An educational leader can encourage other leaders within the educational system to model ethical behavior by stating what ethical behavior needs to be modeled and then model the behavior for the leaders so that they may describe the ethical behavior to their subordinates and model it for them. It is a trickle down system that will allow the top educational leader to put forth the ethical decision in a format which all can be understand and modeled. If several ethical decisions are put into place, the organization will resemble one that has a normative culture that will allow an ethical culture to be present. If the principal of the school puts emphasis on ethical decisions and practices, the emphasis should be relayed and promoted within the staff of that educational institution.

For example if the principal wants to make the test taking and the reporting of scores more ethical, he or she would not want to put it in his own goals for certain criteria for state or nationwide assessments. Without the pressure to meet certain goals for these assessments the teachers will automatically not look toward ethical means to make themselves or their class look good. Though this sounds dubious, there are many teachers who will adjust their teaching and their scores to meet the goal criteria that has been set by the state. By teaching the mid-level leaders a technique of not setting a bar or standard for those test scores, the principal can be assured that the ethical decisions of their teachers are not streamlined toward reaching a retrieved or pull through unethical means.

Don Rainwater has written many articles on business and educational ethics. To view more of his thoughts, books, products, or websites please visit http://www.dkrainwater.com

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Aberdeen Airport is the third largest airport in Scotland handling over 3.16 million passengers flying with charter and scheduled airlines in 2006, showing an increase of 10.9% on figures for the previous year. We have compiled a list of all the destinations you can get to from Aberdeen Airport, together with contact details for the airlines. For more information visit our Aberdeen Airport flights directory.

The airport has one main passenger terminal, but as Aberdeen is the largest oil-related centre in Europe, it has a commercial heliport with three terminals dedicated to North Sea helicopter operations carrying around 468,000 passengers every year. The airport is located 10 kilometres from the City Centre on the A96 Aberdeen to Inverness Road.

The Arrivals Hall at the airport is relatively small with the taxi rank and car hire companies situated just outside. There are no shops, bars or restaurants here, but there are some once you get through security into the departures area. To find out more visit our guide to shops and guide to restaurants at Aberdeen Airport. The Information Desk, cash dispenser machine and currency exchange bureau are also in the departures area, and you want to check live flight arrivals or departures from Aberdeen Airport our arrivals and departures guides provide this information.

If you are thinking of hiring a car from the airport, there are four car hire companies to choose from in the terminal building: Avis, Europcar, Hertz and National. You can find full contact details and obtain a free online quote in our write up on car hire at Aberdeen Airport.

If you prefer to get a taxi to your destination, then Rainbow Taxis are the approved provider at the airport and you do not have to pre-book unless you require wheelchair transport or want to be taken outside the city boundary. For full details on how to make a booking visit our taxi guide.
Public transport at Aberdeen Airport is provided by Stagecoach and First who run a regular bus services to and from the City Centre where you can make further local connections. You can find further information on bus routes and timetables in our Aberdeen Airport bus guide. There is no train station or link to the rail network at the airport but the nearest station is only in Dyce, which is a couple of miles away. From here you can link to Inverness and Aberdeen which offers more routes to the rest of the country.

If you are departing from Aberdeen Airport and want to leave your car there then there are three car parks available: Fast Track, Short Stay and Long Stay. All are a short distance from the terminal building and a shuttle bus runs regularly from the Long Stay Car Park where disabled parking is situated.

Finally we provide full details on the weather at Aberdeen Airport and the surrounding area, as well as a 5 and 10 day forecast.

This guide to Aberdeen Airport was written by Linda Craik who is the main editor for UK Airport Guide.co.uk which is a comprehensive guide to all UK Airports

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I recently got a “thank-you” call from a man who read my new e-book Buying Facilitation.

“Boy,” he said, “this method sure helps me close more deals and make more money. Thanks!”

“Glad I could help. Is that all you’re looking for? To make more money?”

“What do you meanall? What else is there? Sales is about closing deals and making money, right?”

“I’m surprised you didn’t notice the value of becoming a trusted advisor, or how you can use the seller’s role as one of a servant-leader to lead your clients to discover their solutions quickly.”

“Well, I noticed all that. But it’s all in service of me closing deals and making money, right? I don’t mind doing it nicely if it gives me better results. But what’s sales about if my job isn’t about me making money?”

I’m wondering how many people out there still believe sales to be a job that is focused on making money? Or only about making money. All of us want to get paid fairly for what we do. The question is: how can we make money and make nice.

Most people get paid for doing a day’s work. But most sales people get paid for the results of their work, not necessarily for a day’s work. This leads to the tendency of sellers to have a different focus in their jobs than their non-sales colleagues: they often focus on ‘closing’ a sale rather than on the results of the interaction, or on ‘doing a deal’ rather than making sure the client has all their ducks in a row prior to making a purchase. As a result, sales practices and sellers can be seen as aggressive, pushy, eager to get immediate results, and less aware of the other person in the interaction.

What causes money, greed, manipulation, and self-interest to prevail at the expense of serving? What’s stopping sellers from using their jobs to promote respect, integrity, servant-leadership, collaboration, and trust - for their customers, for their companies, and for themselves? Why is there a belief that it’s not possible to serve and make money? To support and be aggressive? To be a trusted advisor and close rapidly?

I once began a Buying Facilitation

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