Monday, January 11, 2010

On Character Education

There was an interesting article in Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel over the weekend. Check out this op-ed piece (excerpt below):

To people who run companies, honesty and punctuality are as important as computer literacy. Traits such as these are about respect for ourselves and others; they make up our character. Without character, quality work is almost impossible to produce no matter the number of employee incentives.

This is why we believe in character education. Starting in primary schools, we are advocating for a culture of character, one where we respect each other and are willing to sacrifice some personal pleasure for the greater good. It pays in more ways than one.

This piece was written by three people including the CEO of Harley-Davidson.

It feels good to know we do a lot of things right.

Thanks for reading.

James