What is situational ethics? I am so glad you asked! Situational ethics occurs when we live our lives with integrity only when it’s easy. Continue reading ‘Situational Ethics’ »
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There is so much media coverage today about lack of transparency and unethical behavior by employees, corporations, and governmental agencies. Many times we focus on the hard cost of the unethical behavior. This includes jury awards, legal fees, settlements, fines, etc.
What about the very real hard-dollar costs of a bad reputation? These are sometimes difficult numbers to formulate and calculate with pen and paper. But they are very real dollars none-the-less, as well as very large dollars. Continue reading ‘Ethics: and your Company’s Reputation?’ »
Try not training for Ethic$! That is where the large dollar$ come into play.
With each corporate or government scandal come more cries for oversight and transparency. The only way to make these values become a reality is to hold companies and individuals responsible for misconduct and violation of laws. Continue reading ‘Think Ethic$ Training is Expen$ive?’ »
The Warning Signs for Unethical Behavior come in many flavors. Be on the watch out for any of these four signs of unethical behavior, before one can take down your organization.
Here are the Four Warning Signs of Unethical Behavior…
- Greed - The drive to acquire or possess more and more and more. Does this bring to mind Bernie Madoff?
- Speed - The drive to cut corners. What if it is within the auto industry and it’s YOUR car?
- Laziness - To take the path of least resistance. What if it is in your doctor’s office or banker’s office and it’s YOUR Social Security number or medical records that become a privacy breach?
- Haziness - Acting and reacting without thinking. What if it’s the pharmacist filling YOUR elderly mother’s prescription? Or filling YOUR baby’s prescription?
Here is a Reminder of the impact Ethics has upon your organization…
Ethics: “Out of sight, out of mind. Out of mind, out of importance. Out of importance, out of practice. Out of practice…OUT OF BUSINESS!”
1. Talk about ethics and ethical behavior and keep it alive.
Regularly communicate and discuss your organization’s shared values, principles, and standards. Make sure everyone buys in and supports ethical behavior.
2. Hold people accountable!
Zero tolerance Continue reading ‘Eight Steps to Making Ethics Work’ »
In how many ways can we refer to ethics? Keeping ethics in the forefront of our lives and businesses does help keep it alive. And keeping ethics alive in today’s times is both important and noble. How many Ponzi schemes have been uncovered in the last few years? Worse still, how many have yet to be uncovered? How often can regulators turn their heads away from irregular transactions and unethical behavior before our financial ecosystem completely collapses?
Let’s take a look at some of the words associated with ethics: Continue reading ‘Ethics and 6 Words You Need to Know’ »
Leadership truly is modeled from the top down. As Leo Buscaglia says, “It is not possible for you to influence others to live on a higher level than that on which you live yourself.”
Business owners, entrepreneurs, leaders, and managers all live in the same type of house. This house is made of glass. Because most people enjoy knowing people with whom they associate success, your employees and the general public often study people in positions of power. This study is carried out by simple observation.
We’ve often heard the saying “little pitchers have big ears.” While this old saying was aimed at children overhearing and repeating the words and actions of adults, it also serves as a reminder that the people who are being served by less than ethical leadership in the public and private sectors of business are also watching the way their leaders carry out their duties.
Ask yourself:
- Is it legal?
- Is it balanced? Is it morally fair?
- How will it make me feel about myself?
Remember, there really is no softer pillow than a clean conscience!
Recently I read about a plant that is commonly known as the “sensitive plant”. The scientific name for the plant is Mimosa piduca. When the plant experiences human touch it actually quivers and closes its leaves. You can Google the plant name and watch amazing videos of this strange phenomenon. Another strange reaction of this plant is that the more often it is touched, the more desensitized the plant becomes to human touch. In other words, the more often it is touched, the less responsive the plant is to human touch, and the less likely it is to “blush.”
Have our business ethics become the same? As a nation, have we become so desensitized to corruption and wrongdoing that we can no longer “blush” and pull away from unethical business practices and people who are doing business outside of integrity? Many times actions that would have caused upheaval in the past have now become mainstream. Continue reading ‘Are We Desensitized to Ethical Business?’ »
