Jeffrey L. Seglin
Encyclopedia
Jeffrey L. Seglin is an American
journalist
and writer
. Seglin grew up in Boonton, New Jersey
and attended Boonton High School
.
Seglin writes "The Right Thing," a syndicated weekly column on general ethics
that currently runs in newspapers in the United States and Canada. In the column, he regularly offers solutions to ethical
dilemmas posed by readers who write to him at rightthing@comcast.net. The column was syndicated by the New York Times Syndicate from February 2004 through August 2010. In September 2010, Tribune Media Services
began distributing "The Right Thing" column.
Seglin is the author of The Right Thing: Conscience, Profit and Personal Responsibility in Today’s Business. It was named as one of the "Best Business Books of 2003" by the Library Journal
. It is a collection of the first four years of “The Right Thing,” which until January 2004 had been a monthly business ethics
column he wrote for The Sunday New York Times
Money and Business pages since 1998. He is also the author of The Good, the Bad, and Your Business: Choosing Right When Ethical Dilemmas Pull You Apart (Wiley, 2000).
Beginning in 2011, Seglin became a lecturer in public policy and director of the communications program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government
at Harvard University
. The communications program resides in the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy.
Seglin was at Emerson College
in Boston, Massachusetts from 1999 until 2011, where he was an associate professor and also director of the graduate program in publishing and writing. He has been an ethics fellow at the Poynter Institute
for Media Studies since 2001 and was a resident fellow at the Center for the Study of Values in Public Life at Harvard University
in 1998-1999.
He lectures widely on ethics
, business ethics
, and writing
including sessions at the Executive MBA Program at University of Wisconsin–Madison
, Duke Corporate Education, Harvard Business School Publishing
Virtual Seminars, Virginia Commonwealth University
, and other organizations. He was the host of Doing Well by Doing Good, an hour-long live television program airing out of WCVE-TV
, PBS's Richmond, Virginia
affiliate. He is represented by American Talent Group for speaking engagements.
He is the author or co-author on more than a dozen books on business and writing. He has written for publications including The New York Times
, Real Simple
, Fortune, FSB, Salon.com, Time.com, Sojourners, MIT
's Sloan Management Review, Harvard Management Update, Business 2.0, ForbesASAP, CIO, CFO, MBA Jungle, among others. He has contributed commentaries to Public Radio's Marketplace.
Prior to 1998, he was an executive editor at Inc. magazine. He holds a masters degree in theological studies from Harvard Divinity School
and a bachelor's degree
from Bethany College (West Virginia)
.
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journalist
Journalist
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and writer
Writer
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. Seglin grew up in Boonton, New Jersey
Boonton, New Jersey
Boonton is a town in Morris County, New Jersey that was chartered in 1867. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 8,347. The town was originally called "Boone-Towne" in 1761 in honor of the Colonial Governor Thomas Boone....
and attended Boonton High School
Boonton High School
Boonton High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Boonton, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Boonton Public Schools...
.
Seglin writes "The Right Thing," a syndicated weekly column on general ethics
Ethics
Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality—that is, concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime, etc.Major branches of ethics include:...
that currently runs in newspapers in the United States and Canada. In the column, he regularly offers solutions to ethical
Ethics
Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality—that is, concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime, etc.Major branches of ethics include:...
dilemmas posed by readers who write to him at rightthing@comcast.net. The column was syndicated by the New York Times Syndicate from February 2004 through August 2010. In September 2010, Tribune Media Services
Tribune Media Services
Tribune Media Services is a syndication company owned by the Tribune Company.The company has two divisions, "News and Features" and "Entertainment Products"...
began distributing "The Right Thing" column.
Seglin is the author of The Right Thing: Conscience, Profit and Personal Responsibility in Today’s Business. It was named as one of the "Best Business Books of 2003" by the Library Journal
Library Journal
Library Journal is a trade publication for librarians. It was founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey . It reports news about the library world, emphasizing public libraries, and offers feature articles about aspects of professional practice...
. It is a collection of the first four years of “The Right Thing,” which until January 2004 had been a monthly business ethics
Business ethics
Business ethics is a form of applied ethics or professional ethics that examines ethical principles and moral or ethical problems that arise in a business environment. It applies to all aspects of business conduct and is relevant to the conduct of individuals and entire organizations.Business...
column he wrote for The Sunday New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
Money and Business pages since 1998. He is also the author of The Good, the Bad, and Your Business: Choosing Right When Ethical Dilemmas Pull You Apart (Wiley, 2000).
Beginning in 2011, Seglin became a lecturer in public policy and director of the communications program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government
John F. Kennedy School of Government
The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University is a public policy and public administration school, and one of Harvard's graduate and professional schools...
at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. The communications program resides in the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy.
