INTRODUCTION

• • SESSION I REVIEW September 28 Why Ethics Matter Components of an Ethical Fitness Program • How Ethical Principles & Practices Result in Improving the Efficiency and Effectiveness in Community Colleges

SESSION II November 10 • Framework For a Code of Ethics • Model for Ethical Decision Making • Applying the Principles of Moral Courage

“Ethics is not a luxury or a choice. It is essential To our survival.”

-Rushworth M. Kidder

Ethics in American Business

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Ethics Resource Center Study, 2005

)

• 97% agreed that “good ethics makes good business sense (85% strongly agreed), but… • 82% agreed that American managers generally “choose bigger profits” over “doing what’s right” and… • 67% agreed that “ethical conduct is not rewarded in business today”.

What Influences Employee Behavior at Work

• Ethics of the CEO (92%) • Company’s values (88%) • Supervisor’s behavior (84%) • Personal moral code (82%) • Company’s economic situation (26%) (2004 Gallup Poll)

What is it to be

ETHICAL

?

TO BE OBEDIENT TO THE UNENFORCEABLE

Framework For A Code of Ethics

• Identify Core Values • Develop A Code of Ethics • Operationalize Values • Promote Ethical Decision Making • Display Moral Courage

Model For Ethical Decision Making

• Ethical Analysis • Ascertain Dilemma • Apply Resolution Principles • Make Decision

Types of Decisions

• Programmed • Non-programmed

Right versus Wrong THE FIVE-WAY TEST

• The Legal Test • The Professional Standards Test • The Gut-Feeling Test • The Front-Page Test • The Role-Model Test

TRUTH VS. LOYALTY INDIVIDUAL VS. COMMUNITY SHORT TERM VS. LONG TERM JUSTICE VS. MERCY THE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ETHICS ©1995

RESOLUTION PRINCIPLES

 Ends – Based  Rule – Based  Care – Based

THE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ETHICS ©1995

Dilemma Resolution

1 Review Case, Recall Paradigms 3 2 Search For Trilemma Options Apply Three Resolution Principles

MORAL COURAGE

Moral courage is the courage to be: honest, fair, respective, responsible, and compassionate.

ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF MORAL COURAGE • • • Applying Values Recognizing the Risks Enduring the Hardships

WHY SHOULD I JOIN YOUR FIRM?

Values and Culture Well – Managed Exciting Challenged High Compensation 36% 25% 22% 17% “The War for Talent,” McKinley Quarterly Fall 2004

REVIVING ETHICAL BEHAVIOR

• Modeling • Enforcement • Communication • Transparency • Ethics Start At The Top

Ways to Incorporate Ethical Values into the Campus Setting • Institute Training • Operationalize Roles and Responsibilities • Create an Interactive Web Site • Review Personnel Policies • Review Admissions and Financial Aid Policies

Ways…

• Invite Lecturers to Address Ethical Aspects • Integrate Into Student Activities • Create A Review Process

Processes That Bring Values Alive • Expanding Moral Boundaries • Imparting Decision Skills • Teaching Moral Courage • Building Cultures of Integrity