Fil Fraser

Marketing Masquerades as Charity

Question: Where do you draw the line between altruism and advertising? >

The Grey Eminences Audio Collection

Conversations on today's business issues with retired leaders in business and public life led by Fil Fraser – Edmonton-based writer, broadcaster, film and television producer, Athabasca University professor and member of the Order of Canada. >

Eric Newell: Grey Eminences Audio Collection

Former Syncrude CEO Eric Newell Offers Life Lessons All Should Heed >

Ethical Offshoring

Question: If you can cut costs by outsourcing work overseas, should you do it? >

The Social-Environmental Contract

Question: When does the bottom line trump the environment, or vice versa – and is this an ethical issue?

By Fil Fraser

The Case: You are the CEO of a successful company that works in the oilpatch. You’ve been at it for a while and you play by the rules. You have a contract for work that has environmental implications. The rules, which you know well, allow you to go through with the project, and you have all the necessary approvals. But people who live in the area, including an aboriginal community, mount a campaign against the project and against your company. The project might affect local habitat that could have an impact on wildlife and, according to the protestors, could also have a negative impact on the quality of life of people who live nearby. >

The Ethics of Executive Pay

Question: Should executive compensation be left entirely up to the market?
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Odd Man Out

Question: What do you do if key team members refuse to work together – for highly personal reasons?

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The Limits of Surveillance

Question: How far should an employer go to control employee use of company computers?
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A Conciliator on the Left

And now, as the old Monty Python shows used to say, for something completely different! >

Who Killed Community Policing?

Do you have an active security system in your home? Do you – would you – live in a gated community? Does it worry you that police departments seem to be going through a plague of situations where members, high and low, are being charged with varying levels of wrongdoing? >