Bruce Weinstein, PhD

The Ethics Guy®, Forbes Contributor on Ethics, Character and Leadership, Delivering Keynotes for Continuing Education Credits in Ethics

Topics: Leadership, Business, Corporate Culture, Employee Engagement, ESG – Environmental Social Governance, Personal Development, Professional Development

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Through his high-content, engaging, and interactive keynotes, workshops, and webinars, Dr. Bruce Weinstein, The Ethics Guy®, works with organizations that want to do the right thing every time and that know the key to their success is the high character of their employees.

Bruce writes about ethics, character, and leadership for Fortune, and his signature presentations include:

The Good Ones: Ten Crucial Qualities of High-Character Employees
Ethical Intelligence: Five Principles for Making the Best Decisions at Work and Beyond
To Yell the Truth!™: A Fast-Paced, High-Energy Ethics Game Show Based on YOUR Organization’s Values and Code of Conduct
Is It Still Cheating If I Don’t Get Caught?: How Smart Students, Teachers, and Parents Make the Right Decisions (Almost) Every Time

All State Insurance, Astellas Pharma, Marathon Petroleum Corporation, The Home Depot, the National Football League, Northrop Grumman, the National Business Aviation Association, the Mechanical Contractors Association of America, the South Carolina National Guard, and the National Association of College and University Business Officers have been among Bruce’s many clients.

Bruce has discussed ethical issues in business, politics, and the news on NBC’s Today, ABC’s Good Morning America, CNBC’s Fast Money and Power Lunch, Fox News Channel’s The O’Reilly Factor, and a wide range of programs on CNN. In addition to his regular commentaries for Fortune, Bruce’s writings on ethics and character have appeared in The New York Times, Bloomberg Business, Investor’s Business Daily, Huffington Post Business, USA Today, and the in-flight magazines of many airlines.

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THE GOOD ONES

Learn the ten crucial qualities of high-character employees

• Hear how some companies have prevented cyber attacks because of their honest, accountable, and courageous people
• Discover how other companies were jeopardized because of a single dishonest employee
• Know what questions to ask at interviews and job performance reviews to hire and keep honorable people

ETHICAL INTELLIGENCE

• Explore the five principles of ethical intelligence: Do No Harm, Make Things Better, Respect Others, Be Fair, and Care
• Understand how to apply these principles in the area of cyber security
• Deepen the trust others place in you--and earn more business

Testimonials

That was the best ethics presentation I’ve ever seen!

– Greg Gibson, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Investment Management Consultants Association

Your high-energy presentation and ability to keep the membership engaged made for an opening session that everyone who attended will remember. I received countless comments after your session, all positive, including a couple from some of our group's more accomplished speakers. Suffice it to say that you made a lasting impression and gave us all some food for thought.

– Douglas Horr, President, Association of College and University Auditors

Dr. Weinstein has the unique ability to make an ethics presentation fascinating. He holds the audience’s attention effortlessly with real- world examples. Hire him! You won't regret it.

– Margaret Herriges, Communications Director, Montana Society of Certified Public Accountants

I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation at the Lancaster Country Club during the Ethics in Business award program this past Wednesday. Also, a special "thank you" for quoting from our company's Core Values in Action during your talk. We work at walking that talk every day.

– Ronald F. Carkoski, President and CEO, Four Seasons Produce, Inc.

Booksby Bruce Weinstein, PhD

The Good Ones: Ten Crucial Qualities of High-Character Employees

Ethical Intelligence: Five Principles for Untangling Your Toughest Problems at Work and Beyond

Is It Still Cheating If I Don’t Get Caught?

Ethical Intelligence Five Principles for Untangling Your Toughest Problems at Work and Beyond

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