by paulpell | Sep 29, 2015 | Articles
An excellent article in the Globe and Mail Newspaper highlights one of the most useful business ethics case studies in recent history. Barry McKenna writes on September 25, 2015:
“The folks who think business ethics are an oxymoron are probably saying “I told you so,” right about now. …German auto maker Volkswagen AG admits that it rigged as many as 11 million diesel vehicles to fudge emission tests, apparently turning a blind eye to the environmental and health effects.
For all the talk about corporate responsibility, integrity and putting customers first, some companies are still willing to roll the ethical dice when profits are on the line. It’s bad enough that executives at Turing and Volkswagen apparently saw nothing wrong with behaviour that most reasonable people find abhorrent. They also betrayed their own corporate values.”
Do you think the world is waking up to the importance of ethics and appreciating that ethics and profits are closely intertwined?
by paulpell | Sep 24, 2015 | Articles, Workplace Bullying
Zogby Analytics was commissioned by the Workplace Bullying Institute to conduct an online survey of 315 U.S. business leaders in three market areas: San Francisco, New York City and Washington D.C. The survey was completed January 21, 2013. The answers were enlightening.
Which of the following best describes your opinion of “workplace bullying” (repeated abusive conduct, “status-blind harassment” that is currently legal) ?
The percentages for each response option were:
68% agreed – It is a serious problem
17% answered – I never heard of it
15% said – It is irrelevant, a non-issue, bullying affects only children
If so many think it’s a serious problem, why do you think most project managers tell us their organizations are terrible at managing bullying in their workplaces?
by paulpell | Sep 16, 2015 | Presentations
I’m honoured to be selected as a Facilitator for a Fireside Chat at the upcoming Project Management Institute’s Global Congress North America 2015 in Orlando, Florida on the topic of Project Bullying – Why Should Leaders Care?
The confirmed panelists are some of the most experienced and respected PM professionals in our global PM community: Suhail Iqbal (Pakistan); Phil Bristol (USA); Joey Roa (Canada) and Thomas Mattus (USA). Please join us on Monday October 12th from 1:30 – 2:30pm at the PMI Global Congress and contribute to this interactive discussion (and earn 1 PDU).
by paulpell | Sep 15, 2015 | Presentations
I am very excited to be part of such an outstanding event and line-up of speakers at this year’s Dubai International Project Management Forum in November 2015. I have the privilege of speaking on a unique topic of CSI – Dubai with a Vancouver police officer. We explore the impact of project management on criminal investigations and prosecutions.
by paulpell | Sep 15, 2015 | Presentations
I’m honoured to be a speaker at the upcoming Project Management Institute’s Global Congress North America 2015 in Orlando, Florida on the topic of Project Management Bullying.
