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What to do when facing an ethical dilemma

What to do when facing an ethical dilemma

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What to do when facing an ethical dilemma

- You're a manager and you're trucking along doing a great job. Your employees are loving you, your superiors are proud, and you feel like if there was a race for MVP, you'd win without question. Then, out of nowhere, you encounter an employee under your supervision that you think may be violating the ethics of the business. What do you do? (groans) Scary stuff, right? In this video, we're going to discuss the mechanics of ethical decision making, because, as a manager, you're going to inevitably encounter this fight and you want to make sure you're on the right side of it for you and for them. Now, before we discuss how to deal with an ethics issue, let's address what the heck business ethics is in the first place. Business ethics is the set of moral and ethical behavior standards each officer or employee must follow, outlined by a company regarding business activity and the distribution of goods and services in the marketplace. Now, you may be thinking, okay, Jonet, simple enough…

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