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August 15th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus Yet another Fortune CEO has fallen due to ethics violations. Is there hope for ethical, moral power to prevail? Consider belonging to an “advisory group” of external, non competing peers (such as a Mastermind group). Am I acting ethically in this situation?” Certainly.
What is the most ethical action we might take?” ~Albert Einstein; the question that led to the theory of relativity. What might DNA look like in a 3D form?” Watson and Crick; the question that led to the discovery of the double helix. Where can I get a good hamburger on the road?”
Complacency has it’s price, up to and including some morally and ethically reprehensible leaders who have been elected to public office. Large corporations have HR departments that trained to help and also many have anonymous phone lines where you can report companies’ ethical violators, workplace abuse.
Then develop an understanding of whether or not a reaction or decision was appropriate, emotionally, professionally or ethically is the only way to recognize character flaws and improve them in the future. Recognizing how you behaved in a social situation with a peer, coworker or family member is important.
Yet it is always the moral and ethical thing to do. If you are in a work environment that simply doesn’t get it, get out asap! Mary Jo Asmus : December 16, 2010 at 12:40 pm Ellie, I agree that the context or environment makes it difficult to admit when one is wrong.
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