 How do you make better ethical decisions at work? Just because a
particular choice is legal does not make it right. Seeing legal
compliance as the goal of ethics rather than the starting point can
lead to poor decision making with disastrous consequences for the
individuals involved and their organizations. Compliance is essential,
but it's not enough.
This new series Compliance is Just the Beginning presents an
easy-to-learn approach that will help employees at all levels make
better ethical decisions.
Program One, 3 Steps to Ethical Decisions (24 minutes), introduces
the process. We hear from a former Enron executive as well as six
ethics experts who discuss the pressures people can feel that may lead
them to make poor decisions. We explore the importance of being aware
of our core values as well as the standards of behavior expected by our
organizations and our communities. Most importantly, we learn the 3
steps we can each take when faced with a tough ethical choice to help
us we make the best possible decision. These are:
- The Compliance Test
- The Ripple Effect
- The Gut Check
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