The National Blues Museum puts history and ethics on display for visitors and behind the scenes. Jacqueline K. Dace, the museum’s director of internal affairs, talks about how ethics comes into play when dealing with donors and funding, as well as the proper interpretation of the storylines told throughout the museum. This video originally appeared…
In every workplace, there are three basic kinds of people: givers, takers and matchers. Organizational psychologist Adam Grant breaks down these personalities and offers simple strategies to promote a culture of generosity and keep self-serving employees from taking more than their share. By: Adam Grant This video is shared under a Creative Commons license (BY-NC-ND…
Moral intent is the desire to act ethically when facing a decision and overcome the rationalization to not be ethical “this time.”
Moral decision making is the ability to produce a reasonable and defensible answer to an ethical question.
Moral awareness is the first step along the pathway to consistent ethical behavior. It begins with an individual’s ability to detect a moral principle in danger or notice the violation of an ethical principle. Individuals who have strong moral awareness appreciate the ethical aspects of a decision that one must make.
Are you using your own judgment? Are you sure? Conformity bias refers to our tendency to take cues for proper behavior in most contexts from the actions of others rather than exercise our own independent judgment. This video shows how conformity bias works, and how to maintain independence in the face of the pressure to…
These two videos explain moral muteness and moral myopia. These are biases that occur in organizations that prevent us from behaving ethically as a group. Moral muteness is when we communicate in ways that obscure our moral beliefs and commitments, or don’t voice moral sentiments at all. Moral myopia is a distortion of moral vision…
Everyone has biases, whether they consciously know it or not. Implicit bias exists when people unconsciously hold attitudes toward others or associate stereotypes with them. Implicit bias is an active area of research, and you can test your own biases after watching this video.
Psychological research provides guidance as to how leaders can create a workplace culture that encourages ethical behavior by employees.