When have others’ conflicts of interest impacted how you or those you know were treated?
Why do you believe conflicts of interest are so pervasive in society? Why don’t we take more steps to avoid them?
Why is it so hard for individuals to recognize their own conflicts of interest, and how is this impacted by behavioral biases
Does the claim that an excessive desire to please authority may cause people to act unethically ring true to you?
Can you think of a situation where you deferred to authority and later regretted it? Perhaps because you facilitated a stupid decision that you could have stopped?
Which is scarier—that Joe might not have the courage to stand up to a superior requesting unethical action because Joe doesn’t want to lose this job, or that Joe might not even see the ethical issue because he is so intent upon pleasing the boss?