03/30/2023
A good employee is developing a tardiness problem that other employees have noticed. One of your largest customers complains that your best employee is disrespectful and lacks competence. A new employee is instructed by an experienced employee to do something inconsistent with policy. One of the up-and-coming employees that you have been personally mentoring makes a foolish decision and everyone in the office knows about it.
Ethical issues are woven throughout professional life, creating moral distress that requires tough decisions. Many are situations where the solution goes well beyond your day-to-day gut instincts that might have served you well in the past. To add to the challenge, adhering to zero tolerance policies that have been put in place to add clarity, fairness and consistency to our actions may make it harder to determine the most ethical, moral and fair decision that is best for everyone involved.
A good employee is developing a tardiness problem that other employees have noticed. One of your largest customers complains that your best employee is disrespectful and lacks competence. A new employee is instructed by an experienced employee to do something inconsistent with policy. One of the up-and-coming employees that you have been personally mentoring makes a foolish decision and everyone in the office knows about it.
Ethical issues are woven throughout professional life, creating moral distress that requires tough decisions. Many are situations where the solution goes well beyond your day-to-day gut instincts that might have served you well in the past. To add to the challenge, adhering to zero tolerance policies that have been put in place to add clarity, fairness and consistency to our actions may make it harder to determine the most ethical, moral and fair decision that is best for everyone involved.
11/10/2022
During the recent ASAC Annual Conference in Oklahoma City, Keith Dickinson from Farm Credit East and ASAC member helped the attendees think through some difficult ethical dilemmas that are typical for agricultural consultants. One involved the challenge of consulting with producers who happen to be neighbors, and how to maintain confidentiality for both clients.
During the recent ASAC Annual Conference in Oklahoma City, Keith Dickinson from Farm Credit East and ASAC member helped the attendees think through some difficult ethical dilemmas that are typical for agricultural consultants. One involved the challenge of consulting with producers who happen to be neighbors, and how to maintain confidentiality for both clients.
10/05/2021
As members of the American Society of Agricultural Consultants (ASAC), we subscribe and adhere to a Code of Ethics that was established as one of the first acts of the organization. This Code of Ethics has ten points that outline the conduct expected of members. At the ASAC Annual Conference in Nashville, TN on November 9, we will have a one-hour class discussing each item, and what it means to members. It is a requirement of Certified Agricultural Consultants (CACs) of ASAC to attend the ethics class on a regular basis as presented at each annual meeting.
As a preview to the presentation, I will highlight a couple points:
As members of the American Society of Agricultural Consultants (ASAC), we subscribe and adhere to a Code of Ethics that was established as one of the first acts of the organization. This Code of Ethics has ten points that outline the conduct expected of members. At the ASAC Annual Conference in Nashville, TN on November 9, we will have a one-hour class discussing each item, and what it means to members. It is a requirement of Certified Agricultural Consultants (CACs) of ASAC to attend the ethics class on a regular basis as presented at each annual meeting.
As a preview to the presentation, I will highlight a couple points: