Book Description: Will a clear conscience make you richer? Maybe not, but leaders at companies like Enron, Tyco and others found that bad behavior can bankrupt you. Recent events have shown us more clearly than ever that bad business decisions eventually take their toll on even the largest and wealthiest companies. In his new book, New York Times columnist Jeff Seglin takes you the through the difficult choices that companies make in the real world—how some do the right thing and others don’t. Find out how you can make good choices that make good business sense.
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Praise for The Right Thing:

"With trademark clarity Seglin showcases some of the prickliest real-life dilemmas. . .These stories reach out and grab you. They make you ask what you would have done in the same situation. You’ll be surprised at the answers."
Nancy K. Austin, Co-author, A Passion for Excellence

"Jeff Seglin’s "intellectual honesty and non-preachy style makes you think hard about the right thing, and what it means for your own behavior. He is a great teacher whose course you never want to end, and whose work is a great gift."
Jim Collins, co-author of Built to Last and author of Good to Great.

"Jeff Seglin writes with passion, clarity and wisdom about the toughest issues facing the business community. We all ‘profit’ from this important and readable book." Ronald Thiemann, Harvard University

"An extraordinary compendium of real-life moral dilemmas which lead to productive moral discussion. He leads readers through actual business problems and sets readers thinking and groups talking . . .a thoughtful and thought provoking work."
Rabbi Burton L. Visotzky, author of The Genesis of Ethics

"Seglin’s mini-essays are gems of practical wisdom."
Joseph Badaracco, Professor of Business Ethics, Harvard Business School, author of Defining Moments and Leading Quietly

The Right Thing is just that: the right thing for today’s business managers who want to take ethics seriously from a moral and practical standpoint. Written. . . with thoughtfulness and an informed opinion.
Laura Nash, Senior Research Fellow, Harvard University

"Seglin sees both the ethical dilemmas as well as their proposed solutions in a clear and objective light, offering unparalleled honesty to the discussion of business ethics. . .Essential reading for all managers involved in evaluating the effectiveness of their company’s solutions to today’s problems of integrity in the workplace."
David Gebler, President The Working Values Group, Ltd.

About the Author
Jeffrey L. Seglin is a regular columnist on business ethics for the New York Times and previously wrote for Fortune Magazine. He is a frequent commentator on NPR’s Marketplace and the author of The Good, the Bad and Your Business: Choosing Right When Ethical Dilemmas Pull You Apart. He was a Resident Fellow at Harvard University, an Ethics Fellow at the Poynter Institute, and is an assistant professor and director of the graduate program in pbblishing and writing at Emerson College in Boston. He holds a master’s degree in theology and literature from the Divinity School at Harvard University. He lives in Boston with his wife, Nancy.