7. Ethical Decision Making
• Authority or Traditions.
• Conscience or gut feel.
• Name-calling
OR
• Ethical frameworks
• Analytical thinking
• Constructive discussion
9. 3,000 years in 5 minutes
Aristotle John Locke Immanuel Kant J.S. Mill
b. 384 BCE b. 1632 b. 1724 b. 1806
Think “OMAR”:
Outcomes – Motives – Agent – Rights
10. Ethical Discussion Framework
Outcomes
Motives
Agent
Rights
• Articulate position (or competing positions).
• Define disagreements or points of contention.
• Clarify terms and concepts
• Seek and clarify situation facts and objective data
• Analyze positions
12. Employee Engagement Drivers
• Clear expectations for
performance
• Adequate materials
and equipment
• Ability to succeed
in assigned roles
• A supervisor who cares about subordinates
• Co-workers committed to quality work
• Opportunities to learn and grow
Source: Gallup G12 Summary
13. Learning from Sisyphus
• Sisyphus angered
gods through a
variety of antics.
“Accounts vary.”
• His sentence was the
worst thing the
storytellers could
imagine for a smart,
engaged person.
16. Best Practices from Hospice Care
• Group sessions to
process, share
(and grieve).
• Individual
relationships
pervade teams and
enterprise.
• Culture of mutual
support and
awareness
17. The oldest leadership seminar
If we
• Safety and comfort
aren’t
telling
stories, • Tactical information
others
surely
are! • Problem-solving
• Strategic decisions
• Who are we???
18. Thank you for your attention!
Charles A. Weinstein, Ph.D.
Ethical Leaders in Action, LLC
cweinstein@ethinact.com
651-646-1512
“We enable ethical leaders to achieve
extraordinary results”