When Transparency Backfires, and How to Prevent It

David De Cremer, Harvard Business Review, July 21, 2016 Sunlight, as the saying goes, is the best disinfectant. And it’s tempting to think that if we just shine a light on wrongdoing, wrongdoing will go away. It’s never been easier to collect...

Being a Good Boss in Dark Times

Jennifer Porter, Harvard Business Review, July 5, 2016 Senseless acts of violence affect all of us. Mass shootings, suicide bombers, assassinations — the emotions such events bring up are strong, even if our personal connection to the events is not. Feelings of...

Crisis of the Week: Signet Confronts Diamond Debacle

Ben DiPietro, The Wall Street Journal’s Risk & Compliance Journal, June 13, 2016 The crisis this week involves Signet Jewelers, which is battling allegations employees substituted premium diamonds with cheaper, man-made substitutes. Using only the...