February 2011

At the age of sixteen, George Washington copied, by hand, 110 Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation. Based on rules composed by French Jesuits in 1595, the conventions outline how we demonstrate respect for others. In a time of widespread … Read More

Do you tend to be trusting of others or distrustful?

Trusting others to be considerate and respectful toward us can be difficult in light of our own experiences as well as news reports that tend to show the worst of people.

Years ago, I remember … Read More

“Improving the world starts with ourselves.”

That’s how one New Hampshire student summarized ethics. A straightforward message not far from Gandhi’s assertion that we must “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”

However, putting that principle into practice can sometimes be … Read More

Last night I attended a lecture sponsored by The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation given by Commander Robert Green (Royal Navy, Ret.) that calls out to every representative of every country possessing a nuclear capability to pay close attention.

For 20 years, Green served in the … Read More

Robert Spence works in the financial sector as a broker/dealer. When the company that employed him was acquired by a larger firm, he transitioned to the new organization. At the time, the company policy held that individual investments had to stand on their own merits, … Read More

Early in 1995 I was working for a motivational speaker who needed a talk on ethics.

I had just finished writing a magazine article on the creation of the Lone Ranger and, in the course of the article, revealed that the character had been created … Read More