What Happens in Vegas…Never Should Have Happened
I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” This saying, commonly known as ‘Vegas rules’ essentially means that there are certain times and places where people can engage in bad behavior and have it overlooked or swept under the rug. It’s fun to let loose once in a while, but in reality choices can have consequences that you didn’t see coming. In other words, your behavior may have happened in Vegas, but the consequences can follow you. This is especially true of leaders in organizations. It doesn’t take long searching the Internet for examples of fallen leaders before you realize how serious the issue of corporate ethics is. This was brought to the forefront of recent news with the suspensions of Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, the two most powerful men in soccer, being upheld for allegations of corruption¹. Blatter has been the President of FIFA since 1998, heading the organization that oversees the world’s most popular sport. FIFA generated more than $2 billion in revenue in 2014, $140 million of that being profit². Platini is the head of UEFA, Europe’s soccer confederation. These men have been suspended from their posts for their roles in [...]