. >> susie: as we wrap up the week, we turn to author and educator lou heckler. in tonight's lou's been thinking, sleepless nights versus a clear conscious. >> it's pretty hard to see the news these days without encountering yet another story about formerly admired personalities getting caught in some form of wrongdoing. it cuts across all areas, too. sports, entertainment, politics, big institutions, local officials. is it more prevalent or do we just know more than we used to? there was a day when big news media outlets looked the other way if someone in prominence erred a bit, but that doesn't happen now. i am asked fairly often by younger colleagues how i would handle a certain situation they find themselves in a place where they see more shades of gray than black-and-white. it's not always simple to respond, to be sure, but i do find myself going back to an old french proverb that goes something like this. there is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. i don't want to lie in my bed at an old friend of mine used to say, honesty is total, there are no qualif

here's author and educator lou heckler. >> all times in history have demanded creative people, but it seems that it is truer today than ever before. the good news is: we have a ready pool of bright, experienced people to draw upon: baby boomers. look, i know this is a little self-serving since i am one, but are we using this brain power that still hungers to contribute or are we sending our 65-year- olds and older into retirement with a watch and a handshake? george bernard shaw won a nobel prize when he was 70. mark twain wrote two books at 71. even thomas jefferson was still concocting inventions and dreaming up ideas into his seventies and eighties. if your organization has hit a bit of plateau right now, how er men anding some o women who would like to contribute their ideas? no one person and no one age group has all the answers, but by asking a broad range of people the right questions? some really fresh and innovative directions will emerge. i'm lou heckler. >> tom: and finally, as we wrap up our coverage of this jobs friday, we bring you one woman's story of how she got a job

i'm lou heckler. >> susie: that's "nightly business report" for friday, august 17. we want to remind you this is the time of year your public television station seeks your support. i'm susie gharib. have a great weekend, everyone. we'll see you online at nbr.com and back here monday night. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> join us anytime at nbr.com. there, you'll find full episodes of the program, complete show transcripts and all the market stats. also follows us on our facebook page at bizrpt. and on twitter @bizrpt.

here's author and educator, lou heckler. >> what do you look for in a leader? a few years ago authors james kouzes and barry posner posed that question as they prepared a wonderful book called the leadership challenge. of all the traits they listed, these were the top four: a leader must be honest. a leader must be competent. a leader must be forward- looking. a leader must be inspirational. i have smiled as i read the first two again, given that honesty trumped competence. maybe its not surprising. we have had a spat of so-called leaders do a lot of lying in the past few years: lying about company profits, lying about extramarital affairs, lying even about college degrees they didn't earn. we understand that our leaders will stumble and not always be competent in every area, but we seem to long, i seem to long, for ones who will lead me with honesty and forthrightness. mark twain once said, always do what's right. this will gratify some people and astonish the rest. if i'm goingo play the grown- up version of follow the leader, honesty does come first. i'm lou

i'm lou heckler. >> a lot of businessmen could use a refresher course >> tom: lots of food for thought when it comes to leadership and honesty susie. that's nightly business report for friday, august 10. have a great weekend everyone, and you too tom. >> tom: goodnight susie, we'll see you online at: www.nbr.com and back here monday night. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

i'm lou heckler. after three days of deliberation a federal jury ruled some samsung phones did copy apple iphone features like scrolling and multitouch function. no word on damages. alle was seeking as much as $2.5 billion from samsung. the case could rewrite how global patent cases are decided in terms of mobile product. we'll have complete coverage on this ruling on monday. and that's "nightly business report" for friday, august 24. good night, everyone. have a great weekend, everyone. we'll see you online at nbr.com and back here next week. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org