The Best of "Good Business" Television Program with Lee Godden, 2004-2005

The Best of "Good Business" Television Program with Lee Godden, 2004-2005

"Good Business" won Charter Television's 2005 "Best New TV Program" award. On this monthly half-hour show, I interviewed leaders of ethically profitable organizations. An ethically profitable company 1) rewards investors with profitable performance, and 2) pays genuine attention to:

- The environment: pollution reduction, environmental impact, recycling and energy-saving measures
- Community relations: philanthropy, foundations, community service, employee volunteerism, outreach and scholarships
- Employee relations: fair wages, paid benefits, family-oriented policies, workplace safety and diversity
- Customer relations: quality management, product safety, customer satisfaction, and harmful impact mitigation.

Edited episodes in this 28-minute "Best Of" compilation include:

- Benefactor Dr. Mick Ukleja of the new Ukleja Center for Ethical Leadership at California State University Long Beach speaks with me about excellence in business leadership, the intersection of ethics, morality and religion, and using personal affluence to positively influence the teaching of applied ethics at the university level.

- Ethics consultant Philip Henderson speaks with me about the importance of employees and employers taking the time to compare their intersection points of personal ethics and workplace ethics. Simple tests and contemplative writing exercises can help both parties to evaluate areas of ethical conflict and agreement.

- AngelPoints CEO Andrew Mercy speaks with me about corporations (including Toyota, CitiGroup, Deloitte, and B of A) that effectively coordinate and manage their employees’ volunteer activities for local communities and non-profits. The result is genuine corporate social responsibility, improvements in brand recognition and profitability, and improved employee retention and teamwork.

- Laserfiche CEO Nien-Ling Wacker and Senior VP Chris Wacker speak with me about document retention via electronic scanning/storage/retrieval, regulatory compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA and the Patriot Act ("Know Your Customer"), plus leading a large high-technology corporation while maintaining a high quality of life for employees and partners.

- Halbert Hargrove Investment Counsel CEO Russ Hill speaks with me about socially responsive investing (SRI), and how well-researched investment in SRI funds (ex: Calvert, Domini) can result in both better-than-S&P financial return and the knowledge that your money is being utilized in support of corporate social responsibility.

- Emmy-award winning investigative reporter Judd "The Troubleshooter" McIlvain speaks with me about his experience reporting for CBS News, ABC News and CBS's 48-Hours, about ethical practices in television news, and about CEOs who often communicate poorly when confronted with ethical dilemmas.

- Venture & Technology Management Group CEO/founder Dr. William Salesky speaks with me about leading several well-funded start-ups, and how socially responsible executive management enhances corporate profitability.

- It's a Grind COO John Alderson speaks about rapidly growing a national coffee house franchise. IAG turns down most financially qualified (possessing $300,000 franchise fee) applicants due to lack of proven ability to focus on the highest levels of customer attraction, service and retention.

- Better Business Bureau CEO/President Bill Mitchell speaks about exposing, confronting and arbitrating unfair and unethical business practices, ranging from 'Make Money Stuffing Envelopes' signs on lampposts (send $75 for your "start-up kit"), to scams that take advantage of those with poor credit, to automobile 'Lemon Law' issues.

- CEO coach Paul Walker speaks about finding 'personal genius' in today's corporate leaders. By evaluating the Myers-Briggs personality types of CEOs, he guides executive team actions that focus on style meshing and combined focus on increasing profits in an ethical manner.

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