Obedience to the Unenforceable

Can you articulate a personal code of ethics? Our management consulting as sociations and firms have their ethical codes. Many of their members commit to them annually by quickly signing a statement agreeing to abide by their code’s provisions. I have done this myself, recognizing that this was the same code I had agreed to for several years running and so just appending my signature. There was no need to read it; if it was valid when I joined, it must be valid still.

It’s not so much WHAT as HOW

Corporate titans facing serious jail time; ex-WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers leading the way to experience life behind bars; sobering laws, such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, making ethics and values increasingly important components in every organization . . . .