The comic actor W.C. Fields once observed that “a thing worth having is a thing worth cheating for.” A cynical view, to be sure. But there isn’t a business executive anywhere who doesn’t worry even a ...

John P. Pelissero is director, government ethics and Ann Skeet (@leaderethics) is the senior director of leadership ethics, both at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University.

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. What Musk’s statement highlights, though, is something that's pretty pervasive throughout ...

This document is designed as an introduction to thinking ethically. Read more about what the framework can (and cannot) do. We all have an image of our better selves—of how we are when we act ...