Episode 27 - Equity versus Equality in parenting, business, and life with Prof. Brad Agle

Show Notes:

I think it’s almost a universally understood fact of life that the old kids in a family are the guinea pigs and life tends to be very different when you compare the oldest and youngest children in a family. Part of that is that life circumstances change and part of that is that parents get better with time. Generally though, this is because parents tend to use an equity based parenting system and not an equality based system. But what is the difference between equity and equality and how can we use it to more effectively parent? On the show today we talk about this ethical principle and so many others that we can apply in parenting, business, and in life as we strive to make better decisions and have better long-term outcomes.

Brad Agle is the George W. Romney Endowed Professor, and Professor of Ethics and Leadership in the Marriott School of Business at Brigham Young University (BYU). He is founder, chairman, and chief scientist at Merit Leadership and served as a Fellow and chair of the BYU Wheatley Institution Ethics Initiative from 2008 - 2020. Previous to his appointment at BYU in 2009, he spent 17 years as a professor of Strategy, Organizations, and Environment in the Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh, where he also served for eight years as the inaugural director of the David Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership. His teaching brought the University of Pittsburgh the distinction of being the #2 ranked executive MBA program in the world in business ethics by Business Week. Dr. Agle received a Ph.D. in Business Management from the University of Washington and a B.S. in Information Management from BYU. In 2014 he published the book “Research Companion to Behavioral Ethics in Organizations: Constructs and Measures.” In 2016 he published the book "The Business Ethics Field Guide." Brad and his wife Kristi are the parents of Erik, Lindsay, Christian, and Amanda. On the show today we discuss the following:

• Who is Prof. Agle and what does he do (4:18)
• The creation of the ethical field guide for the special forces (5:30)
• The 13 Ethical Dilemmas (19:53)
• The ethics of loyalty and it's application in Nazi Germany (22:22)
• How to apply these principles outside your professional life (31:30)
• Consequences for not following ethical principles (37:03)
• Equity versus equality in parenting (41:22)
• What does it mean to him to be a Contender (45:27)

How to learn more about Professor Brad Agle:

• Prof. Agle's full BYU Bio
• Prof. Agle's Book: The Business Ethics Field Guide

Additional Books, Individuals, or Items Discuss in the show:

• Moral Injury
• Dalow Concentration Camp
• Leading Saints
• The Man in the Arena Speech
• Merit Leadership

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