Stephan Byars, professor of clinical business communication at the USC Marshall School of Business and director of the USC Neely Center for Ethical Leadership and Decision Making, moderated a panel discussion including two longtime business leaders and a professor with expertise in business ethics.

The Webinar titled “Do you Have to Choose? Ethics With Success on the Job,” was held Wednesday, Feb. 10.

The panel included Jerry Neely, a USC Life Trustee, Chairman and CEO (retired) of Smith International Inc., and the naming founder of the Neely Center for Ethical Leadership and Decision Making; Susan Harmeling, associate professor of clinical entrepreneurship with USC Marshall’s Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies; and Ronald D. Sugar, USC Trustee and Chairman emeritus of Northrop Grumman Corp.

The panel examined the often-complex intersection between leadership decision-making and ethics.