Sleeping Dogs Ethics In The Workplace By Mazzeo Summary

I chose to read the book Sleeping Dogs Ethics in The Workplace by George Mazzeo. This is a book that focuses on ethics in the workplace because it seemed to be a useful topic that can help me succeed in any job I attain. Continuing, everyone also has their own view of ethics, so it intrigued me to see what the author had to say about ethics. Ethics can mean something different to everyone and most people do whatever they are doing with good intentions but, there could have been the possibility of a better choice being made. Furthermore, I am extremely fascinated with topics discussing ethics, so I am always pleased to do research and learn more about this topic. In fact, I like to say I make ethically correct decisions all the time, I’m sure we would all love to, but as we know nobody is perfect and we all make
The first thing that caught my eye was the three critical questions. The questions are who benefits, who suffers, and what if the situation was reversed. These are interesting to me because it can slow down the thought process and make you rethink or even change your mind if you answer these questions. Another take away was the three-step process including consciousness, evaluation, and doing the right thing. Continuing, you consciously notice that there could be an ethical issue within the situation. The second step is where you determine what rights and wrongs there are and what actions would make it right. Lastly, is you making the permanent decision and following through and making the correct decision. Moving on to another unique find in the book was parsing. Parsing is when someone takes a sentence and breaks it down so much that it is legally correct but can be untrue. George described this as people weaseling their way through answering