*Originally published on Suite101.com in 2010; minor revisions made pertaining to Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Once considered a brilliant contemporary manager, CEO Chainsaw Al Dunlap was later branded a symbol of corporate greed and long-term failure. Former CEO “Chainsaw” Al Dunlap built up his reputation and career quickly, achieving short-term success at a number of companies. However, a number of lessons can be learned from the former Sunbeam Chairman and CEO’s rise to success and subsequent fall to corporate failure. Business ethics in management requires telling the truth; lies told by corporate leaders can ruin their careers. Part of former Dunlap’s corporate character was built upon a fictionalized dramatization of his childhood. True, Al Dunlap earned some respect for being confident, getting good grades in high school, working out frequently, and standing up for himself when challenged by peers. However, Dunlap’s life was not as difficult as he