VJ’s Nonprofit Class

This is a succinct list of recommendations on how to actually apply ethical standards in the workplace by Rosabeth Moss Kanter in the HBR: http://blogs.hbr.org/kanter/2010/06/ten-essentials-for-getting-val.html.  When I have the privilege of teaching the ethics section of VJ’s course for nonprofit managers, I emphasize that ethical decisions are commonplace but difficult ones pose a dilemma, a controversy, and always a tough call for the nonprofit executive.  Judging the consequence of taking one path or the other is a choice between shades of gray, with both yin and yang on either side.  Kanter’s list reflects how dialog and stories that reflect values can help instill and promote ethical behavior.