Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was recently accused of improprieties, due to a wealthy friend who has shown Justice Thomas kindness and hospitality. Prior to any other disclosures in the media, the press and enemies of Justice Thomas began calling for his impeachment. If Justice Thomas’ friend had a case before the Supreme Court, then, there would be a conflict, ...
In my opinion, one of the most resolved leaders of our day is Jack Phillips. Mr. Phillips and his Masterpiece Cakeshop in Colorado were sued because he refused to design cakes that honored homosexual marriage. Although Mr. Phillips won his case at the Supreme Court level, he continues to be sued and attacked by people who keep trying to destroy ...
A young man I mentored worked in a telemarketing position for a large company that had very demanding call quotas and results. My young friend was constantly pressured to lie, manipulate, or do whatever was necessary to close deals. If he pushed back against his boss’ demands, he was verbally abused and threatened. He eventually decided the only choice ...
Billions of dollars have reportedly gone missing from Sam Bankman-Fried’s high profile company, FTX. As the best-known leader in the cryptocurrency world, Sam Bankman-Fried, often called SBF, used other people’s money to gain influence. His so-called Effective Altruism approach deceived people to believe he made lots of money so that he could generously give it away. Instead, SBF illegally ...
On his personal Facebook account, Jacob Kersey posted his religious beliefs on marriage. As a Port Wentworth, Georgia, police officer, he was told to remove the post or lose his job. Ultimately, Jacob was forced to resign. It would have been easier for Jacob to comply but fortunately for all of us, Jacob chose to be courageous. First Liberty ...
In this series, we’re discussing some of the snares that can surface when a business leader begins experiencing success. One common snare is power. As business leaders grow in success, they also tend to grow in power, which can easily corrupt. Harvey Weinstein had the power to create or destroy actresses. He abused his power to force many women to ...
As a rebellious teenager, I lived a double life. My family required that I attend church every Sunday, even though I despised going. At church, I became masterful at saying and doing the right things. Whenever I was outside the church, however, the real Rick Boxx surfaced. My drinking and carousing would have appalled our church leaders. Many people ...
n this series we’re discussing the risks and rewards of Chatbot GPT and related technology. When implementing or using chatbot technology, there are significant moral and ethical concerns. If Chatbot’s data input has bias or discrimination, its output will be biased or discriminatory as well. This can undermine our Christian values. Many concerns are also surfacing about plagiarism. Some pastors ...
In memory of Abraham Lincoln’s February 12th birthday, it seems appropriate to focus on one of his famous quotes. President Lincoln once said, “Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing.” Our online world now has businesses focused on repairing or modifying reputations. ...
According to the Wall Street Journal, Graza, a startup that sells squeezable bottles of olive oil, recently had a packaging and delivery problem that negatively impacted thousands of customers. The CEO, Andrew Benin, did not hire a consultant, instead he drafted a raw apology email to 35,000 customers. The key to his apology was that he personally and sincerely ...
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