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The Ethics of Trust Trust and ethical decision-making are intertwined. Ethical behavior usually enhances trust. Unethical behavior usually erodes trust. The former does not require perfection. Rather, best efforts to prioritize ethics in all decision-making and swiftly taking responsibility for and remedying, ethical failings, builds trust. The latter does not require perfection either. Even partially or potentially unethical behavior or a hint of impropriety generates the doubt that becomes a slippery slope to mistrust. Mistrust can lead to fear (such as the National Security Agency accessing personal data) or unhelpful self-protective measures (like home-made Ebola protection suits). Worse, mistrust often...

Not Exactly Child’s Play We begin this week with a nod to the impact of ethical (or unethical) decision-making on the world’s children. As back to school time approaches, children should be thinking about returning to learning and classmates in a safe, affordable, and fair environment. This list offers a mix. Two stories firmly remind just how far unethical-decision-making can go, here beyond unethical to the unconscionable. Three show inspirational decisions supporting children in the some of the most world’s most dire circumstances. (more…)