There's No Such Thing As "Business" Ethics

Excerpts By John C. Maxwell, author of 'There's No Such Thing as Business Ethics'.

It's the old suspicion that good guys finish last. They agree with Harvard history professor Henry Adams, who stated, "Morality is a private and costly luxury." Ironically, in today's culture of high debt and me-first living, ethics may be the only luxury some people are choosing to live without! Many people believe that embracing ethics would limit their options, their opportunities, their very ability to succeed in business.

If I believe that I have only two choices: (1) to win by doing whatever it takes, even if it's unethical; or (2) to have ethics and lose-I'm faced with a real moral dilemma. Few people set out with the desire to be dishonest, but nobody wants to lose. Many people believe that embracing ethics would limit their options, their opportunities, their very ability to succeed in business.

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