Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Respect is a Reflection of Ethics

I heard someone say the other day that "respect is a value."  

What the statement really means is that giving respect, or not, is an action based on a set of ethical ideas.  That got me thinking and checking the literature, and it turns out that respect generally increases as people achieve higher levels of ethical development.

Monday, March 6, 2017

Trump Crisis Communications

When it comes to crisis communications, i.e. deflecting attention from scandal, the president only has one playbook - outrageous claims.

How does it work?  Why does it work?

Sunday, March 5, 2017

Three things to like or dislike about Trump


In coming to grips with everything that is happening, it seems to me that there are THREE different reasons to be happy, or unhappy, with the president.  What are they?