Ethics for the Real World
eBook - ePub

Ethics for the Real World

Creating a Personal Code to Guide Decisions in Work and Life

  1. 212 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Ethics for the Real World

Creating a Personal Code to Guide Decisions in Work and Life

About this book

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.In Ethics for the Real World, Ronald Howard and Clinton Korver explain how to master the art of ethical decision making by:
Identifying potential compromises in your own life
Applying distinctions to clarify your ethical thinking
Committing in advance to ethical principles
Generating creative alternatives to resolve dilemmasPacked with real-life examples, this book gives you practical advice to respond skillfully to life's inevitable ethical challenges. Not only can you make right decisions, you can acquire new habits that will realize the best in yourself and transform your relationships.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. INTRODUCTION - Skillful Decision Making
  5. CHAPTER 1 - Almost Ethical
  6. CHAPTER 2 - Draw Distinctions
  7. CHAPTER 3 - Consult the Touchstones
  8. CHAPTER 4 - Draft Your Code
  9. CHAPTER 5 - Choose Action
  10. CHAPTER 6 - Transform Life
  11. CHAPTER 7 - Transform Work
  12. EPILOGUE - Habit of Wisdom
  13. APPENDIX A - The Elements of Ethical Thinking
  14. APPENDIX B - Ethical Codes
  15. OUR MESSAGES
  16. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  17. NOTES
  18. INDEX
  19. ABOUT THE AUTHORS