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Summary Of If Aristotle Ran General Motors

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The leadership, actions, and obligations of the many issues a company faces in today’s economic market vary in significance from the perspective of the people. Tom Morris brilliantly provides the existing correlation between personal ethics and business ethics in his book, If Aristotle Ran General motors (1997). Morris brilliantly uses the great philosophy of Aristotle along with his personal perspective and philosophy, to create an ethical-framework to be used for making decisions. The essentials to achieve personal fulfillment is by applying what is called the four basic human dimensions described as follow:
1. The Intellectual Dimension, this one focus on the Truth.
2. The Aesthetic Dimension aims at the Beauty of things.
3. The Moral Dimension, …show more content…

This acknowledgment also works as a motivation tool, the performer will seek for this thrill by continuously finding ways to improve prior accomplishments. Finding a purpose for the daily activities and in the decision-making process, will help answer Tom Morris question, “What is the meaning of life?”(1997, p. 86). To be alive not necessarily presents meaning. Meaning is found mostly is the results of the motivation behind our actions and decisions. In their own personal perspectives, people find some jobs to be considered as insignificant for the purpose of an organization when compared to other positions within the company. A store greater, a receptionist, a guard, a manager, or a CEO certainly provide a sense of status within the organization, but it does not mean that any position is less important than the other on the goal of the company. Every individual does his or her best to fulfill the best way possible the obligations involved with the position and there is the …show more content…

At the Tulare County Assessor’s Office, the top manager has developed the mentality to reach success regardless of who they have to step over. This has led to a huge turnover from knowledgeable employees with great abilities due to the practices that reflect favoritism and unfairness, disrupting the normal process of the work. “To lead or attempt to lead without first having a knowledge of self is foolhardy and sure to bring disaster and defeat” (De Janasz, Dowd, & Schneider, 2017). Wisdom is not granted among a position of management. Therefore, to succeed means that changes begin from the top, to look not for the self-gain attitude, but for the benefit of all as a team. Building in connectedness and virtue means showing empathy for others, understand other’s believes, and on how they should be treated. (Morris, 1997). Sometimes, the greatest accomplishments do not involve money and/or

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