Having George W. Bush giving a
lecture on business ethics is like
having a leper give you a facial,
it just doesn't work!
Negotiating the Ethical Fault Line
by Greg Blundell
Business Ethics
Is listed at #29 on the list
of 45 Top Oxymorons -
just between
"Small Crowd"
and "Soft Rock."
45 Top Oxymorons List
http://www.themathlab.com/humor/jokes/oxymoron.htm
What is ethics?
What is ethics?
What is ethics?
A set of moral principles.
The study of morality.
The philosophical study of moral values and rules.
Of or relating to moral action and conduct; professionally
right; conforming to professional standards.
The branch of philosophy concerned with evaluating human
action.
Some distinguish ethics, i.e. what is right or wrong, based on
reason, from morals, what is considered right or wrong
behavior based on social custom.
The study of right and wrong in conduct.
A system or code of morals of a particular religion, group,
or profession.
Holistic ethics
Holistic
ethics may well involve the
capacity to sit at the vertex of a
pyramid above the quadrants of
Heart, Body, Mind and Soul.
From this position it is possible to
embrace all aspects, as individual
parts as well as parts of the whole -
Koestler's holons*.
It is a combination from the Greek holos = whole,
and on which, as in proton or neutron, suggests a particle or part
Our REQSEC Model (Requisites for a Sound Ethical Culture)
11 key elements required to secure and sustain a sound ethical culture
Ethics Dilemma Grid
HIGH
RISK
LOW
RISK
VERY
LOW
RISK
LOW
RISK
Incidental
External
Pressure
VERY
HIGH
RISK
All or Nothing
HIGH
RISK
Personal
Benefit
No Effect
Intense
The Ethics Dilemma By John Eckmire
http://www.cmctraining.org/articles_view.asp?sid=0&article_id=54
Poor Carly…
At age 23, Carly Fiorina was a law
school dropout who had no idea what to
do with her life.
Just 22 years later, Fortune Magazine
named her “The
The Most Powerful Woman
in Business,”
Business, and she was recruited to
be CEO of Hewlett-Packard - the first
female CEO of a Fortune 20 company with a mandate to shake things up.
And then her story really gets
interesting….
Pick a Card?
In groups of 4, please
consider the ethical dilemma
on your card and formulate a
group response……
What others say
Dilbert - Ethics
Ethics and Leadership with
John Morgridge (Cisco Systems)
Business Ethics
Power & Ethics
“All power
corrupts, and
absolute power
corrupts
absolutely”
British Historian (1834-1902)).
Ethics Game [STARPOWER]
Please arrange your chairs into a circle
Please each draw 5 sticks from the
paper bag – WITHOUT LOOKING IN
THE BAG!
Please keep your chips hidden all the
time
Only the person with the highest score
will be declared the winner.
Ethics Game [STARPOWER]
BARGAINING RULES
Players must clasp hands to make a trade
Only chips of unequal value must be traded
No talking or trading if hands are not clasped
Arms folded – no trade
Only your best 5 chips count
Winners from TRADING SESSION 1 will
get to choose from the bag containing
the precious GOLD chips for
TRADING SESSION 2!
Ethics Game [STARPOWER]
FIRST TRADING SESSION
You have 10 minutes – make the most of it!
Once you have concluded your trading for
this session please tally your score and
record it on the SCORE SHEET
The top third of the scorers are now SQUARES
The next third of the scorers are now CIRCLES
The top third of the scorers are now TRIANGLES
Scoring Round 1
Number of Chips in each person’s possession
GREEN
RED
ORANGE
PINK
1
2
3
4
5
4
3
2
8
6
4
16
12
8
48
36
24
1
2
4
32
24
16
8
12
SCORE Sheet
0-17 18-19
GROUP 1
GROUP 2
GROUP 3
≥20
Ethics Game [STARPOWER]
RULE CHANGE
SQUARES get to set
the new rules of the game
Ethics Game [STARPOWER]
SECOND TRADING SESSION
The NEW SQUARE RULES Apply!
SQUARES get to choose from the fancy bag!
You now have 5 minutes
Once you have concluded your trading for
this session please tally your score and
record it on the SCORE SHEET
Scoring Round 2
Number of Chips in each person’s possession
GOLD
GREEN
RED
ORANGE
PINK
1
2
3
4
5
8
16
24
32
40
4
3
2
8
6
4
16
12
8
48
36
24
1
2
4
32
24
16
8
12
SCORE Sheet
0-17
SQUARES
CIRCLES
TRIANGLES
18-19
≥20
Ethics Game [STARPOWER]
LESSONS LEARNED
1.
Each of us may be more vulnerable to the temptation to abuse
power than we realize,
2.
To change behavior, it may be necessary to change the system
within which that behavior occurs,
3.
Few people are likely to participate in an endeavor if they feel
powerless,
4.
If rules do not have legitimacy, they will not be obeyed,
5.
What seems fair to those in power, is not likely to seem fair to
those who are out of power, and
6.
Persons who are prompted, rarely remember those they leave
behind.