Whether we know it or not, our actions usually align with our ethics, and people with good ethics tend to be trusted and respected more than those whose ethical decision making is questionable. We are going to look at the ethical implications of decisions we make in this weeks’ episode of the Serious Soft Skills podcast.
Among the topics cohosts Dr. Tobin Porterfield and Bob Graham discuss are:
A definition of ethics and how it applies to work
The value of virtue
How questionable ethics can erode trust of team members
Questioning cripples progress
The societal effect on our ethics
Are ethics black and white?
The Golden Rule
Short-term versus long-term benefits and how they relate to ethics
The personal nature of ethics
How our ethics set a tone for an organization
Tips for Good Ethics at Work
A good book on ethical decision-making, The Power of Ethical Management by Ken Blanchard and Norman Vincent Peale, with three guiding questions on ethics
1. Is it legal?
2. Is it balanced?
3. How will it make me feel about myself? Unethical acts erode self-esteem.
Next week
We will talk to Mike Shelah, an expert at LinkedIn on how soft skills play into that social media platform, as well as networking in general. New episodes come out every Wednesday.
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