How to save a drowning business

Monday, August 31st, 2009 Posted in Business, Info Dynamics Intelligence | 1 Comment »

This post, short as it is, has been in development for a while.  I've been concerned that it will appear merely populist, almost socialist, in its call against needless "downsizing."  It isn't socialist.  It's about the creative enterprise that business ...

Shysters be Gone, part III

Thursday, February 21st, 2008 Posted in Business Law, Legal Explorations | 1 Comment »

In part II, I identified two types of antisocial behaviour which we attempt to prevent, restrain, correct, punish, etc., with law: “those which harm the integrity of society, potentially leading to its collapse; and those which alter the dynamic ...

Shysters be Gone! part II

Monday, February 11th, 2008 Posted in Business Law, Legal Explorations | 1 Comment »

We ended the first post in this series with the question, "Whence comes the ethical imperative, 'Don’t be a Shyster!'?" Now we will get into it: I would like to draw an ephemeral line between moral and ethical laws - just follow ...

Shysters be Gone! part I

Thursday, January 10th, 2008 Posted in Business Law, Legal Explorations | 1 Comment »

Contract law has, at its core, the ethical imperative, "Don't be a Shyster!"We impose a lot of positive duties with law in a complex "evolved" society. These are the things we tell people they are expected to do, in contrast ...