According to a recent survey of American teenagers sponsored
by Junior Achievement, 80 percent of U.S. teens believe they are ethically
prepared to make moral business decisions, but nearly 40 percent believe they
need to “break the rules” in order to succeed. Even more troubling,
27 percent think behaving violently is sometimes, often or always acceptable.
Twenty percent report to have personally behaved violently toward another
person in the past year.
Among those who say they are ethically prepared, 49 percent say lying to
parents and guardians is acceptable. Sixty-one percent say they have lied to
their parents or guardian during the past year. What does this say about future
workplace behavior and what will be needed to prepare and train these future
leaders? (Christian Post
How about a little old time religion?
This trend is not a new one. We have known for several years that the taboo on cheating has been weakening among the young. But let’s be honest – they learned it somewhere…
