Ethics - Often unforeseen problems--such as the tragic Gulf Oil Spill, intensify the need to understand ethics which incorporate economic realities. Knowing important aspects of change and having an inclusivemore whole- ethical stance will support your staff while empowering you as a leader. Critical Questions to consider for Conference 5: What should be done to improve planning to include external factors, such as the environment of that business strategy, for what's ethical or not? Should major management plans provide for "worst case scenario" to assist development of ethics? As a manager how can you deal with different ethical ideas, especially for a range of diverse values and viewpoints? How might you begin increasing ethical practices within a diverse work group?