by Marian Griffin Kloot | Sep 4, 2019 | Business Ethics, Education, Uncategorized
In South Africa at the moment, there is outrage and fear related to gender-based violence which stems from the disregard of Some for the value of Others. There is outrage and fear related to xenophobia-related violence which stems from the disregard of Some for the...
by Marian Griffin Kloot | Aug 9, 2019 | Business Ethics, Education, Uncategorized
If you’ve worked with me for any length of time, you’ll know that I am inspired by people who lead from their values or principles, no matter how hard this is. I’ve just read former US First Lady Michelle Obama’s book Becoming. Her story is inspiring, covering her...
by Marian Griffin Kloot | Jun 29, 2018 | Education
Corruption Watch reported earlier this year that school principals are the Number One group of people called out for corruption on its hotline. I don’t have any big answers yet as to why that’s the case. But I can say five things for certain. One. The local school...
by Marian Griffin Kloot | Jan 21, 2018 | Business Ethics, Education, Uncategorized
Have you been watching the last few days as persons whose reputations are tainted have tried to reinvent themselves? An example is Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown, claiming that she suggested Eskom get a new Board. Among numerous problems with this reinvention...
by Marian Griffin Kloot | Dec 11, 2017 | Business Ethics, Education
Going in to a crucial week in SA’s political landscape against the backdrop of State capture, and after a year of serious ethical lapses in business (Steinhoff, McKinsey, and KMPG SA are examples), it’s tempting to focus on the negative. But I was encouraged to read...
by Marian Griffin Kloot | Nov 7, 2017 | Business Ethics, Education
Isn’t it crazy, how, almost every day in SA we open newspapers to read of still more corruption or people who think only of themselves, acting only in their own interests? It amazes me that the Lynne Browns of this world don’t seem to care what the unethical actions...
