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Scenario

How to Handle Ethics Violations Justified by National Security

I am the ethics officer at a defense contractor and I keep finding contract violations but every time I report them my boss says national security requires flexibility in how we interpret regulations.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Institutional authority is using abstract ideals to justify concrete violations of ethical standards.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Institutional ethics and organizational integrity?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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