Flying to the West Coast not too long ago, I started to eavesdrop on the transmissions between pilots and the air traffic control. As I listened–not that long because it does get kind of boring–I noticed that every comment was confirmed and acknowledged before either the tower or the pilot made a move.

I get kind of tired of hearing company executives talk about the fact that what they are doing is legal even though their actions really aren’t right. Take, for example, the AIG firestorm over bonuses. How about, not just a corporate communications makeover, but a crash course in ethics?