The Right Thing, October 19, 2025

[Jeffrey Seglin]

THE RIGHT THING: SHOULD YOU TELL A FRIEND IF A RECOMMENDED BOOK WAS AWFUL?
How honest should you be with your opinions? Read the column and post your comments here. 

THE SIMPLE ART OF BUSINESS ETIQUETTE AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK, E-BOOK, AND AUDIO BOOK
The Simple Art of Business Etiquette: How to Rise to the Top by Playing Nice is now available here on Amazon.com. A virtual video tour of the book is available here.

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SEND YOUR ETHICAL QUESTIONS
I am always looking for stories of ethical challenges, dilemmas, and perplexing situations. If you have such a story or question based on an incident and would like it to be considered for the column, please email it to me at jeffre...@gmail.com.  Make sure to include enough details about the story, the issue that you're wrestling with, and your name and the city and state or province where you are located. Also include a way for me to contact you. If you know of others who might have interesting stories, please forward this email on to them. You can check out recent The Right Thing columns along with reader comments on the column's blog here or go to the Tribune Media Services page for the column here.

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Jeffrey Seglin
Senior Lecturer, Emeritus
Harvard Kennedy School
www.jeffreyseglin.com