The Decline of Moral Values in Society I have blogged many times before about the decline of moral values in America. We are falling off a cliff in that regard. Let’s face it: We have lost our moral compass as a society and it’s likely to get worse before it gets better. Just consider the following: Most […]
The Fallacy of DEI Read More »
The Antidote for Powerlessness Last week I blogged about the concept of moral distress. Moral distress is defined as knowing what to do in an ethical situation but not being allowed to do it. Moral distress is the feeling that we’ve compromised ourselves due to external forces beyond our control. Powerlessness is at the heart of moral distress. Moral resilience
Cultivating Moral Resilience Read More »
Building an Ethical Culture: The Role of DEI. Today’s businesses are held to a higher ethical standard than ever before. The meteoric rise of social media means that brands across the world are finally being held accountable for their actions by the general public. This includes programs on diversity, equity, and inclusion. However, recent events
Will Recent Events Impact University and Corporate Programs on DEI? Read More »
Is Whistleblowing a Moral Act? Whistleblowers can be seen as heroes, disloyal, or even selfish if, in the latter case, the motivation for blowing the whistle is to gain a financial award, as is available under the Commodities Future Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal False Claims Act, IRS, SEC and the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act. Whistleblowers
Considerations in Deciding Whether to Blow the Whistle Read More »
Making Ethical Decisions It has been said that “The true test of a person’s character is how they behave in difficult times.” John C. Maxwell is credited with making this important observation. Maxwell is an American author, speaker, and pastor who has written many books, primarily focusing on leadership. I know this to be true
What is Character? Read More »
Relationship to the Law We all know that a compass is a device for determining directions by means of a magnetic needle or group of needles turning freely on a pivot and pointing to the magnetic north. The expression that your moral compass should be directed due north for ethical behavior to occur generally means
What is a Moral Compass? Read More »
You Cannot Control What Happens Outside Many of us obsess over the things we can’t change. One of the worst things in life is for something bad to happen to you and you can’t control it. It’s happened to me many times before. Typically, I obsess for a day or two and then I regain
Focus On What You Can Do Rather Than on What You Can’t Do Read More »
Is it a Valid Research Tool or a Way to Cheat the System? It seems like virtually everyone in education is talking about “ChatGPT.” It’s a potential game-changer for the way students research and write papers. It can also help with homework, writing skills, and to provide feedback. Some claim it’s just another learning tool
Moral Questions About ChatGPT Read More »
The Divide Between Older and Younger Americans is Widening From time to time, I come across a survey that leads me to wonder why Americans have different views about morality. Isn’t it a matter of right versus wrong? Doesn’t The Golden Rule explain it best? According to a survey by YouGov, while morality can be described
What Does Morality Mean to You? Read More »
Who is Good? You or Me? Who is Right? You or Me? I published a blog about virtue signaling back on May 28, 2021. There has been so much discussion of it since then that I decided to refresh the blog and bring my thoughts up to date. Virtue Ethics One of the differences between
What is the Difference Between Virtue and Virtue Signaling? Read More »