LESSON 4 Flashcards
“HAVE THE
COURAGE TO
DISAGREE”
socrates
Managers should not simply go along with the
crowd.
socrates
He believed that knowledge and
understanding of virtue was enough for
someone to be happy. To him knowledge
of the good was almost similar to an
‘enlightened state’
socrates
“THE POWER
TO RULE”
plato
“More will be accomplished,
and better, and with more
ease, if everyman does what
he is best fitted to do and
nothing else.
“
plato
a person must study themselves in order to
find out their level of character.
platos philosopy
In business, it is always important to know the
strengths and weaknesses of everyone in the organization,
whether a top executive or an ordinary employee.
plaos application to business
“LET PEOPLE
SEEK
FULFILLMENT”
aristotle
He based his ethics on a
psychological theory of human nature,
claiming that people am by nature virtuous,
rational, social and happiness-seeking.
aristotle
In business, the organization must provide an
environment that is conducive to human growth and
fulfillment.
aristotle in business
“LIVE A
CONTENTED,
MORAL AND
HAPPY LIFE”
confucius
championed important principles
of ethics and politics, in a time when the Greeks
were advocating identical things.
confius philosopy
He believed that leaders were expected to rule in a just and moral manner
confuius application to business
“BE A GOOD
ROLE MODEL”
plutarch
he understood that humans are exceptionally
social creatures, who always watch the people around them
and emulate them.
plutrach
