Transcript Ethics Part II - NEAL TRAUTMAN INC

Ethics Part II
Why Good People do Bad
Things
OBJECTIVES
To understand the motivations that can
destroy careers;
To recognize the influences, environmental
indicators, and warning signals of destructive
motivation;
The know the ethical implications of
destructive motivation
Ethics: Three Universal Truths
1. There are bad people in the world.
2. We are human.
Fallible
 Have biases—to be like ourselves
 Have biases—against others
 Motivated by human drives and needs
 Ignorance
 Effected by interpersonal communication
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● Hostility / Anger
● Confusion
● Sexual words
● Sexual signals
● Ego / self doubt
● And on, and on, and on…
3. You can’t change #1 and #2*
Four Common Motivations that
Destroy Careers
GREED
ANGER
LUST
PEER PRESSURE
GREED
What is it???
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Related to Human desire…
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To possess more than one’s share.
To knowingly have more than what is needed or
deserved.
To knowingly accumulate what others don’t or
can’t have.
GREED
What Influences Greed???
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Up bringing / Child development
Individual human nature
 Jealousy
 Temptation
 Laziness / unwillingness to excel
 Weak character / moral ambivalence
 Religious foundation / Adherence to faith
 Shortsightedness
 materialism
GREED
What Influences Greed???
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Prevailing ethical culture
Peer pressure
Supervisory effectiveness
Means
Opportunity
GREED
What happens when we allow GREED to
take over?
C.E.D.R.I.C.© takes over!
Career Ending Decisions Resulting in Chaos©
-Sgt. Willie Murphy
GREED
C.E.D.R.I.C. changes everything:
Career
Your next career
Your family
Your mortgage
Your car payment
Your kids education
Your reputation
Your view of your commitment to faith
Your reputation
Your TOMBSTONE
GREED
Warning Signals
Overt jealousy / Envy regarding material
goods
 Hatred toward those who have more
 Bragging about material possession
 Denigrating the possessions of hard / long /
specialized workers
 Noticeable change in personality related to
material goods and possessions
 “Pushing” for gratuities / discounts
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GREED
ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS OF
DESTRUCTIVE MOTIVATION
Ethical Duties:
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Save yourself
Save Others
Act!
Easiest when the act required is small
We are all human and we have to be willing to step in
when weakness is noted.
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Will You help a fellow officer that is fighting with a stronger
person when attempting to effect an arrest?
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WHAT IF THAT STRONGER PERSON IS CEDRIC?