Bottom Line on Integrity (pb)
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Long-time motivational speaker and corporate consultant Quinn McKay, has distilled his lifetime investigation of business integrity into a single volume.McKay offers business people twelve keys to both help them recognize situations where they must protect their integrity, and also solve the dilemma many of us encounter when our personal ethics and business ethics conflict. McKay’s conversational style makes this a thorough, thought-provoking read.With case studies, examples, and questions that examine common business practices, it’s a perfect tool for generating discussion and is a must-read office manual. Some of these keys include: Rise above the prattle of preachy platitudes that feed self deception
Be alert to incremental morality
Recognize pressure is a major determinant of honesty
Realize everyone lives by 2 different ethical standards
Allow that lying is sometimes the right thing to do
Acknowledge the conflict of living the golden rule in a competitive world
Learn the law of obligation
Long-time motivational speaker and corporate consultant Quinn McKay, has distilled his lifetime investigation of business integrity into a single volume. McKay offers business people twelve keys to both help them recognize situations where they must protect their integrity, and also solve the dilemma many of us encounter when our personal ethics and business ethics conflict. McKay’s conversational style makes this a thorough, thought-provoking read. With case studies, examples, and questions that examine common business practices, it’s a perfect tool for generating discussion and is a must-read office manual.
Quinn McKay is a former professor at Brigham Young University and is a frequent motivational speaker. He lives in Utah with his family.
Key #13: Acknowledge Conflict of the Golden Rule in a Competitive World. “Just live the Golden Rule” is a declaration so frequently spoken by managers and others as the simple solution to any ethical problem, that it is worthy of closer scrutiny as a useful guide in our search for integrity. For many, the Golden Rule has stood for mellenia as the ultimate indicator of appropriate behavior when interacting with other people. The question is “How useful is the Golden Rule as a governor of behavior in the competitive world of business?”
Ted Rockwell, an acquaintance of mine, was still just in his fifties when he retired from his very successful career in real estate develop in a major west coast metropolitan area. During his career he took an active part as a leader in community and religious organizations. In fact, shortly after his early retirement he enrolled for a year of study at the Harvard Divinity School to pursue his interest in religion and moral philosophy. When he talked with me he seemed pleased with how moral he had been in conducting his business in a world where behavior has sometimes been questioned. To enlighten me on how he worked in the business world, he shared the following example. Said Mr. Rockwell, “I find out about a piece of land a farmer wants to sell in a developing area. After I do my home work I calculate I could pay the farmer $30,000 an acre and still make a profit. Instead of offering him that amount I approach him with, “How much do you figure you need for that land?” “The farmer hesitatingly replies, “Well I figure I need at least $20,000 per acre! Now I am aware he is not as well acquainted with real estate values as I am. Never-the-less I agree to $20,000 and we make a deal. He is happy and I am very pleased. It is the way business works.” Does my friend live the Golden Rule? Is he being fair to the farmer? Is he an honest man? Is Ted a man of integrity?
Ted Rockwell, an acquaintance of mine, was still just in his fifties when he retired from his very successful career in real estate develop in a major west coast metropolitan area. During his career he took an active part as a leader in community and religious organizations. In fact, shortly after his early retirement he enrolled for a year of study at the Harvard Divinity School to pursue his interest in religion and moral philosophy. When he talked with me he seemed pleased with how moral he had been in conducting his business in a world where behavior has sometimes been questioned. To enlighten me on how he worked in the business world, he shared the following example. Said Mr. Rockwell, “I find out about a piece of land a farmer wants to sell in a developing area. After I do my home work I calculate I could pay the farmer $30,000 an acre and still make a profit. Instead of offering him that amount I approach him with, “How much do you figure you need for that land?” “The farmer hesitatingly replies, “Well I figure I need at least $20,000 per acre! Now I am aware he is not as well acquainted with real estate values as I am. Never-the-less I agree to $20,000 and we make a deal. He is happy and I am very pleased. It is the way business works.” Does my friend live the Golden Rule? Is he being fair to the farmer? Is he an honest man? Is Ted a man of integrity?
ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionOne: Integrity Begins with Being Honest About DishonestyTwo: Establishing a Definition of IntegrityThree: Avoiding DeceptionFour: Pressure Affects HonestyFive: Incremental MoralitySix: Moral Ethics vs. Gaming EthicsSeven: Integrity Requires SkillsEight: Principles in ConflictNine: The Perils of Whistle-BlowingTen: Noen Dare Call It Bribery: The Law of ObligationEleven: Trust: When is a Promise a Promise?Twelve: Is Lying Sometimes the Right Thing to Do?Thirteen: 12 Principles in ReviewNotes
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| Dimensions | 1 × 7 × 9 in |
