Ethics In The Workplace
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Ethics In The Workplace
Worldcom, Tyco, and Enron are a few examples of companies whose powerful leaders have committed crimes that make us ask: Are there any ethics in our work world? Together Bernard Ebbers (Worldcom), Dennis Kozlowski (Tyco), and Andrew Fastow and Jeff Skilling (Enron) still face 65 years in prison for charges including fraud, grand larceny, and conspiracy. Enrons in-house accountant Sherron Watkins shows us, however, that ethical leadership can come from any level in an organization but it is often met with powerful and sophisticated opposition. Helen Drinan now leads Simmons College after 30 years in human resources, during which time she was Executive Vice President of Human Resources at BankBoston, President of the Society for Human Resources Management, and Chief Human Resources Officer at Caritas Christi Health Care, where she experienced her own ethical leadership challenge involving Caritas Christis owner, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. She will use her experience to explore how individuals contend with high-stakes ethical challenges.
YouTube | December 15, 2008
