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We are plagued today by a decline in ethical behavior―every day seems to bring a new scandal. But we have the power to make the world a more ethical place. In this book, the leading ethics authority in the country argues that we have an innate ethical sense, and provides tools to strengthen and refine it so that we can avoid crippling blunders, respond more intelligently to ethical issues, and make better leadership and business decisions.
Mark Pastin explains why we have come to doubt we have this innate ethical sense and why, if we all have this ability, people disagree about ethical issues. Like any other sense the ethical sense needs to be exercised to fully develop, so he draws on his 35 years of experience to provide a wealth of actual situations showing how the tools in the book can be applied in the real world. One challenge to doing the right thing is that there is often no consensus as to what the right thing is, so the book offers proven strategies for building ethical consensus.
Unlike most other ethics books, this is a practical, how-to guide, not a series of “what do I do if?” questions and answers―the goal is to enable people to make the right call themselves, not tell them what to do. By using the unique tools in this book readers will gain confidence in their innate ethical sense and take actions that will elevate the ethical level of their organizations and society as a whole.
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Mark Pastin is founder and CEO of the Council of Ethical Organizations. He has advised organizations around the world, including Tenet Healthcare, General Electric, GlaxoSmithKline, Caterpillar, and several branches of the US government. Previously, he served as founding director of the Lincoln Center for Ethics. His speaking and consulting assignments span five continents.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. We are plagued today by a decline in ethical behavior. Scandals come so thick and fast that any attempt to list them is out of date in weeks if not days. But ethics isn't just a matter of headlines; it's a part of everyone's life. We're called on to make ethical decisions, large and small, all the time. This can be particularly tricky in the workplace, where our decisions can affect not just ourselves but coworkers, clients, customers, and even the entire company.Existing ethics books are of limited use. They generally feature one author's opinions on very specific situations, which may well have nothing to do with the problems we're facing. And anyway, we don't need expert advice. Mark Pastin insists every one of us is qualified to resolve even the thorniest dilemmas ourselves, and in this profoundly practical book he gives us the tools to do just that.Pastin argues that we all have an innate ethical -he calls it "the ethics eye." The problem is, we're not aware we have it or how to develop it. Here he provides practical tools we can use to open up our ethics eye so that we can consistently see what is right and do it.Make an Ethical Difference shows how to apply these tools using actual ethical dilemmas drawn from Pastin's decades of experience as an advisor to governments, corporations, and NGOs. The point is not to try to wedge your situation into one of the examples-it's to show how a tool that can be applied to any situation is used in one particular instance. And once you've reached a decision, Pastin offers strategies for building consensus with those who might disagree with you.People often feel hopeless and skeptical that there is anything they as individuals can do to raise society's ethical level or resolve long-standing impasses. By using the unique tools in this book, we will gain confidence in our innate ethical sense and take actions that will elevate the ethical level of the groups and organizations we belong to and society as a whole. People are often sceptical that there is anything they can do to raise societys ethical level. Mark Pastin begs to differ. We can make a difference, and we dont need ethics experts to tell us what to do. He argues that we all have an innate ethical sense - what he calls an ethics eye. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781609949112