In the US we're back at work after Labor Day, the day that marks the start of the fall business season. This week I'm pointing you some excellent posts on incentive strategy, leadership, ethics, diversity, and emotional intelligence. We'll start with a look at the carnivals.

Scott Allen at about.com hosts the latest edition of Carnival of the Capitalists.

From Incentive Intelligence: The Long and the Short of It...
"Where should you focus your rewards and recognition program? What behaviors should be targeted when deciding on your incentive strategy? What should you recognize? Great questions - and the ones I get most often from my clients. And here's my answer."

Wally's Comment: This is a great post by a specialist. Here's a tip of the hat to Kris Dunn at The HR Capitalist who pointed me to it.

From All Things Workplace: Leadership: It's All About You
There are a series of discussions of what leadership is going on over at Steve Roesler's blog this week. This is a pointer to the first of them.

From Leadership Turn: So you think you’re ethical
"After years of business scandals and no end in site, ethics are a hot topic. 'Are ethical values set or fluid?' explored the idea that ethics are situational and changing with the times. A new paper from Ann E. Tenbrunsel, University of Notre Dame; Kristina A. Diekmann, University of Utah; Kimberly A. Wade-Benzoni, Duke University and Max Bazerman, Harvard Business School, explores another question, does ethical behavior come naturally or do we need to work at walking our ethical talk?"

From Race in the Workplace: If diversity training doesn’t work, why do companies do it?
"From what I’ve seen, diversity training rarely succeeds at reducing stereotyping and bias within organizations. Why? Because many diversity trainers actually teach people to hide their racism."

From Tune Up Your EQ: 5 Excellent EQ Boosting Blogs
"How could I turn my visit to all the blogs on Priscilla Palmers Personal Development Blog list (approximately 250 blogs) into an experience that can help Tune up your EQ readers? I looked for blogs that had good, practical information to develop your understanding of emotions and improve your emotional intelligence. Here are my top 5 picks."

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