>>>Institute News Releases  l  Media Kit 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 >> Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct July, 2009 Trustworthy Counsel is What We Have to Give The Arthur W. Page Society Blog, July 28, 2009 By E. Bruce Harrison   When all is said and done, in the world of business, it’s all about trust. Without support based on trust, the mighty stumble and the weak fall. You can say the same about chief communication officers. That’s why now, at a time of unusual challenges, it makes so much sense for Page’s leaders and members to be running with the big hitters like the Business Roundtable in pursuit of the one condition that can lift the cloud of suspicion overhanging business: trustworthiness in every public company. Something for the weekend FT.com, July 17, 2009 By Della Bradshaw   Executive pay is one of the hottest topics at the moment and research from one professor at MIT Sloan suggests that curbs on bonuses, stock options and golden parachutes could backfire by discouraging innovation. Companies spend lots of time and effort dealing with the emotional needs of the staff they fire or make redundant, but do not pay the same attention to handling the difficulties faced by those who have to deliver the bad news, according to research by two US professors. However there are ways to effectively conduct lay-offs and minimise the feelings of sympathy, sadness, guilt, shame, anxiety or anger that the manager in charge feels, say Joshua Margolis, associate professor of organisational behaviour at Harvard Business School and Andrew Molinsky assistant professor of organisational behaviour at Brandeis University.  2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009   >> Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr| May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct