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Project Ethics: Informed Choice
David Schmaltz (November 20, 2008)

What constitutes the ethical responsibilities of project work? Our series concludes with a plea for “maintaining mindfulness,” especially when it seems you don’t have a choice. Bad things happen — in life and on projects — when we go on autopilot.

This four-part series outlines the seven ethical responsibilities of project work. The first installment made the distinction between morals (You Shall!) and ethics (I Will!), defining ethics as personal choices made when acknowledging the cost of choosing otherwise.

The second installment considered three ethical responsibilities: Acknowledging Blindness, Pursuing With Personal Purpose, and Extending Trust, concluding that when coming to a fork in the road, taking it mindfully makes a real difference.

This third installment introduced three more ethical responsibilities: Making the Most Generous Possible Interpretations, Working The System So The System Can Work, and Sitting Comfortably With The Mess.

This fourth and final installment considers the seventh ethical responsibility: Informed Choice.

Doug Ballon, when he was vice president of project management training for Jones, Lang, LaSalle, the largest property management company in the world, included a simple exercise in his training.

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