We have all encountered a person who explains what they may term a “great idea” or their approach on a decision to us and when we hear it, we think to ourselves: “didn’t anyone ever tell them that is insane?” For example, hypothetical big firm law partner says to you, “I am in the market…
Can hand soap and flowers really tell us about a business, its culture and its values? Short answer – yes. But before I get to that, a little background on culture from an ethics and compliance perspective. Business folks at times will ask me, why in the world do we even have to have an…
In early February, Staples announced it is engaged to marry Office Depot through an acquisition, pending approval of the US Government from an antitrust perspective. Like all happy couples looking forward to their nuptials, Staples and Office Depot publicly declared their love – not in the New York Times Engagement Section but through a press…
Over the past couple of months, media has reported that the US government is investigating JP Morgan for possibly giving jobs to the kids of Chinese government officials in exchange for business. Now, emails about these allegations are quoted in the WSJ. (In JP Morgan Emails, a Tale of China and Connections). At this point,…