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Ethical Management. While walking along a residential sidewalk, you spot a wallet. Inside is $500, a gift card worth $100, credit and debit card, and a piece of paper with the owner's name, address, and phone number on it. What do you do?
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While walking along a residential sidewalk, you spot a wallet. Inside is $500, a gift card worth $100, credit and debit card, and a piece of paper with the owner's name, address, and phone number on it. What do you do? 3 – Call the number and arrange for the wallet's return 1 - Pocket the wallet and keep it 2 - Throw the wallet back on the ground and walk away
You exit the grocery store after buying $100 worth of groceries. You look at the receipt and notice that the cashier gave you $3 too much change. What do you do? 1 - Pocket the change without thought 3 - Return the change to the cashier
You need to withdraw money from your bank account, so you go to an ATM. The machine makes a huge error and spits out $1000 by mistake. What do you do? 1 - Keep the money 3 - Go to the bank and return the money 2 - Stuff the money back into the machine and act like it never happened
You are in the parking lot of a grocery store. You notice a couple loading their groceries into their car. You see them getting into their car, leaving a 24-pack of soda on the bottom of the basket. What do you do? 4 - Approach the car before they pull away and tell them that they left their soda in the basket 1 - Steal the soda 3 - Carry the soda back into the store and tell the employees 2 - Leave the soda there without doing anything
While in school, you notice a frequently-bullied classmate with a piece of broccoli in his teeth. What do you do? 1 - Start laughing; encourage others to join in 3 - Kindly tell him 2 - Ignore it
You are in your social studies class. The teacher announces a class project, and asks students to pair up. You notice the kind, shy outcast being shunned. What do you do? 1 - Ignore him and pair with your friend 3 - Pair with him 2 - Ask the teacher for an exemption and do a group with he and your friend
The day after your laptop stops working, you're caught in a riot. You notice that an electronics store is being looted. What do you do? 1 – Go inside and grab a laptop 3 - Wait and buy one later
Walking through the hallway at school, you notice a small crowd. When you approach the crowd, you see three bigger students tormenting a helpless smaller student. The smaller student is being held up against a locker, being robbed of money and belongings, yelled and laughed at, and suffering greatly. The crowd has joined in. What do you do? 1 - Join in 2 - Ignore the situation 3 - Tell a staff member
You are listening to music one morning when you get a call (or a door visit) from a neighbor. The neighbor asks that you turn down the music so that he/she can read in peace and enjoy his/her backyard. What do you do? 3 - Apologize; turn it down to a reasonable level 2 - Turn it down, then turn it back up a few minutes later 1 - "Screw you! If it's too loud, you're too old!"
You put 50 cents into a soda machine and press the button for a soda. Two sodas tumble out. What do you do? 2 - Give the soda to a passer-by 3 - Go to a nearby staff member of the establishment where you are and report the error 1 - Keep the soda and drink it
Ethics… The principals of conduct governing an individual or group.
Ethical Standards… • It is lawful • It is consistent with company values and policies • It does not harm some while benefiting others • If the actions and results become public, it will not embarrass the company.
Creating an Ethical environment at work • Core Values • Statement of the important principals that guide the company. • When staffing • As people are hired the company can stress the importance of ethics. • Day to Day Operations • Recognize and reward ethical behavior. • Correct any unethical behavior immediately
Most Important… Model the ethical behavior you want to see in your company.