Some people like to "put things over" on people. Some people think that everything is "fair" in business . . . as long as you don't get caught. Many people feel that they need to get even, no matter what the costs. The problem is that everything we do affects us. We become what we do. If we cheat people, we become a cheater . . . a thief . . . someone who is unworthy. As the world becomes smaller, we affect more and more people. Each of us, especially in business, needs to take a stand and become the best person we can. By having ethics and integrity we influence others and encourage them to behave in a similar manner. And when we live life like we do have ethics and integrity, we become that person.
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Practice ethics in all circumstances
Target Audience: Managers, supervisors, and employees at all levels
Length: 24 minutes
Support Materials:
Facilitators Guide
Participants Workbook
Pricing: Sale: $695.00, Rental: $250.00 (5-Day )
You may rent Ethics in Action: The Six Pillars of Character on VHS for $250.00.
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Ethics and Economics: Willard Gaylin
Government agencies and professionals who deal with damage claims are literally trying to determine the dollars-and-cents worth of human life. How do we decide what is an efficient annual cost for a nursing home? Or the cost for a new liver? And who is going to pay? Dr. Willard Gaylin is a practicing psychiatrist and president of the Hastings Center, an institute devoted to studying the relationships between biology and ethics. In this program with Bill Moyers, Gaylin explores the growing conflict between the survival of communities and the survival of the individual. (30 minutes, color)
Item: PDDC-BVL4953
Format: DVD
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Copyright date: 1988
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Ethics in Corporate America: A Crisis of Credibility
This NewsHour program scrutinizes the state of business ethics in an America riddled with financial fraud. In segment one, correspondent Paul Solman and Columbia Business School’s Barbara Toffler cite Arthur Andersen and Stew Leonard, Sr., as examples of ethics gone awry. Segment two gathers the opinions of veteran business journalists Adam Smith, Carol Loomis, Allan Sloan, Jim Grant, and Andrew Tobias on the practices of Enron, Tyco, Morgan Stanley, and Merrill Lynch. And, after summarizing the evolution of compensation models in the stock analysis industry, segment three examines the conflicts of interest that have led investment stock analysts astray.
(36 minutes, color)
Item: PDDC-BVL31489
Format: DVD
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Ethics in the Marketplace: A Business Challenge
In this classic program, host Ted Holmes profiles organizations, companies, and colleges that are working hard to help preserve the environment, provide equal opportunities for employees, stimulate small businesses, create low-income housing, and promote ethical domestic and overseas investments. Featured guests include representatives of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, the Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility, and the California Institute of Integral Studies. Produced by CBS NEWS.
(27 minutes, color)
Item: PDDC-BVL29922
Format: DVD
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Copyright date: 1994
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Ethics in the Workplace: Joanne Ciulla
A Senior Fellow at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Joanne Ciulla teaches career-minded students to think critically about the role of ethics in management. She brings a background in philosophy to her classroom, where future CEOs study ethics and management in business. In this program with Bill Moyers, Ciulla discusses the role of ethics in the world of business and the meaning of work in our culture. Ciulla notes that people’s lives are often dominated by their work, sacrificing their families in the process. "Is that the kind of sacrifice you want people to make?" she asks.
(30 minutes, color)
Item: PDDC-BVL4983
Format: DVD
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Copyright date: 1990
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Honesty Tests: Are They Fair?
