Li o artigo The Ethical Mind e achei-o muito interessante. Fica o apanhado dos parágrafos que me fizeram sorrir... :)
A person with an ethical mind asks, “If all workers in my profession…did what I do, what would the world be like?”
An ethical orientation begins at home, where children see whether their parents take pride in their work, whether they “play fair,” whether they give the benefit of the doubt or are closed minded, and so on. Children absorb their parents’ religious and political values.
Sadly, even if you grow up with a strong ethical sense, the bad behavior of others can undermine it. A study conducted by Duke University recently found that 56% of students in the United States pursuing a master’s degree in business administration admit to cheating—the highest rate of cheating among graduate student groups.
“When everything that matters can be bought and sold, when commitments can be broken because they are no longer to our advantage, when shopping becomes salvation and advertising slogans become our litany, when our worth is measured by how much we earn and spend, then the market is destroying the very virtues on which in the long run it depends.”
In business, it’s easy to wander off the proper path, because professional standards are a vocational option, not part of the territory.
Two worthy consultants could be your own mother—“If she knew everything I was doing, what would she think?”—and the press.
Negative role models may be more powerful than is usually acknowledged.
E a minha preferida:
If you are not prepared to resign or be fired for what you believe in, then you are not a worker, let alone a professional. You are a slave.
Ah pois é....
