As companies struggle with the existing economy still in the early stages of growth, job morale and employee productivity may not be foremost on their mind. But as this article from CNNMoney shows, there is a problem with job satisfaction due to recession that will adversely affect the organization as well. The article is worthwhile reading. Smart companies will try and nip this in the bud and come out stronger as the economy grows.

There’s been complaints that the Obama administration has not done enough to reel in the finance industry in the U.S. after last year’s debacle. The implication is that nothing has been done and therefore nothing will be done. While this is a small thing, the fact that the S.E.C. Seeks to Ban Computerized ‘Flash Trading’ (NYTimes.com) is at least baby steps in the right direction of smartening up the financial industry for their (and our) own good. I hope we see more regulation and governance soon.