My problem is that if I cannot look at myself in the mirror - I can't do it. I remember one instance; we were interviewing for the President of our local community college. I was on the interview committee because of my leadership position, and we were mixed in with the community members. One of the internal candidates came forth and when he answered the questions, he was lying through his teeth. I just 3 days straightening out his position budget. So I thought - if I am going to lose my credibility for the remainder of the interviews, it was going to be this one. What I mean by losing my credibility is that when I spoke up, some might not see that favorably. I actually got into a heated discussion with one of the community members. The next morning - community people were on one side and staff was on the other.

I know we may be veering off a bit from the topic of diversity but I see ethics as ethics - regardless of the context (i.e. in this case diversity).

In this situation I shared - was not the traditional dimensions of diversity - but the secondary - it became community against staff. Would I do it again - yes, would I handle it differently, possibly?

Question: Is there a point where you may not do what they ask if it is against your ethics?