By Glenn Karwoski SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 — 2:43PM Q: What are some examples of businesses that creatively pivoted during the pandemic? A: Businesses are always in the process of reinventing themselves, whether intentionally or in response to events and circumstances. There’s no better example of reinvention and forced innovation than what has transpired during the past six months.…

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Diversity in top ranks has grown just incrementally.  By Patrick Kennedy Star Tribune AUGUST 4, 2020 — 8:15AM Pledges for increased diversity in public companies have intensified since George Floyd’s death in 2020. Chief executives have not only given to community efforts but also said they are listening and know they need to do better in integrating staffs.…

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By Daniel B. McLaughlin AUGUST 30, 2020 — 2:15PM Q: My company has had to make a lot of changes due to the pandemic. What areas can I look to in order to further improve my operations? A: Operating a company during the pandemic has been challenging, and most organizations have had to make significant changes…

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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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Abramoff’s version of overconfidence bias, which is our tendency to be more confident about our moral character and our ability to act ethically than is objectively justified.

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Abramoff’s version of moral equilibrium, which describes our tendency to keep a running scoreboard in our heads that compares our self-image as ethical people to our actual behavior.

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