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What is Ethical Profitability?
What is Ethical Profitability? Five Ways to Judge a Company's Level of Ethical Profitability By Lee Godden. In the fallout from Enron and others, many investors are paying closer attention to a company's ethics, as well as their profits. These investors realize that a corporate focus on profits alone—with little regard to ethical standards, conduct and enforcement—may result in short-term revenue gain, but long-term profitability may be limited. In cases like Enron, long-term viability is limited too. Consider this balance between profits and ethics to be "ethical profitability." Well-balanced companies not only consistently reward owners, investors and employees with profitable performance, they also genuinely focus on these five key areas: 1. Leadership by example The chasm between managing and managing well is wide and deep. To manage is to merely lead employees. To manage well is to lead employees effectively, ethically and without arrogance.

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