The Five Principles of Ethical Power for Organizations

Purpose:

The mission of our organization is communicated from the top. Our organization is guided by the values, hopes, and a vision that helps us to determine what is acceptable and unacceptable behavior.

Pride:

We feel proud of ourselves and our organization. We know that when we feel this way, we can resist temptations to behave unethically.

Patience:

We believe that holding to our ethical values will lead us to success in the long term. This involves maintaining a balance between obtaining results and caring how we achieve these results.

Persistence:

We have a commitment to live by ethical principles. We are committed to our commitment. We make sure our actions are consistent with our purpose.

Perspective:

Our leaders and members take time to pause and reflect, take stock of where we are, evaluate where we are going and determine how we are going to get there.