A QUESTION OF ETHICS

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Original Author: SUNIL KUMAR

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ALWAYS COMMUNICATE YOUR DECISION TO THOSE WHO ARE GOING TO BE AFFECTED BY IT
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EMPLOYEES AND THE BOSS ENCOUNTER ETHICAL DECISIONS AT THE WORKPLACE EVERYDAY . THE MANAGER MAY AHVE TO DECIDE HOW TO MAKE BEST USE OF THE POWER HE POSSESSES WHILE A PEON MAY HAVE TO DECIDE WHEATHER HE CAN NICK A QUICK EXTRA BREAK.
WHEN FACED WITH SUCH A SITUATION ,HOW DOES ONE CONSIDER ETHICS AND TAKE AN EFFECTIVE DECISION AT THE SAME TIME ?
HERE IS A ROUGH GUIDE ..... DIFFERENT PEOPLE VIEW THE SAME SITUATION DIFFERENTLY. CONSIDER A HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE . VARUN IS THE CEO OF THE LARGE MULTINATONAL COMPANY . IN HIS COMAPNY , THERE ARE SOME WHO ARGUETHAT HIS HIGH SALARYIS IN LINE WITH HIS JOB BECAUSE HE CONTRIBUTES MORE TO THE OVERALL WEALTH AND HEALTH AND SHOULD ,THEREFORE,BE SUITABLY REWARDED
THERE ARE OTHERS WHO THINKS THAT HIS HIGH SALARY IS UNFAIR AND A COMPLETE ABUSE OF POWER .IT IS THE FOOT SOLIDERSTHAT DO THE WORK AND AVRUN GEAT THE CREDIT .SO WHY SHOULDHE BE PAID MORE ANY WAY .
BEING ETHICAL DOES NOT MEAN FOLLOWING THE LETTER OF THE LAW .JUST BECAUSE SOMETHING IS POSSIBLE DOES NOT MEAN IT IS ETHICAL .SOMETIME SUBTLETIESOF THE ISSUE ARE ABOVE AND BEYOND THE OUR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE .SO DO LISTEN YOUR CONSCIENCE .
IF YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE TAKING A DECISION EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY BE ABLE TO RATIONALIZE IT,TALK TP OTHERS ABOUT IT AND USE THEIR COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE TO COME TO A MORE INFORMED DECISION .
THINKS ABOUT THINGS LIKE
WHO ARE THE PEOPLE GOING TO BE AFFECTED BY YOUR DECISION ,WHAT ARE THEIR OPNIONS ABOUT THE SAME ? YOU COULD THEN BASE YOUR ACTION ON EVERYONE ,S EVERYONE REACTIONS. OR YOU COULD TAKE DECISION THAT TREATS PEOPLE FAIRLY .OR TAKE ACTION THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE QUALITYOF LIFE OF THE AFFECTED PEOPLE.
AND ONCE YOU HAVE THOUGHT THINGS TROUGH ,DON''T WASTE TIME IN IMPLEMENTATION.

Published: July 18, 2007

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