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Power is an interesting concept in that: The more you have, the more you want; It’s addictive in that if I can make you do something once, I’ll make you do it again. The wrong type of power can distort, cheapen and destroy morale, productivity and ethics! There are two types of power for leaders…
There has been $6.7 billion in improper Medicare payments, Banks have been fined billions of $ for fraud, etc., Cheating seems to be a norm in schools and business. The California Realtor Association is now publishing the names and photos of those realtors who have broken the association’s code of ethics and who knows what…
Update your ethics training this summer by……………………. 1. Emphasizing the moral dilemmas that your people face everyday. The more practical the approach, the better people learn ! 2. Focus on the “how” and “why” people were caught for real life examples. Real life examples are the best teaching tool for application of thinking morally/ethically. 3.…
Think about this. You use a band aid for a scratch or a minor cut as the “wound” is not that serious and eventually you remove the band aid and all is well. No skills, No training in putting on a band aid, i.e. no real techniques and only minimal knowledge are needed. Anyone can…
1. Business can be or is, inherently good, ethically speaking. What makes it “good”? Maybe it is in inherently believing that that the service or product one provides is for benefit of those who purchase it and not solely a profit motivation? This would need leaders who actually are ethical in word and deed…
I’ve been thinking about this from an ethics perspective. So my question is , what would you Brand if not your Reputation? Reputation will take longer to build than produce a service or product, yet how can you brand something, that isn’t directly based on one’s reputation? What is reputation? Isn’t it an emotional bond…
1. How get the multiple generations “on the same page” regarding ethics and ethical behavior? This is the first time in American history we have now 5 generations in the workplace at the same time. We have Boomers, Xers, Yers, Millenials and now the Digital Natives(those born from 1990). Each of these generations…
When you look at your ethics training programming, has it designed it to forestall possible future ethics lapses or is it “lost” in compliance requirements and therefore “muddying” the difference between ethics and compliance? Is your ethics training just to fulfill a requirement(“ a have to”) or is it a chosen proactive approach…
I can’t tell you how many times someone has asked me: “doesn’t the situation determine the ethics? I was stunned! So here’s a definition that I found on situational ethics. Situational ethics = a system of ethics in which moral judgments are thought to depend on the context in which they are to be made,…
I found an article in doing research, written in 1985 by Vice Admiral James Stockdale, one of the Navy’s most decorated officers in its history. In the essay titled “Trail by Fire” Stockdale reflect on leadership. Here’s what he said: “To lead under duress, one must be a moralist. The leader must be a thinker,…
