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Sometimes Doing the Right Thing Involves Risk

Harmonious Workplaces

Despite putting my own psychological safety at risk over Teams and physical safety at risk later meeting in person with an executive who refers to himself as “the devil” and a “scary dude” and who wields a pistol in the office, I feel I did the ethical thing: It prevented harm to others. It sought to make things better. References Holiday, R.

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#CrisisRoundup of Awesome Links: Week of October 27, 2014

Melissa Agnes

McGill PR Students Exhibit Strong – and Ethical – Crisis Communication Skills. The post #CrisisRoundup of Awesome Links: Week of October 27, 2014 appeared first on Agnes + Day. Articles By Melissa Agnes and from The Crisis Intelligence Blog. A Few Words From A Proud Canadian About #CanadaStrong. Must attend! Tweet #CrisisRoundup.

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#CrisisRoundup of Awesome Links: Week of October 27, 2014

Melissa Agnes

McGill PR Students Exhibit Strong – and Ethical – Crisis Communication Skills. The post #CrisisRoundup of Awesome Links: Week of October 27, 2014 appeared first on Melissa Agnes - Crisis Management Keynote Speaker. Articles By Melissa Agnes and from The Crisis Intelligence Blog. A Few Words From A Proud Canadian About #CanadaStrong.

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Behavioral Economics and Behavioral Finance Manifesto

Steve Shu Consulting

As 2014 comes to a close, I’ve been reflecting on various books, presentations, research, tools and solutions, software and applications that I’ve been involved with and organizations I’ve been consulting to over the years. Recognize manipulation or influence (intended- or side-effects) and act ethically.

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Urban Meyer, Ohio State Football, and How Leaders Ignore Unethical Behavior

Harvard Business

Reading the report with that lens can help leaders better understand the biases that get in the way of ethical conduct and ethical organizations. Researchers call this “moral hypocrisy” and have demonstrated the great lengths people will go to in order to be seen as ethical. Performance over principles.

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Health Economics Part III – Organ Donations

Tom Spencer

Some suggest that financial incentives for donors could increase donor rates, however this proposition leads to some ethical dilemmas about rights to health – should the wealthy be able to receive higher priority care than the poor? People are concerned with the ethics of the new law.

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How a Bad Company Culture Impacts Business Results

LSA Global

When there is no “true north” or accountability for acting in a fair, open and ethical way, a bad company culture can promote unethical behavior that negatively affects not only the workforce but also a company’s customers. Finally in 2014 the responsible chemical components were banned in the U.S. An Example of a Bad Company Culture.

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