Principle #3: Respect Others (Part 1)

Keeping secrets and telling the truth are two basics when it comes to being a good friend and associate, but they’re not always easy to do.

Principle Number 3 – Respect Others (Part 1).mp3

We continue with our exploration of the five fundamental ethical or “life” principles that provide the foundation for doing the right thing. When followed consistently, these principles bring out the best in us and in others. As I’m taking great pains to emphasize, however, the reason to take ethics seriously is simply because it’s the right thing to do. Professional and personal gains are a nice consequence of ethical behavior, but they aren’t the justification. [Read more...]

Is an Unpaid Internship Ethical

Dr. Bruce Weinstein, The Ethics Guy, appeared with Tory Johnson on ABC News to discuss the ethics of unpaid internships at a time when the Federal government is beginning to crack down on the practice of companies hiring students to provide unpaid labor. [Read more...]

Ethical Dilemmas in The Workplace

Bruce Weinstein,”The Ethics Guy”, appears on ABC News with Tory Johnson to answer questions that viewers had posted on Facebook. [Read more...]

Bringing Civility Back to Airline Travel

Dr. Bruce Weinstein, The Ethics Guy, proposed a Bill of Duties for airline passengers when he appeared on the ABC News program Money Matters – June 8, 2010. [Read more...]

Principle #2: Make Things Better

Ethics asks us to use our knowledge and skills to positively affect others. But we also must be judicious in how we use our resources to do so.

Principle No. 2: Make Things Better.mp3 (10 minutes)

“Fredo, you’re nothing to me now. You’re not a brother, you’re not a friend. I don’t want to know you or what you do. I don’t want to see you at the hotels. I don’t want you near my house. When you see our mother, I want to know a day in advance, so I won’t be there. You understand?”

—Michael Corleone, in The Godfather: Part II, after learning that his brother Fredo played a role in an attempt on his life.

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