The Ethical Ploy
Use Ethical Ploys to Change the World
In this series, I’ve been discussing the use of ethical ploys by practitioners to add value where it is needed, but not solicited. I define an ethical ploy as a “noble ruse” that guides someone toward seeing a point of view he or she might not have otherwise been open to.
In this post, I’d like to present two examples of ethical ploys that highlight the concept of enticing people, in an honorable way, to see more than they asked for or expected from a situation. As you will see, the results of either can have benefits far beyond the realization of the change goals. more
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The Five Elements of “Virtuous Trickery”
In my last post, I described ethical ploys—noble ruses that help people address issues or information they wouldn’t otherwise see, understand, or consider relevant. Ethical ploys don’t overtly force or covertly manipulate anyone into thinking or doing anything. They are a way of opening doors, not pushing people through them.
An ethical ploy is an approach to influencing others that requires being less than fully transparent, yet it is principled for three reasons: more
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When Change Agents Go Undercover
(2) Comments“While all deception requires secrecy, all secrecy is not meant to deceive.” —Sissela Bok
Have you ever known people who covertly try to manipulate others to achieve their own selfish desires? Of course you have. We all know that self-serving deception is bad under any circumstances. As professional change facilitators, we are acutely aware of the negative impact this kind of deceit has on the implementation process. Therefore, any kind of surreptitious activity to influence others is unacceptable, right?
Not necessarily. more
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