60 Seconds with: G. Gilmer Minor III
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60 second with ... G. Gilmer Minor III
The chairman of medical-products distributor Owens & Minor Inc. chairs Junior Achievement of Central Virginia?s Empowered Through Ethics program. He talks about the importance of teaching ethics in...G. GILMER MINOR III Metro Business talked to G. Gilmer Minor III, chairman of medical-products distributor Owens & Minor Inc. He chairs Junior Achievement of Central Virginia's Empowered Through Ethics program in which more than 150 local executives will talk about ethics in area schools this week. Minor was asked about the importance of teaching ethics: "Teaching ethics in high school and education is a moral obligation of our society to help those who make the decisions, who are the potential future for our country, to know that leading an ethical life is important.
"And it's OK to be a leader, and it is OK to be successful, and it's OK to be honest.
"You can be successful and be honest.
"Ethics is a tough word. . . . Ethics is a way of life. Ethics means doing the right thing at the right time all the time."
Watch the interview with G. Gilmer Minor III on TimesDispatch.com. Keyword: Metro Business
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