Quote of the Day...

"Only dead fish go with the flow"


I think this is a particularly great quote to keep in mind whilst reading my previous blog about why good people do bad things.  If you ever need to courage to speak up against wrong doing or say no to your boss when it is the right thing to do, remember this quote.

Psychological Reasons Good People Do Bad Things

This is a very interesting article:
http://www.businessinsider.com/27-psychological-reasons-why-good-people-do-bad-things-2012-8?op=1

It covers 27 reasons whyotherwise good people might end up doing bad things.
Most interesting to me were:

• The Galatea Effect - People who have a strong sense of self are less likely to do unethical things.  People who see themselves as determined by an environment or employer etc lets them feel less individually responsible for wrong doing.
• Time Pressure - in a study, people under time pressure were 27% less likely to help someone in visible distress.
• The Foot in The Front Door - when a person in authority asks someone to bend the rules, they want to be seen as a team player and loyal.  This can lead to them being more inclined to do unethicalthings