"When we talk
of ethics the first hurdle is to clearly describe the difference between
what we do not want and what we do want."
Something significant has to change
in everyone's ethical behavior and while we know we need some changes
are we willing to make them? How we understand ethics and differentiate
it from morality, religion, or law helps in moving us away from
vague pronouncements and general rhetorical language. This workshop
is to help make ethical behavior clearly understood, to strengthen
our feelings in understanding our day-to-day ethical dilemmas, and
to learn to prolong the impact of our ethical behavior.
This workshop will focus on creating
personal and professional models for ethical behavior instead of
attempting to negate unethical behavior in moralistic language.
Participants will discover the differences between asserting personal
freedoms and civil disobedience to rules and norms.
Participants will be required
to create scenarios of high and low trust cultures. In addition,
they will be encouraged to examine the consequences of every day
practices involving ethical behavior. The lecture will deal with
definitions and highlight helpful ethical practices with special
emphasis on conflict of interest, fiduciary responsibilities, bribery,
competition, intellectual property rights, partnerships, and plagiarism.
YOU WILL LEARN :
Various definitions of ethics
and choose the one to suit their needs.
To become aware of moving away
from systems encouraging external rewards and dispensing punishments.
To assess your ethical behavior
and develop a personal model for optimal amount of ethics.
To understand the costs and consequences
of ethical and unethical actions.
To differentiate between absolute
and relative ethics.
To understand the beneficial
effects of ethical actions.
To use non-judgmental, positive-action
language to limit others' unethical practices.
To discover methods to resist
feelings of cynicism and helplessness in facing ethical challenges.
Learn strategies to combine ethical
policies with cultural forces.
