Ethics for the real world: a code of conduct


	Ethics for the real world: a code of conduct

mbrandewinder

6-20-2008 6:38 PM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/d43130d4-41f4-4d53-9697-072c8686cfc4/DA7C681F-8145-4662-8469-A55856FEBD55/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://ethicsfortherealworld.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/18/lessons-learned-from-an-ethics-writer/" href="http://ethicsfortherealworld.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/18/lessons-learned-from-an-ethics-writer/" style="font-size: 11px;">ethicsfortherealworld.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://ethicsfortherealworld.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/18/lessons-learned-from-an-ethics-writer/">Profit never outweighs wrong.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://ethicsfortherealworld.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/18/lessons-learned-from-an-ethics-writer/">The solution to a tricky ethical dilemma is often to just say “no.”</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://ethicsfortherealworld.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/18/lessons-learned-from-an-ethics-writer/">The best way to deal with a bad idea is to come up with a better one.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://ethicsfortherealworld.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/18/lessons-learned-from-an-ethics-writer/">If your gut tells you something is wrong, it probably is. Listen to your instincts.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://ethicsfortherealworld.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/18/lessons-learned-from-an-ethics-writer/">There are some work environments that you can’t fix, so dust off your resume.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://ethicsfortherealworld.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/18/lessons-learned-from-an-ethics-writer/">You can’t blame anyone else if you get caught up in ethically questionable behavior. 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