How do you lead the launch of a product you know will be extremely controversial? What should you do if a single parent on your staff is falling behind in his or her work? How should you respond if you are offered an opportunity at work solely because of your race or gender? This is a book about work choices and life choices, and the critical points, or defining moments, at which the two become one. A refreshing antidote to traditional feel-good, inspirational business ethics, it examines the right-versus-right conflicts that every business manager faces and presents an unorthodox yet practical way for you to think about and resolve them. When making hard professional decisions, managers often use personal values as a touchstone. Badaracco asserts, however, that resolving such dilemmas is not as simple as the "do the right thing" school of ethics would have you believe. Defining Moments reveals an alternative approach that will help you tackle the more complex and troubling question of what to do when doing the right thing requires doing something else wrong, or leaving another right thing undone. Drawing on philosophy, literature, and three case studies that reveal the increasing complexity today's managers face as their careers advance, Defining Moments provides tangible examples, actionable steps, and a flexible framework that you can use to make the choices that will shape not only your career, but your character. Compelling and absent of ethical jargon, this book gets to the core of what makes being a manager so difficult. For new and seasoned managers alike, Defining Moments explores what it means, and whether it's even possible, to be a successful manager and simultaneously a thoughtful, responsible human being.
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"A must read for managers faced with ethical dilemmas at work. The book discusses and brings together different philosphies and overall creates a great reference tool to examine the "Right vs. Right" situations." — Baljinder (4 out of 5 stars)
"A must read for managers faced with ethical dilemmas at work. The book discusses and brings together different philosphies and overall creates a great reference tool to examine the "Right vs. Right" situations."
“This solid, penetrating work, obviously deeply felt by the author, is likely to be well received by boomer managers.”
" Great book! It distills 2500 years of philosophy on ethics down to a practical discussion of the questions to ask when faced with moral dilemmas at work. "
" This book was required reading for an ethics class. I found the examples of ethical dilemmas very applicable to dilemmas we all face. "
" I liked this approach to business ethics a lot more than the accounting ethics book I read. "
" This was an okay book on when managers must make tough choices. It covers issues where it isn't right vs. wrong, but right vs. right and how to make the best decision. "
" Very interesting discusion of business ethics. Many archane references to ancient and modern philosophers and some good case studies. "
" A look at ways to examine right vs. right decisions. I felt it was a little heavy on philosophy but it does make you think. "
" School/Phlisophy read... "
" A good, quick read not only for those in the business world, but as a reminder of how to live your life. "
" I read this book for class and thought it was interesting to see the various ethical conflicts that managers can get into and what tools they can use to help find their way out. "
Joseph L. Badaracco is the John Shad Professor of Business Ethics at Harvard Business School. He has served as chair of the MBA Program, taught in executive programs in many countries, and has spoken to a wide variety of organizations on issues of leadership, values, and ethics. Badaracco has written several books on leadership, decision making, and responsibility, including Defining Moments, Questions of Character, and the New York Times bestseller Leading Quietly.
Lloyd James (a.k.a. Sean Pratt) has been narrating since 1996 and has recorded over six hundred audiobooks. He is a seven-time winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award and has twice been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award. His critically acclaimed performances include Elvis in the Morning by William F. Buckley Jr. and Searching for Bobby Fischer by Fred Waitzkin, among others.
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