Ethics
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Five Tips on Accepting Gifts – “Ask the Ethicist – Brazil Edition”
The following was originally published in the American Society of São Paulo’s October 2014 newsletter, the Forum: Dear Ethicist, Last year during the holidays, I received panettone, Italian bread, from a business contact. Could accepting panettone get me into trouble at work? Signed, Sweet Tooth Dear Sweet Tooth, Accepting a gift from a business contact…
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On Port Fees & Bribes – “Ask the Ethicist – Brazil Edition”
The following was originally published in the American Society of São Paulo’s September 2014 newsletter, the Forum: The way we handle ethical or moral dilemmas at work is generally determined by our organization’s culture. There are policies, HR, codes of conduct, and legal teams to help us figure these out. Outside the work environment, moral…
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DC Council Polices Self on Financial Conflicts of Interest
The Washington Times story, “Ethics rules let D.C. Council members shield outside income” by Jim McElhatton brought my attention to a serious conflict of interest related to financial disclosure rules for DC Council members. According to the story, DC rules require lawmakers to make public outside income sources only if an employer or client did business…
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Applying the Golden Rule in Business
“All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them, for this is the law and the prophets.” ~Jesus “That which you hold as detestable, do not do to your neighbor.” ~ Talmud “None of you is a believer if he does not desire for his brother that…
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Tips for Ensuring Ethical Behavior at Work
“One of the true tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.” ~ Chinua Achebe Do the right thing and help others do the right thing too. Take responsibility for your actions and encourage other to take responsibility for their actions. Be a Role Model. We learn from each other. Working with integrity and…
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Teaching Resilience & Empathy
“I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I’ve bought a big bat. I’m all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!” ~ Dr. Seuss Talking to your children in an age-appropriate manner about their feelings…
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Wikileaks
What changes to cause dedicated employees to betray company confidences? What causes patriots to commit treason? Many organizations have policies on the sharing of non-public information. What changes within an organization’s culture for its employees to betray confidences? What changes within a one-time dedicated staff member to rationalize the sharing of such documents? The illegal…
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