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How to Be Generous in Business

Nathan Magnuson

A team can completely alter an outcome altogether. It can seem like a conflict of interest. At the end of the day, no one should feel guilty for profits that are earned legally and ethically. But the potency of individual generosity is far surpassed by the momentum organizational generosity can build. Make Money.

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6 Traits That Predict Ethical Behavior at Work

Harvard Business Review

Trust and openness are crucial elements of an ethical organizational culture. Only when employees are able to voice the problems they see can ethical lapses be discussed and resolved. Moral attentiveness: This describes the extent to which individuals are aware of the various ethical dilemmas at hand. You and Your Team Series.

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What You Can Do to Improve Ethics at Your Company

Harvard Business Review

It’s hard for good, ethical people to imagine how these meltdowns could possibly happen. many of us face an endless stream of ethical dilemmas at work. We were surprised that 30 leaders in the study recalled a total of 87 “major” ethical dilemmas from their career histories. Wells Fargo. Volkswagen.

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The Case for Corporate Disobedience

Harvard Business Review

Luke Mansfield, the leader of Samsung’s successful European innovation team , did just that; before accepting the job of establishing the new team, he secured full autonomy along with a three-year grace period in which his superiors were not allowed to ask for results. But up-front agreements can only carry you so far.

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Big Pharma's Hidden Business Model and How Your Company Funds It

Harvard Business Review

Since companies test their own products—an obvious conflict of interest—they naturally design clinical trials to maximize evidence that they are beneficial and minimize evidence they are harmful. Safra Center for Ethics , some fellows study how these institutional practices corrupt medical science and clinical practice.

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Ten Essential Tips for Hiring Your Next CEO

Harvard Business Review

Use an evaluation system that links the company’s strategic requirements with the prospects’ individual capacities and performance, with the latter focusing on their integrity and ethics, team building, execution excellence, shareholder return, and personal gravitas—and ability to work in the boardroom.

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Dating the boss, crossing an invisible line?

HR Digest

Everyone will naturally think that the person sleeping with the boss will have the inside scoop on promotions, pay and information, and that undermines trust in leadership, cautions Robert Chestnut, Airbnb’s Chief Ethics Officer. There are also multiple possibilities of potential conflicts of interest that can be hard to resolve.