You can't put someone else in charge of your morals. Ethics is a personal discipline.
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The question is, when so many others cut corners, shave the truth, self-deal, believe in the fast buck, and follow the crowd along the low road of least resistance, can we even afford to travel the high road of ethical behavior Frankly, we can't afford anything else. Any other competitive angle is a pure crapshoot in today's business world. Companies with shaky ethics and shabby standards will be crippled as they try to compete in our changing world.Price Pritchett
As consumers we get more demanding all the time. We want better quality. We want it faster. And cheaper. Plus, we want more choices. Whoever comes along that can satisfy all these 'wants' gets our business.
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We've got to start thinking of school as a lifelong process. That's the only way we'll keep abreast and be able to share in the wealth of the new 'knowledge society.'
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The ethics of excellence are grounded in action what you actually do, rather than what you say you believe. Talk, as the saying goes, is cheap.
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The ethics of excellence require a sense of perspective. Look at the big picture. If you live for the moment, do you mortgage the future What happens if you put your reputation at risk ... and lose the bet.
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Pay attention to the voice within.... Sometimes the voice of your conscience gets drowned out by crowd noise or by the pep rally of temptations. And your mind may put some selfish spin on the ball, rationalizing that it's okay to veer away from the ethical route. When we run into conflicts between ethical 'shoulds' and our selfish 'wants,' we all argure out ways to con our conscience. But take pains to listen, because it has your best interests at heart.
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