Ethics for the real world creating a personal code to guide decisions in work and life

• Main Authors: Howard, Ronald A. (Author), Korver, Clinton D. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, Mass Harvard Business Press 2008
• Subjects: Moral development; Applied ethics > Moral and ethical aspects; Ethical problems; Decision making > Moral and ethical aspects
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• Physical Description: 212 pages illustration. 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p [189]-202) and index
• ISBN: 9781422121061; 1422121062

We often make small ethical compromises for ""good"" reasons: We lie to a customer because our boss asked us to. We exaggerate our accomplishments on our résumé to get an interview. Temptation blindsides us. And we make snap decisions we regret. Minor ethical lapses can seem harmless, but they instill in us a hard-to-break habit of distorted thinking. Rationalizations drown out our inner voice, and we make up the rules as we go. We lose control of our decisions, fall victim to the temptations and pressures of our situations, taint our characters, and sour business and personal relationships