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An ethics resource

Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in Ethics, CSR Corp. Social Responsibility on Jul 14, 2008

 

The Institute for Global Ethics has one of the best training programs and web sites there is.

 Go read the current issue of their e-news.  Chock-full of good and thoughtful

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Doing the right thing

Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in Proposals, Ethics on Jul 07, 2008

It's on my mind - the idea that many people choose to not do the right thing.  They may know what the 'right thing' is and then, because of fear, they choose to either do nothing or do something that they know isn't the best way to go.

What does this have to do with meetings and our industry?

IMO, everything.

Each industry association of the CLC alphabet soup has a code of ethics or the equivalent. 

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What do you stand for?

Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in Ethics on Jun 15, 2008

There is a wonderful web site for books and posters for children and their parents, guardians and teachers from which I often purchase books for children in my life. I also love their character building series - useful with people of all ages.

This series asks the question "what do you stand for" and proceeds to guide parents and teachers and adult friends of children to help the children learn

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Did you hear the one about ...

Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in Ethics on Apr 17, 2008

the hotel sales person who was asked what incentives the hotel offered to the customer (third party - already commissionable at 10%) for booking?

Or the one about the sales person at a trade show who, when told that the planner did no meetings in that area but did vacation there, offered a weekend's stay for the planner and her spouse?

Or the one about the ...

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