What do you think about putting personnel in ethical "corners"? Putting personnel in ethical "corners." Management personnel who box employees in by forcing them into ethical corners that offer no room to maneuver will almost surely produce unethical behavior. This can happen, for example, when the pressure to meet a deadline looms. A manager might say to his team, "I don't care how you do it, but I want you to meet the deadline." This manager has just told his direct reports that even if they have to take unethical shortcuts, they are to meet the deadline