By Ernest Owens MARCH 14, 2021 — 2:00PM Q: How is working from home taking a toll on employees? A: There is a continuous optimization of corporations stepping into people’s personal time and taking advantage of every second they have. It is meeting after meeting and that is causing a lot of heartburn in employees because…

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By Marcella de la Torre Special to the Star Tribune DECEMBER 6, 2020 — 2:00PM Q: Why is it important to invest in visioning and strategy to help manage change? A: Change is very difficult. It is frightening and at the same time unsettling. When there is a lack of vision and strategy, change is even harder to manage.…

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By Ernest Owens NOVEMBER 15, 2020 — 2:00PM Q: What steps do you go through when you make a business decision? A: The assumption is you are conducting a cost vs. benefit analysis. You are in a situation where you want to optimize your return. First state the problem clearly; what are you trying to improve? Then…

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By Marcella de la Torre MAY 9, 2021 — 2:00PM Q: Why should a business have societal impact as part of its strategy? A: High-quality business schools are working together toward achieving a positive societal impact. The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) fosters positive societal impact by partnering with the communities they serve.…

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Endowment to rename ethics center at business school after Kendrick Melrose.  As the new offices of the Melrose and The Toro Company Center for Principled Leadership are about to open on campus, here is a reminder of the generosity of The Toro Company and the Hoffman Family Foundation. By  Patrick Kennedy Star Tribune JULY 31, 2020 — 7:39PM…

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The Social Dilemma Documentary Review Work in Progress with Christopher Michaelson, discusses every working person’s work in progress, namely, our quest to be fully human in a working world that all too often makes us feel like machines, in which we often don’t even have time to think, and that, in the words of Studs…

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Machines Like Me Book Review Work in Progress with Christopher Michaelson discusses every working person’s work in progress, namely, our quest to be fully human in a working world that all too often makes us feel like machines, in which we often don’t even have time to think, and that, in the words of Studs…

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Abramoff’s version of the self-serving bias, which causes us to see things in ways that support our best interests and our pre-existing beliefs.

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Abramoff’s version of role morality, which is our tendency to use different moral standards as we play different “roles” in society.

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Abramoff’s version of rationalizations, which are the excuses we make for not living up to our own, or society’s, ethical standards.

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