STRENGTHENING YOUR INTEGRITY IN A GREEDY WORLD
 (Click above for a larger image)  "Please read The Ethics Challenge.
Please act on it. Your professional and family life alike
literally depend on it. Bravo!"-Tom
Peters, "uber-guru of management" (Economist)
 "When you read The Ethics Challenge,
you'll see that ethics is alive and well in america.
Bob and
Mick have written an important book for today's leaders."
-Ken
Blanchard,
coauthor of The One Minute Manager  "Clearly articulates what's gone wrong and what
we need to do to get back on the right ethics track."-Robert A. Eckert,
Chairman/CEO, Mattel, Inc.
 "This book will enrich the lives of its readers
and transform everyone around them."-George
Deukmejian,
35th governor of California  "Brings virtue to life with stories and parables
that should be read by everyone."-Philip K.
Howard, author of Life
Without Lawyers & The Death of Common Sense
 "The Ethics Challenge
will help leaders strengthen their core ethical behavior and
develop personally and professionally."-Dr. Charles B. Reed,
Chancellor, California State University System
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LOOK INSIDE THE BOOK
(just click on a link below to view the first page from each section/chapter) Table of Contents Acknowledgements
Closing The Integrity Gap Part 1: Got Ethics? 1. The Ethics
Challenge:
Why is it that so many of the nicest people aren’t as ethical
as
they think they are?
2. Obey Your Unenforceables: What rules of ethical behavior do you have, and how can you put them into practice? 3. Cheaters Never Win: Why do people think they can win by cheating, and why can’t they? Part 2: Strengthening Your Integrity in a Greedy World 4. Six Actions for
Meeting the Ethics Challenge:
How to strengthen your ethical behavior and grow as an ethical
individual and leader
Part 3: Ethics at Work 5. Ethics for
Bosses:
How should bosses balance their own needs against those of their people
and their organization?
6. Telling Truth to Power: How should one handle unwise or hurtful behavior by the boss or a friend? 7. Impartiality: How impartial can we really be, and what to do about it? 8. Giving and Receiving: What are the ethical issues around exchanging gifts with people who are neither friends nor family? 9. How Would it Look in the Paper?: What is the relationship between appearances and ethics? 10. Breaking Rules: When is it ethical to break rules? 11. What’s Fair?: Should organizations treat people all the same, or should they try to meet the special needs of each person? 12. Lies, White Lies, and Shiny Shoes: When are we being deceptive, and when is it OK? Part 4: Ethics Around Us 13. Ethics in Politics: Do we
put ethics aside when we think about politics? 14. How You Play
the Game:
Is winning or losing more important than how you play the
game?
15. Other People’s Money: When is it legitimate to gain benefits from other people’s property? 16. Ethics and the Media: How does an ethical person deal with sometimes unethical media, and what is his obligation to be informed? 17. Ethics and the Clergy: What should we do when our religious leaders preach the inferiority of others? Appendix: The Three Theories of Ethics Index About the Authors Notes |