WHAT’S WHAT’S THE PURPOSE THE PURPOSE
OF OF YOUR BUSINESS?YOUR BUSINESS?
WHAT WHAT SORT OF WITNESS SORT OF WITNESS
AM I AM I PORTRAYING?PORTRAYING?
KEY ISSUESKEY ISSUES
To Make Money or to Serve?To Make Money or to Serve?
Am I Serving Self or Consumers?Am I Serving Self or Consumers?
Am I Serving Self or Employees?Am I Serving Self or Employees?
Ethically or Unethically?Ethically or Unethically?
Does it Make any Difference?Does it Make any Difference?
Integrity, EthicsIntegrity, Ethicsandand
Leadership PrinciplesLeadership Principles
IntegrityIntegrity
Living by the BookLiving by the Book
IntegrityIntegrity
Can we expect anything less?Can we expect anything less?
Ethics:Ethics: Doing the Right ThinkDoing the Right ThinkFor the Right ReasonFor the Right Reason
AndAnd
HopefullyHopefully
In the Right WayIn the Right Way
EthicsEthicsisis
based onbased onRational ThoughtRational Thought
notnotEmotional FeelingsEmotional Feelings
Ethics:Ethics:
•Concerned with Actions •Concerned with Decisions•Concerned with Processes•Concerned with Thoughts
•Concerned with Values
EthicsEthics
•What do you Value?•What do you REALLY VALUE?
•What are you willing to die for?
Leadership Leadership PrinciplesPrinciples
How do you treat your How do you treat your people?people?
KEY ISSUESKEY ISSUES•Select the Right Person for the
job.•Train that person to excel.•Seek ways to enlarge, enhance
and instill vitality in the person.
•Treat that person well.
KEY RULEKEY RULE
• FOLLOW THE GOLDEN RULE !
Treat your people as you would
want to be treated if you were
in their position.
PRINCIPLEPRINCIPLE
YOU TAKE CARE OF YOUR YOU TAKE CARE OF YOUR PEOPLE AND THEY WILL TAKE PEOPLE AND THEY WILL TAKE
CARE OF THE JOB.CARE OF THE JOB.
PRINCIPLEPRINCIPLE
LOOK OUT FOR THE LOOK OUT FOR THE WELFARE OF YOUR WELFARE OF YOUR
PEOPLEPEOPLE
PRINCIPLEPRINCIPLE
KEEP YOUR PEOPLE KEEP YOUR PEOPLE INFORMEDINFORMED
TRAIN YOUR PEOPLE AS TRAIN YOUR PEOPLE AS A TEAMA TEAM
PRINCIPLEPRINCIPLE
PRINCIPLEPRINCIPLE
USE YOUR PEOPLE USE YOUR PEOPLE WISELYWISELY
PRINCIPLEPRINCIPLE
SET THE EXAMPLESET THE EXAMPLE
PRINCIPLEPRINCIPLE
REMEMBER:REMEMBER:
YOU SERVE THEM !YOU SERVE THEM !
Ethics: Ethics: Doing the Right ThingDoing the Right ThingFor the Right ReasonFor the Right Reason
AndAnd
HopefullyHopefully
In the Right WayIn the Right Way
EthicsEthicsisis
based onbased onRational ThoughtRational Thought
ΕΘΟΣΕΘΟΣ(Greek Word)(Greek Word)
MoralsMoralsis is
based onbased onEmotional ResponseEmotional Response
MORÉMORÉ(Latin Word)(Latin Word)
Ethics:Ethics:
•Concerned with Actions •Concerned with Decisions•Concerned with Processes•Concerned with Thoughts
•Concerned with Values
EthicsEthics
•What do you Value?•What do you REALLY VALUE?•What are you willing to die for?
– CRITICAL ISSUE !!!
ETHICSETHICS My Values
FourForceModel
Org
Values
Societal
Values
The Task
ETHICAL TESTSETHICAL TESTS
• Make Common Sense• Show Me in Best Light• Willing to Ventilate• Make Public / Share Rationale
• Make Me Sick
Biblical Decision Biblical Decision MakingMaking
• Acknowledge your methods may fail.• Acknowledge need of Christ’s power.• Pray for God’s direction. • Strive for Christ’s pre-eminence. • Identify biblical principles to follow.• Check for Commandments to obey.
Biblical Decision MakingBiblical Decision Making
• Seek counsel of godly men.• Look for indications of God’s will.• Don’t do it if conscience is bothered.• Don’t base decision on other’s
experience.• REMEMBER: GOD may over-rule
even when you have sought Him and obey His Word.
BUSINESS ETHICSBUSINESS ETHICS
IS IS NOTNOT AN AN
OXYMORONOXYMORON
Business EthicsBusiness Ethicsisis
Doing the Doing the Right Right Thing,Thing,for the for the Right Right Reason,Reason,
andandHopefully in the Hopefully in the Right Right
Way.Way.
Business EthicsBusiness Ethicsisis
Doing ThingsDoing Things
God’s WayGod’s Way&&
For His Glory !!!For His Glory !!!
AND…
NEVER FORGET. . .
PEOPLE ARE YOUR PEOPLE ARE YOUR
MOST IMPORTANT MOST IMPORTANT
ASSETASSETEEmploy them wisely.mploy them wisely.