Michael Josephson
Michael Josephson
Michael Josephsonis a former law professor and attorney who founded the nonprofit Joseph and Edna Josephson Institute of Ethics located in Los Angeles, California, out of which he operates as a speaker and lecturer on the subject of ethics. The institute is named after his parents...
Michael Josephson quotes about
integrity cost pay
Sometimes the dues we pay to maintain integrity are pretty high, but the ultimate cost of moral compromise is so much higher.
integrity character people
Beware of people who constantly assert their integrity and honor. People of character don't have to point it out.
integrity winning thinking
Integrity, respect, compassion, and fairness become obstacles to people who think winning is everything
sports attitude integrity
Sportsmanship is the ethical and moral dimension of sports. It is demonstrated by a number of attributes and attitudes such as fair play, respect for the rules and traditions of the sport and various traits of good character including integrity (abiding by the letter and spirit of the rules and concepts of honor); demonstrated respect for others including teammates, opponents, officials and spectators; accountability, self-control, and graciousness in victory and defeat.
loyalty spiritual integrity
The only force that can sustain true and consistent courage is some form of spiritual belief that values like honor, duty, loyalty and integrity above the status, power, money and even security.
integrity important want
Personal integrity is important, not because it gets us what we want, but because it helps us be what we want.
integrity fighting fire
People who fight fire with fire end up with only the ashes of their own integrity.
acceptable area becomes character compliance concept discretion disguise ethical ethics excuse law legal less moral motive noble ought people pressure pressures principled requires shortcuts sign statements substitute talk tests troubled
Its a sign of troubled times when the concept of pressure becomes an acceptable excuse for ethical shortcuts and moral shortcomings. Pressures are just temptations in disguise and its never been acceptable to give in to temptation. Ethics is about the way things ought to be, not about the way things are. When it comes to ethics, motive is very important. A person of character does the right thing for the right reason. Compliance is about what we must do; ethics is about what we should do. Ethical people often do more than the law requires and less than it allows. The area of discretion between the legal must and the moral should tests our character. Noble talk and framed ethics statements are no substitute for principled conduct. The test is doing the right thing.
approved employees former great happy
I'm happy that they approved it. It's great for those employees and former employees that participated in the lawsuit.
differences world different
Success or failure can only be measured in terms of a particular objective. The success of a person whose life objective is money or status will look very different than the success of one who sets out to make a positive difference in the world.
fun perspective pleasure
Don't confuse fun with fulfillment, or pleasure with happiness.
heart caring intelligent
A caring heart that listens is often more valued than an intelligent mind that talks.
sex self-esteem names
Never underestimate the power of temptation to disarm your better senses. Throughout the ages good people surrendered their honor for the empty promise that wealth or power would bring fulfillment and their dignity, good name and self-esteem for the passing pleasures of sex and drugs.
basketball games good-coaches
A good coach improves your game. A great coach improves your life.