Ethics research and perspective for all
Jordan from Atlantic County, NJ, writes with a “million dollar question”—well, more of a enterprise than a question:
A buddy and I have a startup idea that we wanted to run by you. Essentially, think “Tinder for payroll management.” It’s an app that plugs into your existing corporate …
Our wide-angle view of today’s hottest ethical issues has shown us there’s a real supply/demand mismatch of ethical talent on the market today. That’s why we are launching HEC Cornerstone—a certification course specially designed for advisors, executives, politicians, and the ethically curious to gain professional …
Thanks to “Gorgonzola from Goa” for the following imaginative ethical stumper:
Morning HEC, was wondering what thoughts you have on the ethics of jamming along to hold music? I know you’re supposed to think hold music is annoying, but some of the lo-fi beats they’ve been putting out …
Hades Ethics Consultancy proudly presents our ranking of 2024’s most ethical homeowner’s associations!
Homeowner’s associations—or HOAs for short—truly run the gamut from upstanding organizations that advocate for the needs of their members, to predatory and discriminatory HOAs that actual stifle homeowners and prevent them from …
Amanda in Portland, ME, writes:
I noticed on your website it says you have experience in something called “domestic ethics.” What's that?
Thank you for your question, Amanda!
For as long as humans have been domestic, there have been ethics. In fact, questions of the proper way to manage a …
An anonymous reader writes:
Hey Hades, what do you think about the ethics of street racing? I have been looking for ways to spice up my commute and recently learned that it’s quite popular in my town. But I’m concerned about the possible risks and legal consequences. Care …
Here at HEC, we believe that every man, woman, and bookstore is entitled to a fair trial before a jury of their peers, and let’s just say: The jury is in with our ranking of 2023’s least ethical bookstores.
For this year’s ranking, we leveraged a “secret …