Seglin was at Emerson College
Emerson College
Emerson College is a private coeducational university located in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of oratory," Emerson is "the only comprehensive college or university in America dedicated exclusively to communication and the arts in a liberal arts...
in Boston, Massachusetts from 1999 until 2011, where he was an associate professor and also director of the graduate program in publishing and writing. He has been an ethics fellow at the Poynter Institute
Poynter Institute
The Poynter Institute is a non-profit school for journalism located in St. Petersburg, Florida. The school's mission statement says that "The Poynter Institute is a school dedicated to teaching and inspiring journalists and media leaders. It promotes excellence and integrity in the practice of...
for Media Studies since 2001 and was a resident fellow at the Center for the Study of Values in Public Life at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1998-1999.
He lectures widely on ethics
Ethics
Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality—that is, concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime, etc.Major branches of ethics include:...
, business ethics
Business ethics
Business ethics is a form of applied ethics or professional ethics that examines ethical principles and moral or ethical problems that arise in a business environment. It applies to all aspects of business conduct and is relevant to the conduct of individuals and entire organizations.Business...
, and writing
Writing
Writing is the representation of language in a textual medium through the use of a set of signs or symbols . It is distinguished from illustration, such as cave drawing and painting, and non-symbolic preservation of language via non-textual media, such as magnetic tape audio.Writing most likely...
including sessions at the Executive MBA Program at University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
, Duke Corporate Education, Harvard Business School Publishing
Harvard Business School Publishing
Harvard Business Publishing was founded in 1994 as a not-for-profit, wholly owned subsidiary of Harvard University. Its mission is to improve the practice of management and its impact in a changing world. The company consists of three market groups: Higher Education, Corporate Learning, and Harvard...
Virtual Seminars, Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University is a public university located in Richmond, Virginia. It comprises two campuses in the Downtown Richmond area, the product of a merger between the Richmond Professional Institute and the Medical College of Virginia in 1968...
, and other organizations. He was the host of Doing Well by Doing Good, an hour-long live television program airing out of WCVE-TV
WCVE-TV
WCVE-TV is a Public Broadcasting Service member public television station licensed to Richmond, Virginia. It broadcasts on channel 23 and is owned by Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation. The station is a member of PBS, of which WCVE-TV became a charter member. The station signed on for...
, PBS's Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
affiliate. He is represented by American Talent Group for speaking engagements.
He is the author or co-author on more than a dozen books on business and writing. He has written for publications including The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, Real Simple
Real Simple
Real Simple is a monthly women's interest magazine published by Time Inc.. Real Simple, which was launched by Time in 2000, features articles and information related to homekeeping, childcare, cooking and emotional wellbeing. Real Simple is distinguished by its clean, uncluttered style of layout...
, Fortune, FSB, Salon.com, Time.com, Sojourners, MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
's Sloan Management Review, Harvard Management Update, Business 2.0, ForbesASAP, CIO, CFO, MBA Jungle, among others. He has contributed commentaries to Public Radio's Marketplace.
Prior to 1998, he was an executive editor at Inc. magazine. He holds a masters degree in theological studies from Harvard Divinity School
Harvard Divinity School
Harvard Divinity School is one of the constituent schools of Harvard University, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the United States. The School's mission is to train and educate its students either in the academic study of religion, or for the practice of a religious ministry or other public...
and a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
from Bethany College (West Virginia)
Bethany College (West Virginia)
Bethany College is a private liberal arts college located in Bethany, West Virginia, United States. Founded in 1840, Bethany is the oldest institution of Higher Education in West Virginia.-Location:...
.
Works
- The Right Thing: Conscience, Profit and Personal Responsibility in Today’s Business. Spiro Press, 2003. ISBN 1904298974 ISBN 978-1904298977 Smith-Kerr, 2006. ISBN 0978689909 ISBN 978-0978689902
- The Good, the Bad, and Your Business: Choosing Right When Ethical Dilemmas Pull You Apart. New York: Wiley, 2000. ISBN 0471347795 ISBN 978-0471347798 Smith-Kerr, 2007.ISBN 0978689933 ISBN 978-0978689933
Sources
- The Right Thing Blog: http://www.jeffreyseglin.blogspot.com
- Tribune Media page for "The Right Thing": http://www.tmsfeatures.com/columns/advice/the-right-thing/
- Emerson College's graduate program in publishing and writing: http://www.emerson.edu/academics/departments/writing-literature-publishing/graduate-degrees/publishing-writing/meet-graduate-program-director
- Jeffrey Seglin video on business ethics for Harvard Business Publishing: http://www.youtube.com/user/jseglin#grid/user/593C3C7F91AAD969
- Jeffrey Seglin on Fox 25 Morning News: http://www.youtube.com/user/jseglin#grid/user/29E921ED071D191D
- Jeffrey Seglin page on American Talent Group website: http://www.americantalentgroup.com/speaker/jeffrey-l-seglin/