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I decided to add my two cents to this question? Why? In the last three weeks, I have been asked by a couple of companies if I coach or consult? I began by trying to explain the simple difference between them. A coach, in my experience, is one who asks the client the…
In an article by Anne Federwisch on the Ethical Issues in the Financial Services Industry, she refers to the research of Ronald F.Duska and James Mitchell. It seems that these 5 issues can be the same issues in any number of industries. Here they are: 1.Self-interest sometimes morphs into greed and selfishness. 2.Some…
There are so many possibilities, for all budgets, in developing impactful ethics education. Organizations and their leaders who are serious about ethics education to all employees should seriously consider developing a fully integrated ethics education program. In my experience for over 30 years in ethics/leadership education, I believe that such ethics education programs should minimally…
How can you improve your ethics training in 2017? Here’s a checklist to help you evaluate how your ethics training is going so far this year to help you evaluate your ethics training for the rest of 2017. I ask these questions, in particular, when evaluating the how I might be able help an…
When we are faced with those ambiguous choices where the “right” path is unclear or will produce some painful consequences, where do we turn? If our company has a code of conduct or mission statement, we can look at that and ask, “If I am living up to this credo, what will I do?” However,…
It is becoming increasingly important that leaders need be more proactive in their approach to the ethical considerations of their roles, power and influence on their people and respective organizations. Here are few questions to help, at least, start ethical reflections on leadership and to be used as a springboard for more in…
In an article written by Christine Comaford in a recent Forbes magazine, titles: “63% of Employees Don’t Trust Their Leader— and What you can do to Change that.” Here are her four emotional experiences that cause the lack of trust problems. 1.The sense of injustice. 2. Lack of Hope. 3. Lack of confidence. 4. The…
During my time as a college instructor on ethics, I came across a captivating description of a “Whole Person”, based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Thought I’d share this with you now given the challenges that face companies and governments currently. The Whole Person: 1. Accepts oneself and others: Easier said than done, eh? Yet this…
I can’t tell you how many articles I have read, news reports that I have seen, recent research, all referring the need for ethical leadership, ethical oversight, ethics education, etc. What is going on here? With all this focus, why aren’t these people/companies, doing anything about it? If a need for this is reported, that…
1. Making clear the differences and likenesses between compliance and ethics, including the different approaches to training/education of each. 2. Compliance training needs to be ongoing, so must the approach, financial investment and how ethics compliments the compliance training initiative. 3. The understanding and the reality that compliance experts, have their…
