer education campaign designed to address consumer fraud in the Hispanic community. Additional cases were announ...

Force Decisions We Can Live By! Just another bumper sticker, or is it the New Age philosophy? It began as an overwhelming drive to express the lessons I have learned and the warnings I observe, in simple terms, easily understood by others. I don't want fame, though I have made plans for fortunes I may never see. I just don't want to get caught with a pile of money and no idea what to do with it, even though I don't gamble or play lotteries. My great ambition was just to share ideas that could be useful to others and help them prepare for a violent future of sharply reduced expectations. I knew in my heart the writing on the wall has already become so much graffiti to be painted over.

I thought perhaps I could put a new face on the old writing and connect with some like minded people. In two years since the Al Qaeda attacks on Eleven September, the message remains th...