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Everyday
Ethics
What is the
Problem?
The following is for educational purposes. Always seek professional
advice regarding potential legal issues or ethical concerns.
It’s About
Making Choices
Americans can always be counted on to do the right thing.
After they have tried everything else.
Potter Stewart
Making Ethical Decisions
Framing Model
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Gather the facts
Determine the stakeholders
Define the problem
Examine courses of action
• Discard those that are clearly wrong
• Question remaining alternatives
5. Choose
Internal Audit
Scenarios
• What are the issues?
• Who are the stakeholders?
• What courses of action are
available?
• What would you do?
Your Ethical
Superpowers
Transport Moral Leaders with a
Single Thought
Moral Person
Moral
Manager
Weak
Strong
Strong
Hypocritical
Leader
Moral
Leader
Unethical
Leader
Ethically
Silent
Leader
Weak
Create Moral Confidence
• Demonstrate Moral Behavior
• Empower those around you to
be ethical
• Praise and reward ethical
speech and behavior
Stop time
What You Can Do
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Be a Leader
Empower Others
Build an Ethical Community
“Always do right--this will gratify some and astonish the rest.”
Mark Twain
What You Can Do
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Be seen behaving in an ethical manner
Promote the need for ethical behavior
throughout the organization as part of
your routine audit work
What You Can Do
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Act with INTEGRITY
Ensure OBJECTIVITY
Preserve CONFIDENTIALITY
Maintain COMPETENCY
Thank You