Golden Oldies: 7 on Ethics
by Miki Saxon
Poking through 11+ years of posts I find information that’s as useful now as when it was written.
Golden Oldies is a collection of the most relevant and timeless posts during that time.
Before the bubble burst in 2008 I was writing a blog called Leadership Turn for b5 Media. The comments left led to a four post series. The Siemens bribery scandal brought me back to the subject in 2008 and I returned to the subject in 2009. It’s fluidity and changing definitions have always fascinated me (you can find more recent posts by using “ethics” as your search term).
Unlike those who see ethics as black and white, I’ve always seen them as shifting and changing with society. My favorite example of that change is murder. Every society condemns murder, but labeling a killing as such depends who died — no slave was ever murdered by their owner.
Finally, it’s good to keep in mind that legal doesn’t mean ethical and ethical isn’t synonymous with moral.
Read other Golden Oldies here.
Ethics and Corporate Leadership August 27th, 2007
Are Ethical Values Set or Fluid? August 29th, 2007
So You Think You’re Ethical… September 11th, 2007
The Quandary of Ethics September 14th, 2007
Legal Isn’t Always Ethical May 29th, 2008
The Changing Face Of Right And Wrong April 3rd, 2009
More Ethical? Not That Simple April 10th, 2009
Image credit: BK
