{"id":2096,"date":"2018-06-05T13:09:58","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T17:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vapc.org\/?p=2096"},"modified":"2018-06-05T13:09:58","modified_gmt":"2018-06-05T17:09:58","slug":"ethical-decision-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vapc.org\/vapc\/ethical-decision-making\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethical Decision Making"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Linda Fisher Thornton sees the higher good with ethical decision making<\/h4>\n<p><em>By: Cathy Jett, VPC past president\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1960\" src=\"http:\/\/vapc.org\/vapc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Linda-Thornton-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vapc.org\/vapc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Linda-Thornton-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vapc.org\/vapc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Linda-Thornton-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/vapc.org\/vapc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Linda-Thornton-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Linda Fisher Thornton, author of \u201c7 Lenses: Learning the Principles and Practices of Ethical Leadership,\u201d was the capstone speaker at VPC\u2019s spring conference, which focused on truth, trust in communications and making ethical choices.<\/p>\n<p>Thornton, who consults with business leaders across America, has created a framework that leaders who want to \u201cdo the right thing\u201d can use when making\u00a0 decisions and facing ethical challenges. It\u2019s based on the works of such people as Aristotle, Plato and Thoreau, as well as newer thought leaders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are really hungry to understand ethical leadership at a higher level,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Thornton\u2019s seven \u201clenses\u201d for examining issues before making decisions <strong>begin with profit,<\/strong> the \u201cwhat\u2019s in it for us?\u201d motive that many businesses use when discussing their bottom line. The others follow in a progression that she likened to the development of a person\u2019s character.<\/p>\n<p>They are:<br \/>\n<strong>Lens 2 &#8211; Law \u00a0<\/strong>(What do laws and regulations require?)<br \/>\n<strong>Lens 3 &#8211; Character \u00a0<\/strong>(What demonstrates moral awareness and competence?)<br \/>\n<strong>Lens 4 &#8211; People\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0(What is the impact on people\u2019s well-being?)<br \/>\n<strong>Lens 5 &#8211; Communities \u00a0<\/strong>(How will we improve the communities we serve?)<br \/>\n<strong>Lens 6 &#8211; Planet<\/strong>\u00a0 (How will we protect life, nature and ecosystems?)<br \/>\n<strong>Lens 7 &#8211; Greater Good \u00a0<\/strong>(How will we make life better for future generations?)<br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Linda Fisher Thornton sees the higher good with ethical decision making By: Cathy Jett, VPC past president\u00a0 Linda Fisher Thornton, author of \u201c7 Lenses: Learning the Principles and Practices of Ethical Leadership,\u201d was the capstone speaker at VPC\u2019s spring conference, which focused on truth, trust in communications and making ethical choices. 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