As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment.
Quote of the Week:Â “The trite saying that honesty is the best policy has met with the just criticism that honesty is not policy. The real honest man is honest from conviction of what is right, not from policy.” Robert E. Lee
Humor Break (with apologies to Mark Twain):
Bev: Al, do you think honesty is the best policy?
Al: Sure, when there is money in it.
Stat of the Week: According to a series of new studies just published in Social Psychological and Personality Science, women are more inclined to be ethical than men (3.56 versus 4.97 on a 1-to-7 scale, on average in one of several studies). In its simplest form, the key study suggests women are much less likely to put profit ahead of ethics. Another of the studies suggest that dealing with the question of and pressures applied may keep some women from going the business route.
Action Tip: Hint to recruiters and senior managers: attract, retain, and promote more women now!
Self-Development Corner: Free online university courses beginning next week – Â Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies: The 1st Step in Entrepreneurship (May 20, 6 weeks, University of Maryland); Climate Literacy: Navigating Climate Change Conversations (May 20, 10 weeks, University of British Columbia).
For our many readers in healthcare, Interprofessional Healthcare Informatics (May 20, 10 weeks, University of Minnesota); Rationing and Allocating Scarce Medical Resources (May 20, 7 weeks, University of Pennsylvania).
Bill Bradley
Bill Bradley (mostly) retired after 35 years in organizational consulting, training and management development. During those years he worked internally with seven organizations and trained and consulted externally with more than 90 large and small businesses, government agencies, hospitals and schools.
