Known as The Ethics Guy, Bruce Weinstein is a columnist and author who writes about character, leadership and "ethical intelligence" especially in the business world. He also helps organizations around the world hire high-character people, and shows business professionals how to make decisions that are consistent with their values. Weinstein will present Bridging the Divide: How We Can Become Stronger Leaders, Citizens and Friends on May 12 at Elmhurst College, as part of the Rudolf G. Schade Lecture Series on History, Ethics and the Law.

Bruce Weinstein believes the key to professional and personal success is having not just emotional intelligence, but also ethical intelligence. Emotionally intelligent people are aware of how they and others feel; ethically intelligent people know how to use this awareness in the right way, and have the courage to do what is right. Weinstein writes an ethics and leadership column for Fortune magazine online, and also has written for Bloomberg BusinessWeek and the Huffington Post. He has written three books, including The Good Ones: Ten Crucial Qualities of High-Character Employees; Ethical Intelligence: Five Principles for Untangling Your Toughest Problems at Work and Beyond; and, for teens and tweens, Is It Still Cheating If I Don't Get Caught? He has discussed ethical issues on CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, Fox News, The Today Show and Good Morning America. Weinstein received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Swarthmore College, and a master's degree and a Ph.D. in philosophy, with a concentration in bioethics, from Georgetown University and the Kennedy Institute of Ethics.

His talk will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, in the Founders Lounge of the Frick Center (190 Prospect Ave., Elmhurst, www.elmhurst.edu/campusmap). Weinstein will be available to sign books after the lecture, and copies of his books will be available for purchase. Admission is $10 for the general public and free for Elmhurst College students, faculty, staff and alumni.

Tickets are available by visiting www.elmhurst.edu/tix. For more information, call (630) 617-5186. This event is sponsored in part by BMO Harris Bank. Elmhurst College is a leading four-year college that seamlessly blends liberal learning and professional preparation to educate students for life in a global society and help them to reach their potential.

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