This framework is developed by a team of former McKinsey and Big 4 consultants. The presentation follows the headline-body-bumper slide format used by global consulting firms.
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Organizations struggle to develop a simple set of guidelines that makes it easier for employees, regardless of position or level, to be confident of their decisions to meet competing standards of organizations for effective and Ethical Decision Making.
The traditional Decision Making Model taught in most ethics programs is often beyond the reading comprehension of the 25% of the employees population. An alternative model is necessary that takes into account 2 realities.
First, employees are called upon to make decisions in the normal course of their job. Organizations cannot function effectively if employees are not empowered to make decisions consistent with their positions and responsibilities.
Second, for the decision maker to be confident in the decision's soundness, every decision should be tested against the organization's policies and values, applicable laws and regulations, as well as the individual employee's definition of what is right, fair, good, and acceptable.
With these realities, the alternative Decision Making Model must be capable of ensuring that the ethical issues inherent in routine business situation could be effectively surfaced while making it easy for people in the organization to understand and use. To be most effective, it is essential that an ethical component called "PLUS filters" are embedded within the process.
This framework provides an in-depth discussion on the PLUS Ethical Decision Making Process, the 6-step approach to making ethical decisions, and the PLUS Filters. The PLUS Filters work as an integral part of the Decision Making process.
P = Policies
L = Legal
U = Universal
S = Self
The PLUS Filters ensure that the ethical components of the situation will be surfaced so that they might be considered in the process of making decisions.
This deck also includes slide templates for you to use in your own business presentations.
The PLUS Decision Making Model emphasizes a structured approach to ethical decision making, ensuring alignment with organizational values and legal standards. This deck also offers practical templates to streamline the implementation of the PLUS filters in your business processes.
The PLUS Filters framework enhances ethical decision-making in organizations through 4 distinct filters: Policies, Legal, Universal, and Self. The Policies filter ensures alignment with organizational guidelines, promoting consistency in governance. The Legal filter emphasizes compliance with laws and regulations, protecting against legal repercussions. The Universal filter assesses conformity with broader ethical principles, fostering a culture of integrity. The Self filter encourages personal reflection on ethics, integrating individual values with organizational standards. While the PLUS Filters aid in identifying ethical components, they do not guarantee ethical outcomes, highlighting the complexities of ethical decision-making.
The Ethical Decision Making Model guides organizations through ethical dilemmas using a structured 6-step decision-making process represented in a pyramid format. The first step, "Define the problem," focuses on clearly identifying the ethical issue. The second step, "Identify available alternative solutions," encourages exploring various options. The third step, "Evaluate the identified alternatives," involves analyzing each option's implications and weighing pros and cons. The fourth step, "Make the decision," transitions from analysis to action. The fifth step, "Implement the decision," ensures effective execution of the chosen option. Finally, the sixth step, "Evaluate the decision," emphasizes reflecting on outcomes to inform future ethical considerations. This model enhances an organization's ability to navigate complex dilemmas and promotes consistent, principled decision-making.
This PPT slide outlines 3 essential criteria for an effective ethical decision-making process. The first criterion emphasizes grounding the framework in established theories and ethical standards to maintain credibility and align with contemporary ethics. The second criterion focuses on simplicity and ease of integration, ensuring the process is straightforward for all employees, fostering a culture of ethical decision-making. The third criterion advocates for a descriptive framework that illustrates organic decision-making rather than imposing rigid guidelines, allowing for intuitive ethical understanding. Adhering to these criteria develops a decision-making process that feels instinctive and embeds ethical considerations into organizational operations.
Accurately defining the problem is a critical step in effective decision-making. It highlights the gap between expected outcomes and actual results, emphasizing the need for a clear problem statement. The approach includes framing the problem in terms of expectations versus reality, articulating it in terms of outcomes, and carefully defining it to guide solution searches. Each step is marked with a check to indicate its importance. The PLUS Application section introduces ethical considerations, prompting decision-makers to assess whether the situation violates ethical standards in the PLUS framework. This integration of ethical thinking ensures that solutions are effective and responsible, enhancing decision-making capabilities.
This PPT slide outlines the third step in a decision-making framework: evaluating identified alternatives. It emphasizes a structured approach to assess potential positive and negative outcomes of each option. Key actions include distinguishing between established facts and assumptions, which is essential for informed decisions, and conducting a fact-based evaluation to assign confidence scores to alternatives, facilitating effective comparison. Additionally, it highlights the importance of predicting outcomes while assessing their likelihood. The PLUS application section integrates ethical considerations, prompting decision-makers to evaluate whether alternatives address ethical violations, introduce new ethical issues, and consider acceptable trade-offs. This comprehensive evaluation ensures decisions align with organizational values.
Source: Best Practices in Decision Making, Business Ethics PowerPoint Slides: Ethical Organization: PLUS Decision Making Model PowerPoint (PPT) Presentation Slide Deck, LearnPPT Consulting
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