5 Life Lessons From Sandpaper Gate

#2 Stand-up Against Unethical Seniors

Young Bancroft happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. But he had a choice. When assigned with the task, he could’ve said no. But that isn’t the simplest thing to do when the captain and vice-captain of your team ask you to do it.

This is where one needs to stand up against senior members and make them realize that what they are asking you to do is wrong.

This thought is applicable in a family setting as well as the corporate world. Many-a-times, senior family members ask youngsters to do something which is wrong but has been going on in the name of tradition.

Managers might want their executives to perform a task that they themselves don’t want to do because it is unethical. By asking to do something that is wrong or unethical, the first party is being immoral however, the choice to accept or reject the offer lies with you.