READING = How Ethical Are You? (NAPSA)—What’s your ethics IQ? Take the following test: 1. Your friend asks you if you like the new dress she has just purchased. You think it looks hor- 7= ; rible but don’t want to hurt her feelings. Would you: A) Tell her the truth? Feeling Good by Doing Good B) Find some- thing about the dress that you do like and men- tion only that? C) Use lan- Bruce Weinstein, guage that accurate is but deceptive (“It’s incredible! I’ve never seen anythinglike it!”)? Ph.D. 2. One evening while watching TV, you discover that you are now receiving a premium cable channel that you have not ordered—a mistake by the cable company. Would you: A) Do nothing but enjoy the free service? B) Contact the cable company and notify them of the error? C) Wait a few weeks to see if you really watch the station that BRUCE WEINSTEIN, PhD Bech CT) A new book can show you how to feel good by doing good. are: 1B, 2B, 3C.) The message of the book: Tak- ing the high road isn’t just the right thing to do; it benefits us professionally and personally. “Many of us think of ethics as something we ought to take seri- ously but would rather not,” Dr. often; if not, call the cable com- Weinstein said from his New York uses company funds for personal reasons. Would you: to live a happy,fulfilled life. pany and have them removeit? 3. You learn that a coworker A) Keepit to yourself? B) Encourage the coworker to stop and leaveit at that? C) Tell a supervisor what you know? The best responses to these questions appear in the new book, “Life Principles: Feeling Good by Doing Good” (Emmis Books, $17.95) by Dr. Bruce Weinstein, The Ethics Guy. (These responses office. “In fact, incorporating five simple ethical principles into everything we do is the best way “In other words, ethics is not a bitter pill to swallow but the key to bringing out the best in ourselves and others.” Dr. Weinstein appears on CNN every Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET for “Ask the Ethics Guy,” based on his syndicated column of the same name. You can find “Life Principles” where booksare sold.
