Why your Organization may need an Ethics Consultant.
I’m always amazed at what lengths some people go, to “justify” their behavior even though they know deep down inside that it was wrong or questionable at best.
Why? Do they really think that what they did was o.k. or appropriate? People are trying to “get away” with something by rationalizing why they made that decision. Is it because what they wanted to do, outweighed any perceived consequences and yet when caught, find reasons not to be held accountable?
Where does this type of thinking come from i.e. not wanting to be held accountable for one’s decisions and then if caught, find “ reasons” why one shouldn’t be held accountable, even though one knowingly made the decision?
Logic “says” if you make a decision, you are accountable for the decision and its result. Is “justifying” another type of logic that says you don’t have to be held accountable and find any means possible to avoid the consequences?
The theory that the ends justify the means is ethically questionable at best and how often in any industry, no matter male or female, no matter the age, no matter what the real consequences might be
Many still cling to trying to “justify” their actions.
Seems to me this is great topic for more in depth ethics and leadership training.
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