SELF QUIZ

1. Do you and your company have a policy with respect to what should be put in e-mail and what should be left out? Yes     No

2. Do you and your company have a policy for document retention and destruction? Yes     No

3. Do you use foul or derogatory language in your business conduct? Yes     No

4. Do you thoroughly research the ethics, the financial solvency, and the commitment to your product line, of all potential customers and suppliers? Yes     No

5. Do you and your company verify each statement in the resume of a potential employee? Yes     No

6. Are you direct and, where necessary, constructively critical, in your employee evaluations? Yes     No

7. Do you have a corporate compliance program? Yes     No

8. Do you have an impartial employee appointed to handle complaints that may arise within the company? Yes     No

9. Do you or others in your company tend to speculate about matters outside of your disciplines? Yes     No

10. Do you have people in your company who constantly make oral changes or modifications to your written contracts? Yes     No

11. Do you leverage your market or financial power to hurt the competition or get consumers to accept deals on your terms? Yes     No

12. Do you ensure that you have an attorney leading any investigation into potential company wrongdoing? Yes     No

13. Do you put clauses in your contracts that clearly define the nature of the relationship between the parties? Yes     No

14. Do you refer to your suppliers and customers as partners or teammates? Yes     No

15. Do you contractually require that your trading counterparts notify you in advance of filing a lawsuit? Yes     No

16. Does your company use alternative dispute resolution? Yes     No