Ethical Relativism: A Cautionary Tale I have blogged before about the importance of teaching ethics to youngsters and college students. There are so many activities that occur in our lives that challenge us to distinguish between ‘right’ and ‘wrong.’ We need a framework to deal with such situations. Someone I interact with online and an […]
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Core Principles of Ethical Capitalism To understand the concept of Ethical Capitalism, we have to first consider concepts such as Conscious or Responsible Capitalism. Conscious or Responsible Capitalism is a philosophy that integrates social and environmental well-being with traditional profit-driven business models. It proposes that companies can and should function as forces for good by being accountable
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The Security Executive Council’s Analysis Recently, I read a study by The Security Executive Council that identifies increasing incidence of incivility and related negative behaviors, including rule breaking, disorder, and violence, that is costing U.S. businesses billions of dollars in lost productivity and absenteeism attributable to incivility. The report identifies environments such as retail floors,
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A Narcissistic Personality Disorder I’m back online now and reflecting on the events of the past two weeks during which time I didn’t blog because of the migration of “Ethics Sage” and “Workplace Ethics Advice.” So much is happening, in part because President Trump seems to need to be in the news every day. It’s
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I have been away from blogging for a couple of weeks because my host–Typepad–shut down. I have been busy migrating to WordPress. I am developing new blogs that will be posted shortly. In the meantime, there is much to discuss including Trump not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, the first stages of releasing hostages and
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Leadership is the Key I’ve often wondered whether employees leave a job because of the way they are treated. After all, it is a matter of ethics in the way superiors interact with their employees. While factors such as good pay, generous vacation time, and other perks are important, it seems as though employees quit
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Cultivating Moral Values to Enhance Ethical Behavior If you are like me, there are times when you can only shake your head in disbelief when learning about someone you always felt was a good person who had done bad things in their past. Names such as Bill Cosby come to mind who, allegedly, sexually abused
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Striving to Be a Better Person What Does “Doing good by being good” mean? Simply stated, it highlights the idea that when one acts with kindness and compassion (being good) it will lead to positive actions and outcomes (doing good). It suggests that a person’s inherent goodness, their moral character, is the foundation for their helpful and
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ACCOUNTING FIRMS’ ETHICS SHOULD BE CAREFULLY SCRUTINIZED Having taught both millennials and Gen Z, I’ve always wondered the extent to which values and ethics are considered in the job search decision. Even if they want to consider it in their decision-making process, the question is how to do so. Candidates for positions can’t ask straight
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Who Do You Trust…Or Mistrust? According to a Gallup poll during December 2-18, 2024, three in four Americans consider nurses highly honest and ethical, making them the most trusted of 23 professions rated in Gallup’s annual measurement. Grade-school teachers rank second, with 61% viewing them highly, while military officers, pharmacists and medical doctors also earn high trust
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