07/08/2020

Seeing Your Company (And Yourself) In 2020

To move forward, we must be honest

The year 2020 will long be remembered as a year of great challenges for societies around the world. These challenges have been focused primarily (though not exclusively) on: 1) the physical, psychological and economic devastation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic; and 2) a multitude of human tragedies that have exposed the failure of American and other societies to adequately address centuries of systemic racism.

Yet, even considering all the suffering, we now have an unprecedented opportunity for introspection. Our collective responses to these challenges reveal a great deal about the societies in which we live, some of which may be difficult to accept. The responses of our business community reveal a great deal about the businesses that function within those societies, along with their leaders. Their ethics have been fully uncovered by the extreme pressures of the day, presenting an extraordinary opportunity for learning and reflection.

A rough philosophical construct is useful in analyzing our actions (and inactions).  Specifically, we can start with the concept of “applied ethics,” the study of how we formulate and apply moral considerations in the context of real-world surroundings. To do this, we must present ourselves with situational moral questions and analyze our responses.

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