How is it that people can 12-15 years of formal education and not have one class on emotional self control?
For example, what’s temporary insanity in a court of law? It means someone let emotions control their behavior and now the court applies rational consequences for that behavior, as emotions out of control is no excuse or reason for the behavior.
What happens to ethics when emotions get out of control? Ethics takes a hit. So shouldn’t emotional self control be a topic included ethics training?
One needs to come to peace with the reality that “you can’t help how you feel, but you can help how you act.” Emotions in and of themselves are not good or bad, they just are.
Think of emotions this way and see if it helps. Emotions are to the body what gas is to a car. Emotions “fuel” our psyche/body as gas fuels a car, but you don’t let gas drive do you? Then don’t let emotions dictate behavior.
When emotions are raging, ethics takes a hit. When emotions are out of control, logic doesn’t work as they are on opposite ends of the spectrum. You can never win an argument with someone who is emotionally upset.
The only thing to do is let them vent, because people find it very hard to argue with themselves for very long. When one calms down, then and only then can the real issue be discussed reasonably and logically.
Count how many times today, you observe emotions dictating behavior and what the results are.
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Like you, business ethics and ethical leadership expert, Frank Bucaro has seen the challenges and problems of corporate leadership, particularly over the past few years in regards to poor decision-making, SEC violations, and record breaking financial settlements in a number of different industries.
With over two decades of executive training, speaking, writing and with real life experiences, his view and approach to ethics in the workplace is uniquely different. He emphasizes that ethics is a moment-to-moment choice and has little to do with position, titles, personalities or education. Ethics is everybody’s responsibility from the top down.
His goal is to help organizations to:
a. Strengthen their ethics training initiatives in order to significantly decrease the odds of an ethical/compliance violation.
b. Energize, train and motivate employees to understand the value of consistent “high road” behavior as a business advantage.
c. Support individuals and thereby the organization by contributing to its success by quality, ongoing values based leadership development.
Frank is known for his very practical, slightly irreverent, yet somewhat humorous approach to ethics and leadership development. His conversational style and real life stories connect with his audience in a personal, intense and practical level.
Companies such as Bayer Healthcare, BP, ReMax International, EnMax Energy, Danone, etc. have partnered with Frank when they want to proactively stress the message, tools, insights and practical applications that good ethics IS good for business!
