We live in a world where we re constantly told what s right and we re losing the ability to work it out for ourselves. Then we struggle when confronted by a moral dilemma where rules don t tell us what to do, or where what s legal doesn t feel right. Ethicability helps us to decide what s right and then find the courage to do it. It is based on a clear, concise and robust model which combines insights from 3,000 years of moral philosophy and the latest scientific research into human psychology and behaviour. In just 20 questions, ethicability enables us to understand and resolve a wide range of moral dilemmas in a format which has been tried and tested by groups as diverse as investment bankers, health practitioners, and the security services. Ethicability then helps us to find the courage to do the right thing because we now have the confidence that we have made the best decision we can, having considered everyone and everything involved. Deciding what s right doesn t always mean immediate success or even happiness, because life isn t a playground. Ethicability is about being good, doing right, and leaving the world a better place.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By E. C. Cable
I have read previous editions of "ethicability", and found the decision making tool really useful. I work in a small business, where shared values are important for our creativity and productivity, and I believe for our business sustainability. Using this book in conjunction with each of us taking the Moral DNA test (available online) has helped my team discover and discuss their values, and make decisions about the sorts of projects we want to undertake, and the clients we want to be involved with. It has put business ethics on our agenda, so that it's part of our company's Moral DNA. It's written in a friendly, informed and motivational style, backed up by lots of research and statistics that give you faith in implementing the simple tool suggested for ensuring you are always "doing the right thing".
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Reminding us that our behaviours and the judgements behind them are rooted in timeless Moral Values
17 Feb 2012
What Roger Steare had done so cleverly is to take the main strands of moral philosophy and weave them into a twenty first century tapestry that is relevant, understandable and above all do-able!
This isn't a complex book and the language is kept simple. The illustrations are delightful and there are terric quotes sprinkled through the book. Not only is it fun to read but it has handy chapter summaries and a distinctive style. The key outcome for readers is to see how to use a decision making framework to apply to real life dilemmas. The strapline on the cover says it all. This brilliant little book, only 131 pages long, deserves to be a standard text book both for business and education, as the author has succinctly captured timeless truths about how values and ethics, linked to courage and reason, underpin our thinking. To have created a page-turner with this material is some achievement!
PS I loved the portable wallet card on the inside back cover with a list of the key action points to making better decisions. Very pragmatic!
This isn't a complex book and the language is kept simple. The illustrations are delightful and there are terric quotes sprinkled through the book. Not only is it fun to read but it has handy chapter summaries and a distinctive style. The key outcome for readers is to see how to use a decision making framework to apply to real life dilemmas. The strapline on the cover says it all. This brilliant little book, only 131 pages long, deserves to be a standard text book both for business and education, as the author has succinctly captured timeless truths about how values and ethics, linked to courage and reason, underpin our thinking. To have created a page-turner with this material is some achievement!
PS I loved the portable wallet card on the inside back cover with a list of the key action points to making better decisions. Very pragmatic!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A book for any business leader wanting to be sure they're acting ethically
30 April 2012
By Vahva
There are a number of reasons why this book is not a run of the mill business management book. The first is that Steare's ideas build on ideas from ethicists, philosophers and psychologists from Plato to Eric Berne. The second is that through the Moral DNA test, Steare has gathered a sizeable amount of data on how people actually behave from an ethical point of view in the way they do business and also in their personal lives - so real life data informs his theories. Thirdly, Steare works with major corporations that currently have tremendously challenging issues around the area of ethics - such as BP and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill - and is helping them change their internal culture. These three things give this book a great deal of credibility and make it worth listening to.
The book is illustrated throughout with funny cartoons and inspirational quotations which makes it easy to read and memorable. It's a very practical book but one that is grounded in deep philosophical thought. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to think about how they act and why - especially in the world of business.
This 5th edition has a handy card in the inside cover which contains the key questions that make up Roger Steare's decision making framework.
The book is illustrated throughout with funny cartoons and inspirational quotations which makes it easy to read and memorable. It's a very practical book but one that is grounded in deep philosophical thought. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to think about how they act and why - especially in the world of business.
This 5th edition has a handy card in the inside cover which contains the key questions that make up Roger Steare's decision making framework.
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