The Manager's Ethical Checklist
Run every managerial decision through this ethical checklist. Whenever you are faced with a tough decision, ask yourself these three questions:
- Is it legal? Will you be violating either company policy or the law?
- Is it fair and balanced? Are all people involved in the decision being treated fairly - in both the short and long term? Will certain individuals get hurt?
- How will I feel when it's done? How will the decision make you feel about yourself? Will you be proud of what you did? If it was published in the newspaper, would you feel good about your friends and family reading it?
Adapted from The Power of Ethical Management, by Kenneth Blanchard and Norman Vincent Peale.
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