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Open Letter to those in Business and Professions
The need for ethics today, in business and professions
What Gandhi said
Gandhi (Mohandas Gandhi, 1869 to 1948) said that one of the seven deadly “sins” (as he described them) of the modern world was “Commerce without Morality”. What did he mean by this and is it true?

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“How Valuable Are Your Ethics or What is Your Price to Compromise Your Ethics?”
Everyone in business will eventually face a real crisis of conscience at some point or points in his or her career. Before facing that critical choice, I believe most people would say it is easy to think that they will act ethically, no matter what the personal cost. However, what will you really do when you are faced with the personal cost of losing the job you love (or desperately need) and placing your family’s welfare and your own self worth in jeopardy? Is your personal respect and integrity negotiable? Do you have an ethical compass in good working order to guide you in resolving these ethical dilemmas? What will you do the next time you are faced with an ethical dilemma? Perhaps the following selected quotations about ethics in business and society can provide some guidance or at least some food for thought.

Nine Commitments That Will Emphasize Business Ethics and Company Core Values Are Extremely Crucial To Your Business
In the last few years, business ethics and company core values are among the most critical discussions I facilitate during strategic planning and business coaching endeavors. This is partly due to he tremendous negative reaction to corporate ethics scandals. My encouragement to clients is to go “public” with their core values and ethical standards so it becomes known what the company stands for and how the leaders will conduct business. So, you may ask how would a business go about establishing and emphasizing a set of core values and ethical standards? Based upon my personal and professional experiences and research, I would recommend making the following nine commitments:

Business Ethics
Business ethics are a hot topic these days; with everything from insider trading to employee theft on the rise, it is no wonder that businesses are beginning to focus on the impact of ethical leadership. However, along with this new focus comes a lot of "gray area". Many times, managers are forced to decide on issues where there are arguments on both sides - a problem that makes ethical decision-making very difficult.
Business Ethics Guidelines: An Ethical Action Test From Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach
Each of us is ultimately responsible for our own actions. Although in today’s business world, I imagine many skeptics would take exception to that statement because there is evidence that people are not held accountable for their actions, even when they are unethical. And even more disturbing, some are even rewarded for unethical actions. Each of us makes a choice to act ethically or to act unethically. It is essential that we know what is ethical and what is unethical. But, more challenging and difficult than knowing what is ethical, is knowing what is right and then doing what is right. So what advice & guidance are available to check if the action is right before implementing a decision to act? Your strategic thinking business coach has a set of questions to provide guidance for ethical decisions & actions.

When Two Rights Make A Wrong
Ethics have always been a major concern in business, and with the current Washington (D.C.), banking and Wall Street failures, ethics have taken a prominent place on the national stage. Associations are beginning to help their members development ethics training and codes of conduct. Awards for good ethical businesses are being awarded. It is time to understand exactly what ethics are, and how they affect your business. Ethics is not about right vs. wrong - it is about right vs. right, or even worse, wrong va. wrong. This article explores the meaning of ethics and how they apply in a business environment.
Business Ethics and Values Are Not Here One Day and Gone the Next
Do you ever feel that ethical behaviors in business are here today and gone tomorrow? Read how you can truly be ethical and thereby stand out, not in, the crowded marketplace.
Ethics and Business - Why Bother?
I have embarked on a difficult journey in developing skills in Counselling with the University of Hertfordshire. Part of that is a commitment to an ethical framework set out by the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists. I consequently considered that I need to make a similar commitment to my Mentoring clients (or prospective clients). I have separately adapted/abbreviated the BACP framework Now in business many people describe themselves as ethical and portray themselves to their customers and partners in that way. Rarely do they actually set down in writing the ethical framework of how they will do business.

6 Tips on building an ethical company: Actions speak louder than words
Ethics and highly ethical leaders are much needed in the business world today. As a small business owner, you have to stop and ask yourself whether you're conducting your business in an ethical manner. Understanding the basis of being an ethical leader and remembering these 6 tips as you conduct your day-to-day business with your employees and customers will go a long way toward earning and maintaining respect and lasting relationships.
Keeping your Non-profit Ethical
One would expect a non-profit organization to maintain higher ethical standards than any of the for-profit business organizations. However, the unfortunate fact is that ethical standards of non-profit organizations in general are on the decline, and not much better than those of the for-profit enterprises. A recent report by the Ethics Resource Center says that the decline in ethical standards of the employees at non-profits is at its lowest level in the last 10 years.
Ethical/professional issues raised by Legal Outsourcing India
There is a five major ethical/professional conduct issues raised by LPO that is (1) Unauthorized practice of law by non-lawyers; (2) conflicts of interest; (3) client confidentiality; (4) client disclosure and consent; and (5) billing issues related to outsourcing. The Model Rules of Professional Conduct, the Formal Opinions issued by the ABA Committee on related subjects, and the recent opinion on LPO issued by the NYC Bar.

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