In my last entry I told you how dangerous it is for skills development to exceed character development. This piece from Fortune illustrates the point.
The end doesn’t justify the means!
What’s ironic here is that we’ve become a business culture that disagrees with the statement above. When the cameras are rolling we espouse character, integrity and good judgment. But when the lights go out we a apply our instincts (instincts not held in check by integrity equals bad behavior) or a "do what you’ve got to do" approach. In the end, its pretty obvious what certain organizations really believe.
The question remains; what kind of legacy is this business culture creating?