I make decisions every day

Yes, but are they good?

What does a “good” decision entail?•Head

•Heart/gut

•Critical thinking/moral imagination

Aristotle’s Means of Persuasion

Logos

Pathos Ethos

Values

How (Un)ethical are you?

Implicit biases

Bounded Ethicality

Systematic constraints on our morality that favor our own self-interest

Your unfairness v. my unfairness•Resource distribution

Why we sometimes make not so great decisions.

Theories about Other People

Ethnocentrism

Stereotypes

Theories about the World

Cascade of consequences

-“You can never do just one thing.”

Judgment of risk

-Risk trade-offs and framing

Theories about Ourselves

Illusion of superiority•Favorability•Optimism•Control

Self-serving fairness biases

Overconfidence

Where would you place an X?

Compared to the other employees in my organization, I am …

the least an average the most

ethical employee employee ethical employee

While you might accept the fact that most people have inflated perceptions of their own ethicality, in all likelihood you remain skeptical

that this applies to you.

“Only the wisest and stupidest of [people] never change.” -Confucius

What is moral muteness?

 

Moral Immoral/Amoral

Moral

Amoral ??

(Bird & Waters, 1988)

BEHAVIORBEHAVIOR

SPEECSPEECHH

Moral Muteness

Moral Muteness: Causes

Threat to:•Harmony

•Efficiency

•Image of power and effectiveness

Moral Muteness: Consequences

Moral amnesia Narrowed conception of morality Moral stress Neglect of abuses Decreased authority of moral standards

T. L. Ceranic

Change Intervention

Open (yet structured) discussions Be patient Learn how to speak (write) ethics

“It is impossible to foster greater moral responsibility by business people and organizations without also facilitating more open and direct conversation about these issues by managers.”

Who comes to mind when you think of really successful companies?

Moral Imagination

Concerns over a lack of imagination in business have little to do with the overall

quantity of imagination and much more to do with the quality of imagination being exercised

regularly in the workplace.

What does moral imagination do?

Combats organization factors that corrupt judgment

Fosters creativity Offers new solutions Enters EACH stage of moral decision making

Rest: 4 stage model of EDM

Moral awareness

moral judgment

moral intent

moral behavior

Is this an ethical issue?

Ties to EDM stages

How to encourage moral imagination?

What kind of organizational context is necessary?

How could leaders encourage this type of thinking?