Occupied With Ethics

Posted on November 9, 2011 by George Brymer

The following comments, spoken by a once-prominent business executive, appear to be a warning for graduates about the ethical challenges awaiting them in the business world. As it turns out, his words provide a hint that the speaker is a crook. “You will be confronted with questions every day that test your morals. Think carefully, [...]

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Leaders: Your 10-Step Guide to Moral Decision Making

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Frank Bucaro

Sometimes we need a “guide” to help us discern the proper action for a given situation. Your 10-Step Guide to Moral Success Ten Steps to Making Good Moral Decisions Use these steps as your guide for examining all the possible options in a situation. Go through each step in order, and make sure you do [...]

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Leaders: Steps to Making an Ethical Decision

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Frank Bucaro

Moral Development and Leadership? What a concept! We all make decisions constantly. We decide what to wear, what to eat, whether to answer the phone, which route to take to work, and so on. We’re used to making decisions. But the really tough decisions are those where there’s right and wrong on both sides, or [...]

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On Leadership and Ethics: The Great 8 Habits

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Frank Bucaro

Your values, code of ethics, and the internalization of the same are the basis for your development of conscience. Ethics have to come from the inside out, not from the outside in.  According to Aristotle, we can grow and expand in our virtuous behavior through habit. Aristotle states: “Neither by nature, then, nor contrary to nature do [...]

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Ethics, Leadership, and the Alamo: Where’s Your Line in the Sand?

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Frank Bucaro

The story of the Alamo has always captured my attention, both as a kid and as an adult. I don’t know if this fascination grew because I have been a history buff most of my life, or if it has more to do with the spell that was cast upon me as a child by [...]

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Leadership Ripple Effect

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Frank Bucaro

Do you ever think about how the decisions you make as a leader affect others? Do you ever consider the far-reaching effects of both the small and large choices that come before you on a daily basis? As a leader, almost everything you do has a ripple effect on other people both inside and outside of your [...]

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The Three Hardest Words for Leaders to Say

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Dr. Merlin Switzer

As leaders, we all know the importance of setting a good example. Posner and Kouzes, in The Leadership Challenge, refer to it as Model the Way. It’s one of the five fundamental practices of exemplary leadership. It obviously makes sense to set a good example. Why, then, is it hard to admit a mistake? After [...]

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