Ethikos Editor’s Weekly Picks: Leaders Beware of the Moral Spiral!

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Leaders Beware of the Moral Spiral!

Frank Bucaro on LinkedIn:
The moral spiral is simply the reality that no one makes a decision in total isolation of that decision not affecting other people. In order words, one issue leads to another, leads to another, etc. in a virtual spiral effect. Read more

Upbeat Music Can Make Employees More Cooperative

Kevin Kniffin for Harvard Business Review:
Research has shown that music in retail settings can add value to the shopping experience: It can improve the moods of customers, increase engagement, and increase the chances of a purchase. Less studied is how music can affect employees.
In two experiments that I conducted with my colleagues Jubo Yan, Brian Wansink, and Bill Schulze (our paper is forthcoming in the Journal of Organizational Behavior), we discovered that participants were more cooperative (and less self-interested) in a group setting when they were listening to happy music.Read more

Resolve Your Toughest Work Problems with 5 Questions

Joseph Badaracco and Michael Blanding for Working Knowledge from Harvard Business School:
“Everybody faces these kinds of problems, where you are really not sure how to get a handle on them,” says Badaracco. “You have to make a decision, and the decision matters. Often, when you’re dealing with gray areas, you may not have all of the facts you need, or you may be unsure of how to frame the problem, or the people you work with may disagree.” Read more

What’s the Business Case for Digital Ethics?

Frank Buytendijk for BizEdge:
“Ethics are an interesting discussion to have sitting at the fire place, but in the end we have a business to run, and need to make money”.
It seems hard to make the business case for good behaviour. The die hard amoral capitalist would even see it the other way around. It pays to not mind the rules too much. Think of most of the digital leaders today. Read more

Why Your Hiring Process Keeps Missing Candidates’ Character Flaws

David Mayer for Fast Company:
When companies screen job applicants, they aren’t just looking for someone with the skills for the role. They’re also looking for an upstanding person—someone who can be trusted and relied upon. But businesses aren’t much better than ordinary people at judging character, something most people tend to think they excel at, even when they don’t. Read more

 

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