The Moral Brain conference at New York University, is largely devoted to a review of the last ten years of research on the neuroscience of moral sentiments and decision-making, with talks by Paul Bloom among others. See a summary of the conference.
Archive for March, 2012
Moral Brain conference at New York University
March 31st, 2012 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Ethical DevelopmentWhy Authenticity is hard;why it is essential?
March 29th, 2012 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Ethical DevelopmentAccording to Nick Morgan,global thought leader on presentations and communication:
Authenticity is hard because it is hard to be open and honest about ourselves, warts and all.
Authenticity is hard because sometimes we want to hide our own less-than-perfect traits from ourselves.
Authenticity is hard because other people may seize on our weaknesses as proof of our unworthiness, rather than our humanity.
Authenticity is hard because we think what makes us human is our uniqueness, but it’s really our commonalities.
Authenticity is hard because we can lose track of our essence in daily compromises, accommodations, and dealings.
Authenticity is hard because most of us are growing into ourselves.
Authenticity is hard because we think it’s all about being, but it’s really all about doing.
Authenticity is essential because it’s the only way to do good work.
Authenticity is essential because our children need to learn it from us.
Authenticity is essential because without it there is no core.
Authenticity is essential because if we open up about our weaknesses other people won’t bother.
Authenticity is essential because it’s how we grow into ourselves
Authenticity is essential because otherwise we’ll compromise once too often and lose our way for good.
Authenticity is essential because life is too short for anything else.
SNC-Lavalin’s murky affair shows need to tighten Canadian bribery law
March 29th, 2012 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Business Ethics, CorruptionAccording to the Globe and Mail,”The company’s status makes the murky affair they reported this week a black eye for Canadian business. Worse, the questions it raises – about whether money made it to the hands of a foreign official – underlines a weakness. Canada has a poor reputation for tackling bribery.”
Another Ethical Breach-A “teaching moment for a Canadian Prime Minister
March 26th, 2012 by admin | 1 Comment | Filed in Corruption, Democracy“Both Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Industry Minister Christian Paradis have chosen to characterize the finding that the cabinet minister broke conflict of interest rules as a teaching moment”which according to the journalist who wrote this article“…raises the question of whether a federal cabinet minister should be expected to understand ethical issues such as conflict of interest – hardly rocket science – before he is appointed’!
School ethics course is an opportunity to create peacemakers
March 26th, 2012 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Ethical Development, Ethics training“In 2008, the Quebec Ministry of Education introduced an ethics and religious culture program to replace the moral and religious education curriculum that had been taught previously. The new course covers all major faiths found in Quebec culture, including the Catholic, Protestant and Jewish faiths, and aboriginal world views.
Predictably, some people were upset. This change affects two of our most sensitive areas: our children and our beliefs. Some parents and schools took the government to court, but recently the Supreme Court of Canada pronounced that the new course “does not constitute indoctrination” and that there is no infringement on anyone’s religious rights or freedoms.”
The First Seven Months of the SEC Dodd Frank Whistleblower Program
March 26th, 2012 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Business EthicsA good friend of EthicScan Donna Boehme has wriiten a review of the program.As she notes”Now that the SEC has logged at least seven full months of the Dodd Frank whistleblower program, it’s worth taking a moment for a brief status check on what we have learned so far. To do that we might consider two available clues: a public comment from an SEC official and the fate of a GE whistleblower who is suing the company for retaliation.”To see Donna’s views on the general status of whistleblowing and the emerging issues I would suggest you read about that further here.
New York Times Essay Contest-Calling All Carnivores Tell Us Why It’s Ethical to Eat Meat
March 25th, 2012 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Ethical Development “So today we announce a nationwide contest for the omnivorous readers of The New York Times. We invite you to make the strongest possible case for this most basic of daily practices.
We have assembled a veritable murderer’s row of judges — some of the most influential thinkers to question or condemn the eating of meat: Peter Singer, Michael Pollan, Mark Bittman, Jonathan Safran Foer and Andrew Light. If you can make it past them, we’ll put your name in lights (or at least in print). So get thinking. And get writing. You have two weeks and 600 words in which to make sense of our species’ entire dietary history. Bon appétit! “
The Integrity of the Game
March 22nd, 2012 by admin | 1 Comment | Filed in Business Ethics“The penalties handed out by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to the coaches and executives of the New Orleans Saints organization for the bounty program practiced down on the bayou were perhaps the stiffest in the history of the game.If only those on Wall Street and in Washington overseeing our financial markets had the same principles.”From a posting by Larry Doyle.
Photos of Attractive Female Job Seekers Stir Up HR Jealousy
March 22nd, 2012 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Business Ethics As Bradley J. Ruffle an associate professor of economics at Ben-Gurion University in Israel writes on the HBR Business Blog”You’d certainly stand out from the crowd, and with personal boundaries getting fuzzier and everyone’s pictures on Facebook anyway, what’s the harm of showing an employer what you look like?
The truth is, you could be hurting your chances as well as contributing to a bigger problem: allowing bias to creep into companies’ hiring processes.”
Business Ethics: Concepts, Cases, and Canadian Perspectives
March 20th, 2012 by admin | 1 Comment | Filed in Business Ethics“This text draws on the expertise of many of Canada’s leading scholars of business ethics to provide lively and accessible coverage of the issues. Geared specifically to introductory Business Ethics courses, it offers an overview of basic concepts and key debates. Numerous case studies are featured throughout, along with thoughtful analysis of the issues by contributors.”
Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs
March 20th, 2012 by admin | 2 Comments | Filed in Business Ethics, Decision MakingWhen you reflect on the reasons Greg Smith chose to leave Goldman Sachs and place yourselves in his shoes,would you be inclined to make the same decision?Have you ever found yourself or know of other people who found themselves in similar circumstances?What were they?What decision did they take?What considerations factored into their decision to stay or leave?
Are Women Better Leaders than Men?
March 15th, 2012 by admin | No Comments | Filed in LeadershipDo the findings published in this Harvard Business Review article surprise you or are they consistent with your own assumptions?
Ethics for the Whole World
March 12th, 2012 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Democracy, Ethical DevelopmentThe Dalai Lama will speak in Ottawa on this subject in Ottawa Ontario on April 28th 2012.
OECD Principles of Corporate Governance
March 3rd, 2012 by admin | 1 Comment | Filed in Business Ethics, CSRThe Principles were last updated in 2004. This booklet contains the text of the 2004 revision of the Principles. Download the different language versions in PDF file format:
