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Here’s the Corporate BS for May 25-31:

I’ve previously written a series of “No Shame” posts about extravagant CEO compensation.  (Click here, here, here, here and here.)  A recent headline in the Los Angeles Times (”For CEOs, a reversal of fortunes”) made me wonder if my posts had become obsolete  The article under the headline describes hard times for CEOs in the 100 largest corporations in California.  On average, [...]

For this week’s song, we turn to the soulful Sam Cooke with one of his legendary hits.  He’s singing about some of the hardest work there’s ever been.

I’ve borrowed this post’s title from a piece on “the financial page” of the New Yorker written by James Surowiecki.  Obviously, an open secret isn’t a secret.
It’s often said that what employees want most at work is respect, something human resources professionals often write about it.  Some experts argue that focusing completely on respect misses the mark–that it’s more important [...]

Ever had an employee ask you that? As this video clip shows, if an employee asks you that for no apparent reason, you probably should say yes.

Goddess or not, GINA is the acronym for our latest employment law. GINA (Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act) was signed by President Bush on May 21 and is indeed supposed to be the goddess of genes, but that remains to be seen. I was amused by a recent news blurb about the new law, [...]

When I did the Memorial Day post about the holiday being first called Decoration Day as the Civil War drew to a close, I decided to find a quote from a notable soldier who fought in that war.  Though a Southerner, I thought of a Union general, not so much because he was the hero of Gettysburg but because he gained the South’s lasting respect by [...]

Part I laid the foundation for a discussion of employee theft.  Part II dealt with what an employer can to do prevent or control employee theft.  Part III is concerned with what you do when you think you have a thief.
Once you think that, be careful.  Can you hear the lawyer in me?
Accusing an employee of [...]