In Canada, retailers lose more than a million dollars every day to employee theft. Enter the pre-employment honesty test. Using a case study of a woman denied employment on the basis of an honesty test as a springboard for discussion, this program provides an overview of this controversial screening device. Issues of question validity, test discrimination, and the proper use of psychometric testing are addressed, and an interview with William Harris, executive director of the Association of Test Publishers, is featured. Sample questions are provided. (17 minutes, color)
Item: PDDC-BVL29849
Format: DVD
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Media Ethics
Is a political candidate’s past personal life fodder for the front page? If a child commits murder, should the offender’s name be released? If a CD by a top recording artist has strongly antisocial lyrics, should the record label consider its impact on kids? In this program, news professionals and executives from NBC, CBS, Capitol-EMI Records, and Mercury Records speak out about the ethical dilemmas their industries face. The program also examines the case of Janet Cooke, who wrote a Pulitzer Prize-winning story about an 8-year-old heroin addict in 1981. The message was heartfelt, but fact-checking later proved her story to be closer to fiction than fact. In addition, the need for honesty and fairness, the subtle pressure of commercial interests, and the lure of sensationalism are discussed in this frank investigation of the pressures and circumstances that make up the context of media ethics. (28 minutes, color)
Part of the Series Media Power
Item: PDDC-BVL8523
Format: DVD
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Copyright date: 1997
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Multimedia Personal Development: Goals, Self-Esteem, and Decisions
Setting goals, improving self-esteem, and making decisions are the themes of this personal development multimedia CD-ROM. Utilizing videos, colorful graphics, and an interactive format, users learn about each of these important personal development issues and how each affects the other.
In the Goals section, users learn the difference between short- and long-term goals, different kinds of goals, the steps to achieve their goals, and resources they can use in achieving their goals. Additionally, they learn how to prioritize their goals and how to set realistic goals.
The Self-Esteem section describes what self esteem is and the effects of having a poor self image. Users learn why their self-esteem is important to their happiness, steps to improving their self-esteem (writing affirmations, thinking positively, setting goals, etc.), and how to steer clear of low self-esteem traps.
With this program users learn a six-step process for making effective decisions. They learn about influences on their decisions, important factors to consider when making decisions, how to gather information, and the importance of evaluating decisions after they have been made.
One Macintosh/Windows CD-ROM. © 1999.
Item: PDDC-BVL8422
Format: CD-ROM
List Price: $198.95
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Succeeding on the Job
Is the hard part over once you get a job? No, the hard part has just begun. This program shows you not only how to survive on the job, but how to get ahead! Attitude, timeliness, dress, ethics, grooming, teamwork, conflict resolution, and getting along with co-workers are among the topics discussed in this segment. Interviews with employers are interspersed with common-sense narration to give solid advice to the newly hired employee.
One 17-minute video. © 2007.
Part of the Series Complete Job Search System
Item: PDDC-BVL7999
Format: DVD
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Theirs Is Not To Reason Why: The Story Of Lt. Wm. Sowden Sims
Based on a true story this is a historic, case study video. Applying to sales and non-sales persons, it deals with motivation, speaking up when you know you're right, tenacity, change, problem solving, and selling a concept.
In 1899 a very minor officer in the naval service, Lt. William Sowden Sims, has run the calculations and he's astounded. Because of the roll of the seas, the United States Navy gunnery during the successful Spanish-American war scored only 121 hits out of 9000 shots fired. Lt. Sims has found an admiral in the British navy who has instituted "continuous aim" gunfire that has improved his own hit ratio as much as 3000% AND the British navy is willing to share the information. Lt. Sims just knows that this information will be welcome news to his superiors and the War Department. After writing dozens and dozens of letters and confrontations about the horrid gunnery of the United State Navy Lt. Sims gets his reward: Court Martial. AND he's surprised.
Problem pointing out and solving and then sharing the news is called "whistle blowing." Not everyone wants to hear bad news or even recognize bad news, but sometimes you have to listen, acknowledge, accept, and then do something about it.
Somehow we have to learn to sell our ideas without insulting others and pointing the finger. This video is a great discussion starter to do that.
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Length: 12 minutes
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Truth and Consequences: Is America Going Downhill?
What has become of the classic American virtues of good manners and honesty? Are they dead, dying, or simply in hiding? This provocative two-part series argues that changes in the American character have promoted a pervasive attitude of "me first" and "anything goes." 2-part series, 29 minutes each.
