Aaron Miller

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Rationalization – Denial of Injury: As the 3rd installment in our series of posts dissecting each of the rationalization techniques, we will address Denial of Injury. The denial of injury technique takes place when we tell ourselves that no one was (or will be) hurt by our actions, thus justifying our unethical choices. A good example

Rationalization – Denial of the Victim: As the next topic in our series of posts dissecting each of the rationalization techniques, we will discuss Denial of the Victim. Often labeled ‘victim blaming’, denial of the victim occurs when we want to excuse unethical behavior with thoughts like “He had it coming” and other similar ideas. Through

Ethics – Emerging Area of Focus in 2019: In a recent Forbes article published in mid-December, data-driven companies are placing greater emphasis on ethics as part of their 2019 forecast. According to author Tom Davenport, “Data ethics emerged in 2018 as one of the single most important priorities for leading businesses, stung by security breaches and