Known as “The Ethics Sage” to many with a reputation as an expert in ethics, Dr. Steven Mintz is a Professor Emeritus from Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo. He received the Accounting Exemplar Award from the Public Interest Section of the American Accounting Association in 2015. Steve was also recognized by the Public Interest, Ethics and Sustainability Section of the AAA for his Distinguished Service. His blogs were recognized as one of the top 30 best in the ethics space. Steve shares insights into ethics in society through www.ethicssage.com. Steve was a recipient of the Carl Menconi Ethics Case Writing Competition in 2025 that is presented by The Association of Accountants and Financial Professionals in Business (IMA).
Recent Blogs
Ethics Sage Back Online
I have been away from blogging for a couple of weeks because my host–Typepad–shut down. I have been busy migrating to WordPress. I am developing new blogs that will be posted shortly. In the meantime, there is much to discuss including Trump not…
Is it Time to Ask for a Mental Health Day Off?
Focus on Your Wellbeing Have you ever felt burned out at work? My guess is most of us have felt this way at some point in our work careers. From time to time, everyone needs what many have coined a “mental health day.”…
Motivating Gen Z Employees Through Engagement
Managing the Workplace Environment to Enhance Employee Satisfaction I have previously blogged about how The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People can be applied to Gen Z workers. As I mentioned in the first of three blogs that explore this issue, “The 7 Habits presents an ‘inside-out’…
Managing Gen Z by Applying the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
How Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits Influences Behavior in the Workplace The most recent blog that I wrote on my Ethics Sage website examined how Stephen Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Effective People might be used to discuss the relationship of these characteristic traits of behavior related to managing employees…
Millennials and Gen Z Influenced by Ethics and Sustainability
Do Company Practices Affect the Acceptance of a Job or Assignment? On Wednesday, July 30, I posted a blog on my “Ethics Sage” blog sight that addresses the ethics of the Big 4 accounting firms and whether candidates for a position with the firms should…
Understanding the ‘Values Gap’
Report from Resume Now Explains Why Values in the Workplace Are Sometimes Ignored Every so often, I come across an interesting survey that emphasizes the importance of ethics in the workplace. I just read one that deals with values. This new survey from Resume…
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