Wisdom for Women in the Workplace

Wisdom for Women in the Workplace Last year I was honored with an invitation to speak at the MGM Resorts Women’s Leadership Conference alongside other engaging and inspiring speakers. The conference…

Improving Ethical Decision Making in the Workplace

Improving Ethical Decision Making in the Workplace When I was incarcerated and serving my sentence, I met a vibrant, strong, intelligent woman who had been an associate attorney in a law firm practici…

The Nicomachean Ethics of Friendship

The Nicomachean Ethics of Friendship Last week, two of my oldest and dearest friends each had a double mastectomy as a result of breast cancer.  I was feeling so many emotions – anxiety, worry, ang…

How to Speak Truth to Power

Speak Truth to Power Today we celebrate the life and inspiration of the immeasurable Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr.  Dr. King risked his reputation and, ultimately, his life to speak truth to power.  H…

What Are Your Personal Core Values?

What Are Your Personal Core Values? What are your personal core values? On the last day of 2017, former FBI director, James Comey, sent out a message loud and clear on Twitter – hoping for more …

4 Ethical Principles a Rubik’s Cube Can Teach Us

About a month ago, my thirteen-year old son asked me for a Rubik’s cube.  Within a few days, he taught himself how to master the 3 x 3 standard size Cube of Rubik.  Since then, he has become skill…

5 Key Traits Leaders Possess to Advance Ethical Leadership

Last week, I was invited to speak on a panel at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP’s event in New York City titled “The Psychology of Culture: Why Good People do Bad Things and the Role of Corporate Cult…

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Shifting the Ethics Paradigm

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Shifting the Ethics Paradigm During the past few weeks, I have reflected on my years as an investment banking financial analyst in New York City fresh out of colleg…

Living a Life of Gratitude: The Ethics of Giving Back

Living a Life of Gratitude: The Ethics of Giving Back As we welcome another holiday season, I am overwhelmed with gratitude for all that is around me. It has been more than a year and a half since I s…

When Facing an Ethical Dilemma, Don’t Play Your Way Off Life’s Court

When Facing an Ethical Dilemma, Don’t Play Your Way Off Life’s Court On a multitude of concrete courts across our country, little boys and girls learn to dribble, shoot, rebound, and pass …