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A company could spend thousands on an ethics training program that has no affect on its employees. Especially in this challenging economy, people want to know, what is the ROI for an ethics training program? While the answer is debatable…I mean, how do you quantify the ethical infractions that DIDN’T happen? I certainly understand the…
When I started to focus on the morality of business and leadership in my research, I surveyed some past clients in my inner circle, for their definition of moral awareness. One of the most striking definitions I received was the following: “Moral awareness is when one is in touch with our innate sense of morality…
I had the privilege of being part of an exciting and unique event at Eastern Michigan University last week. The first event of its kind in the country, offered by a business school. “Ethos Week” was created, developed and implemented by undergraduate and graduate students of the College of Business. “Ethos Week is a week-long…
Have you ever asked yourself that question when faced with something that just does not seem right? Well, in Illinois, my home state, we recently had an opportunity to see a hospital executive’s response to that question. According to a report on ABC7 Chicago by Chuck Goudie, hospital CEO Pam Davis (Edward Hospital, Naperville, IL)…
President-elect Obama, you made a campaign pledge to bring about ethics reform. We are ready to see what that actually looks like! People listen with their eyes and not their ears. We’ve heard all the promises, plans and predictions…congratulations on running an exciting and inspiring campaign, but now, as you know, is where the rubber…
According to the AP (http://www.associatedpress.com/) New York Governor, Eliot Spitzer, announced his resignation today in the midst of his alleged involvement in a prostitution scandal. Once deemed the ‘Sheriff of Wall Street’, Spitzer seemed to be living with a massive disconnect from his personal life and professional obligations. My January newsletter, “The Ethics Update” (…
Here we go again with still another industry rocked by scandal. Now it’s baseball with the steroid controversy. It is becoming more apparent to me, that now matter what the industry or business, (i.e. the office romance with a subordinate of the married, non-profit organization president, the subprime mortgage scandal, and now major league baseball)…