The Series Includes:
America the Rude
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
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America the Rude
As common courtesy becomes less common and good taste is all but a contradiction of terms, Americans continue to push the envelope of socially acceptable behavior. Does the Golden Rule still apply, or are people too busy to care about the feelings of others? This program probes the apparent erosion of decorum in the United States, which has had a profound impact on respect for authority, trust for one another, and willingness to give a helping hand. Experts include Professor Stephen Carter, of Yale University; psychologist Arnold Nerenberg, author of Overcoming Road Rage; and Pier Forni, of Johns Hopkins University’s Civility Project. (29 minutes, color)
Part of the Series Truth and Consequences: Is America Going Downhill?
Item: PDDC-BVL9246
Format: DVD
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Copyright date: 1999
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Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
This program takes a penetrating look at what is happening to American culture as honesty comes to be measured less by truthfulness and more by the reasons for lying and the degree of deception involved. What is to become of a society in which professional ethicists are required to help companies recapture a culture of integrity, a role previously reserved for religion? Experts include Laura Nash, Director of the Institute for Values-Centered Leadership; L. Gregory Jones, Dean of the Duke Divinity School; and Professor Jeffrey Abramson, author of We the Jury. (29 minutes, color)
Part of the Series Truth and Consequences: Is America Going Downhill?
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Winning, Greed, and Self-Interest: Michael Josephson
Fatherhood changed everything for Michael Josephson. He taught law school for 20 years in Los Angeles and ran a successful business, but as he watched his son grow up, he began to think less about the letter of the law and more about the spirit of it. He then moved on to found the Josephson Institute for the Advancement of Ethics. In this program with Bill Moyers, Josephson discusses the lack of ethical standards in our society and the philosophy of winning, greed, and self-interest. Acting ethically, he says, is easier said than done, but it’s the only way to make a world fit for our children. (30 minutes, color)
Item: PDDC-BVL4957
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Copyright date: 1988
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The globalization of commerce has added new shades of gray to the complex subject of business ethics. In this program, Frank Daly, corporate ethics officer at Northrop Grumman; Thomas White, director of the Center for Ethics and Business at Loyola Marymount University; and David Vogel, of the Haas School of Business, analyze the challenges to making ethical choices in the Information Age. Issues raised include the need for multinationals to agree on a set of core international business values, the impact of ever-shrinking time frames on the decision-making process, and the necessity of secure data transmission.
Is today’s corporate culture, characterized by exorbitant CEO salaries, downsizing, and benefit reductions, alienating employers from employees? What moral obligations do companies have to the people who work for them, and to the communities they serve? In this program, a group of business experts examine these issues, and discuss how companies can do "the right thing" and still improve their bottom lines. Experts include the president and CEO of a large corporation, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and a former executive committee member of Johnson & Johnson.
In today’s high-tech, multimedia business environment, ads must be slick, sensational, and sophisticated if they hope to stand out from the competition. This program examines how truth in advertising has gotten lost in this competitive frenzy, and how consumers can learn to separate fact from fiction in the confusing barrage of hype and half-truths. Two advertising executives discuss how companies develop ads, and how consumer audiences are targeted. (29 minutes, color)
In the post-Enron and -WorldCom era, the spotlight of scrutiny is shining ever more sharply on corporations and their chief executives. In this program, Robert Nardelli, chairman, president, and CEO of The Home Depot, and Michael Eskew, chairman and CEO of United Parcel Service, discuss the white-hot issues of corporate governance and ethics as well as the special challenges they face as newcomers to the top job. What are they doing to expand their customer bases in the face of fierce competition? And how are they training the new leaders who will help them take their companies—tops in their respective industries—into the future? (57 minutes, color)
If terrorism and scandal have undermined the strength and credibility of American business, so too have they stimulated a new determination to improve the way business is done. In this program, two of the New York region’s top executives—Charles Lee, chairman and co-CEO of Verizon Communications, and Arthur Ryan, chairman, CEO, and president of Prudential Financial—reflect on corporate America after September 11th, business ethics in a post-Enron world, and industry regulatory issues. (58 minutes, color)
This video explains in detail the six core values comprising the essence of ethical judgement: