Would George and Honest Abe make it in today’s business world?
February 11, 2014 by Joseph Calloway, JoAnn Calloway
Reprint from February 2013, in light of the upcoming Presidents’ Day holiday.
Presidents’ Day, which falls between the birthdays of two of our nation’s most revered leaders — George Washington and Abraham Lincoln — is today. And as every school-aged kid knows, both men are remembered for their honesty. (Okay, little George and the cherry tree might be more legend than fact, but it does indicate the extent to which our culture views truthfulness as a virtue.) The lip service we pay to honesty, even as we fudge the truth in our day-to-day lives, raises a question: Would Washington and Lincoln make it in today’s business world?