Transcript Interacting with Others

Ethics & Interacting
with Others
Career Management – Obj. 1.02 – PS2.K2
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Ethics
eth·ics
/ˈeTHiks/
noun
moral principles that govern a person's or group's behavior.
"Judeo-Christian ethics"
synonyms:
moral code, morals, morality, values, rights and
wrongs, principles, ideals, standards (of
behavior), value system, virtues, dictates of
conscience
"your so-called newspaper is clearly not burdened by a sense of
ethics"
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Ethics
Personal ethics refers to the ethics that a
person identifies with in respect to people
and situations that they deal with in
everyday life.
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Business Ethics
Business ethics (also corporate ethics) is a form of
applied ethics or professional ethics that
examines ethical principles and moral or
ethical problems that arise in
a business environment. It applies to all aspects
of business conduct and is relevant to the conduct
of individuals and entire organizations.
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Personal v. Business Ethics
In some cases, personal and professional ethics may clash
and cause a moral conflict. For example:
A police officer may personally believe that a law that he is
required to enforce is wrong. However, under the Code of
Conduct for Police, he is required to obey all lawful and
reasonable instructions to enforce that law unless there is
good and sufficient cause to do otherwise.
A doctor may not personally believe that the course of
medical treatment chosen by a patient is the right one.
However, under the Code of Ethics for the Medical
Association, she must respect the rights, autonomy and
freedom of choice of the patient.
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Ethics Practice
Go to Canvas and complete the
“Ethical/Unethical Behavior” Assignment
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Personal Traits
Physical Traits –
These traits deal with your physical characteristics; strength,
speed, industriousness, etc.
Mental Traits –
These traits deal with your mental capacity; positive attitude,
leadership, cooperativeness, honesty, receptivity, etc.
Emotional Traits –
These traits deal with your emotional capacity; enthusiasm, selfconfidence, empathy, creativity, etc.
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Desirable Personal Traits
Employers are looking for individuals with positive
personality traits:
dependability, industriousness, honesty and
integrity, loyalty, positive attitude, interest and
enthusiasm, adaptability, initiative, creativity, selfcontrol, self-confidence, empathy, assertiveness,
leadership, cooperativeness, receptivity, and
orderliness
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Identify Personality Traits
On Canvas, identify a successful person (preferably
in your own community) and list 10 desirable
personality traits that you feel contribute
to that person’s success, and how those traits
contribute to their success.
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Diversity in the Workplace
Diversity –
Variety; the positive result of people in different
racial, ethic, and cultural backgrounds working
together
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Diversity in the Workplace
What are some ways in which people in the
workplace differ?
Why is it important to value differences in the
workplace?
What are some ways of treating others fairly at
work?
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Identify Diversity & Discrimination
On Canvas, write a three paragraph essay about a
situation at school or in the community in which a
person was treated unfairly because they were
different. Include a discussion of the impact that
this treatment had on the person and on those
around him/her.
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