The plight of whistle blowers cannot be understated. Time and again, I come across stories of whistle blowers who were retaliated against – in this case, a broker at JP Morgan Chase was essentially blacklisted from his industry for pointing out that certain corporate sales tactics that were not in his clients’ best interests. Business leaders need to realize that whistle blowers are assets rather than enemies – and that by revealing wrongdoing, they’re actually helping their company in the long run by preventing the types of massive scandals that come with dishonest business practices. Read the full story, about whistle blower Johnny Burris, at the New York Times.