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The Conscience Code
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The Conscience Code

Lead with Your Values. Advance Your Career

G. Richard Shell
HarperCollins Leadership, 2021

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9

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  • Eye Opening
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Recommendation

Dishonest, immoral, unethical and illegal conduct plagues businesses. In this powerful call to moral action – derived from his graduate-level course at the University of Pennsylvania’s prestigious Wharton School – professor G. Richard Shell offers 10 rules to help you stand up for your values. His examples show how breaches of integrity and accountability erode people’s moral foundations. Shell assesses the damage dishonesty does to institutions and individuals and the value honest, moral behavior brings to them.

Take-Aways

  • Many American companies struggle with ethics and integrity. To do business the right way, follow 10 rules.
  • 1. “Face the conflict” – Finding solutions requires identifying the problems.
  • 2. “Commit to your values” – You need courage to stand up. 

About the Author

G. Richard Shell is chair of the Wharton School’s Legal Studies and Business Ethics Department.

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