The Power of Ethical Management | List Price: $20.00
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Binding: Hardcover
Release Date: 1988-02-11
the Power of Ethical Management [Posted on 2005-09-25]
An easy read with great wisdom. Every individual should read this book, even the nominal employee as it has insight regarding moral decision-making in and out of the workplace.
Excellent book [Posted on 2006-03-13]
This book will be used as a resource in our leadership library. Excellent, short, to the point leadership book.
Great, Quick, & Meaningful [Posted on 2007-06-11]
This review covers The Power of Ethical Management, by Kenneth Blanchard (author of The One Minute Manager) and Norman Vincent Peale (author of The Power of Positive Thinking). The book is written in the form of a parable regarding a manager who must decide if he should hire a competitor's employee, knowing that the competitor's employee has offered to bring a disc containing secrets from the competitor. The protagonist in this book must grapple with the need to succeed - especially with the pressure from his boss - versus the need to conduct himself in an ethical manner. The authors suggest that an individual follow three pronged "Ethics Check" questions to determine whether or not one' conduct is ethical: 1) Is it legal? 2) Is it balanced? 3) How will it make me feel about myself. The third prong of the question is also known as the person in the mirror test. Can you look yourself in the eyes in the mirror and be proud of your actions and your decisions? If so, this means that you have acted in an ethical fashion. The other method to assure that you are acting in an ethical fashion is to follow what the authors have entitled the Five P's of Ethical Power. The Five P's are: 1) Purpose; 2) Pride; 3) Patience; 4) Persistence; and 5) Perspective. The Five P's of Ethical Power hold true both for individuals and for organizations. In holding with the Five P's of Ethical Power, managers and leaders should learn to treat their employees as important components of the organizations success. The book covers the proper approach to evaluating employee performance, stating that managers and supervisors should coach their employees everyday so that an annual or semi-annual is not just a list of poor performance, rather an interactive process by which the employee may work to improve everyday. They authors also state the importance of building an employee's self-esteem by catching them doing things right. Too often, managers get caught up into what the authors describe as the seagull approach to management. The seagull approach manager flies in, makes a lot of noise, dumps on everyone, and then flies back out. There were some interesting thoughts on the topic of pride. The authors opine that "people with humility don't think less of themselves... they just think of themselves less often." This is an enjoyable and meaningful book. Ethical leadership is such an important and necessary component to individual and organizational success, and this book does a succinct job of showing why. 5 Stars.
Senior Manager for 25 years [Posted on 2007-11-16]
As a senior manager for the Federal government for the past 25 years. I can verify that this book has been an invaluable resource and has been on my desk and by my side throughout my career.
I bought the book back in the late 1980s and am still refering to it even in my retirement!
An excellent and much needed book for any manager!
Ed
Integrity [Posted on 2008-01-20]
You hardly hear the word integrity in todays world. The Power of Ethical Management shouts it from the roof tops. It's not enough to work hard. Doing the right thing, and following the rules needs to get back into society, and I mean now! This book leaves the reader feeling they have a choice to do the right thing in business and in love. I recommend it to the world! Sincerely, Joyce Atkinson
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