Ethics in Business – Right vs. Right?

Good People Make Tough Choices

As a budding entrepreneur, you will be faced with many tough choices. Often, we find ourselves deciding between right versus really right.

In his book, “How Good People Make Tough Choices,” Rushworth Kidder defines ethics as “right versus right.” To achieve high ethical standards, one must first understand the bases of ethics and then practice them. For example, it is “right” to tell the truth, but it is also “right” to be loyal to principles that treasure human dignity.

Take the following “truth versus loyalty” ethics test. You are a law-abiding citizen, and Harriet Tubman comes to your door and asks if she and her obvious runaway slaves can rest for the night. You are aware that the local sheriff has issued a warrant for her arrest. Your dilemma: Do you obey the law or succumb to your loyalty to the principles of human dignity and allow the slaves to sleep in your residence?

No one said it would be easy, will you make the right choice?

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