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Ethics for the Real World: Creating a Personal Code to Guide Decisions in Work and Life Hardcover – Illustrated, June 24, 2008
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Minor ethical lapses can seem harmless, but they instill in us a hard-to-break habit of distorted thinking. Rationalizations drown out our inner voice, and we make up the rules as we go. We lose control of our decisions, fall victim to the temptations and pressures of our situations, taint our characters, and sour business and personal relationships.
In Ethics for the Real World, Ronald Howard and Clinton Korver explain how to master the art of ethical decision making by:
Identifying potential compromises in your own life
Applying distinctions to clarify your ethical thinking
Committing in advance to ethical principles
Generating creative alternatives to resolve dilemmas
Packed with real-life examples, this book gives you practical advice to respond skillfully to life's inevitable ethical challenges. Not only can you make right decisions, you can acquire new habits that will realize the best in yourself and transform your relationships.
- Print length224 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherHarvard Business Review Press
- Publication dateJune 24, 2008
- Dimensions6.38 x 0.92 x 9.24 inches
- ISBN-109781422121061
- ISBN-13978-1422121061
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- ASIN : 1422121062
- Publisher : Harvard Business Review Press; Illustrated edition (June 24, 2008)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 224 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9781422121061
- ISBN-13 : 978-1422121061
- Item Weight : 1 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.38 x 0.92 x 9.24 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #30,370 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #14 in Business Ethics (Books)
- #126 in Marketing (Books)
- #142 in Philosophy of Ethics & Morality
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Customers find the book easy to read and practical for students of all ages. It provides useful strategies and examples for navigating difficult ethical situations. The book covers a subject of interest and adds another great habit to their repertoire.
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Customers find the book easy to read and practical. They say it's a good read for students and non-students of all ages. The book is course-appropriate and related, and recommended for use at all levels of leadership education.
"Wow! Amazing and practical book from a Stanford professor and world expert on decision analysis!..." Read more
"...Recommended for student use at all levels of leadership education as well as individual and organizations consideration." Read more
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Customers find the book helpful for navigating difficult ethical situations. It highlights the value of telling the truth and provides strategies and examples that help crystallize thinking.
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Customers find the book interesting and useful for everyday life. It covers a subject of interest to them and provides new habits to add to their repertoire.
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- Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2015Wow! Amazing and practical book from a Stanford professor and world expert on decision analysis! I have come realize the profound value of teaching ethical thinking using everyday decisions. What better way to learn how we think, how we rationalize, and how we unintentionally make decisions that violate our own ethical code. I purchased copies for my three children (ages 14 to 19). I wish I had read this years ago. However, it is never to late to learn and improve.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2019Howard's book is a wonderful resource for navigating difficult ethical situations. I turn to it whenever I deal with an intellectual or ethical struggle. It uses a number of rhetorical strategies and examples that help one crystallize their thinking. Perhaps the most important element of the book is that it highlights the value of telling the whole truth.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2014Down to earth reading with a comprehending comfort level. There's nothing worse than having to have dictionary.com on stand-by to try to understand some of the intellectual-level practitioner composition. Recommended for student use at all levels of leadership education as well as individual and organizations consideration.
- Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2014Needed this book for a class, its a pretty easy read- it really makes you think about ur own ethics
- Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2019Got this book for my college class but actually read all of it!
- Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2013Clear, concise, well tested strategies to guide each of us toward solid grounds on which to build an impeccable life . Written with good humor and laced with examples drawn from a rich career in education. Strangely endoursed by Sam Harris.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2017I recommend this book to everyone, looking to forge an exceptional character, and add another great habit to your repertoire.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2020I have read many ethics books and this one doesn’t really pass muster as a favorite because it does not offer anything new or very useful. Read through the ethical theories, stop for a moment in the appendices to look at ethical code writing, and read chapters 6 and 7. You will save yourself some time and get the real value from the book.
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- Steven, GlasgowReviewed in the United Kingdom on June 26, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Self help book without all the woo of self help
Will ask you questions that help you examine what your moral framework is made up of and based on.
- Ashwini AshtankarReviewed in India on March 25, 2021
2.0 out of 5 stars Cheap quality
Charged me 1500 rs . Now the price is below 1000. Feels like i am cheated. Very cheap quality. Doesn't look like a normal hardcover book
- DaveReviewed in Germany on May 8, 2013
4.0 out of 5 stars Eye opener for some reminder for others.
Thinking and re-thinking...a healthy combination. I'm positive this can be and informative read for many, even if one is more advanced in such knowledge.
- TellingthetroofReviewed in the United Kingdom on July 18, 2014
4.0 out of 5 stars RECOMMEND
Everyone should read it for general guidance on the basic principles of ethics and morality. Good value.