Workplace
Ethic:
What is it and how do I
get some?
Objectives:
O Define Ethics
O Understand the importance of a good work
ethic
O Learn the six pillars of character
O Discover how and why to apply these pillars
in the workplace
Ethical Behavior in the
Workplace
O Workplace ethics:
To conform to accepted
and especially
professional standards
of conduct.
Work Ethics
OSelf Restraint
1.
2.
3.
Not doing what you have the
power to do.
Not doing what you have the
right to do.
Not doing what you want to
do.
Six Pillars of
Character
1. Trustworthiness
2. Respect
3. Responsibility
4. Fairness
5. Caring
6. Citizenship
Four Dimensions of
Trustworthiness
1. Honesty-involves both what you say (or
don’t say) and how you act. In
communication it is telling the truth as
best you know it and being truthful,
genuine, and frank. Honesty in
conduct means playing by the rules,
without stealing, cheating, or fraud.
Four Dimensions of
Trustworthiness
2. IntegrityO
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Is undivided and complete
Acts according to beliefs
Consistent
What you see is what you get
Knows who s/he is and what s/he values
What do we call someone without integrity?
A hypocrite or two-faced
Four Dimensions of
Trustworthiness
O Reliability (Promise Keeping)means accepting the responsibility to
make every reasonable effort to fulfill a
commitment.
O Avoid bad-faith excuses
O Avoid unclear commitments
O Avoid unwise commitments
Four Dimensions of
Trustworthiness
O Loyalty-
O Responsibility to promote the
interests of certain people,
organizations, or affiliations
O Requires us to keep some
information confidential
O Requires us to avoid conflicting
interests
Respect
O Prohibits violence, humiliation,
manipulation, exploitation
O Reflects civility, courtesy, decency
O Recognizes dignity and the right to make
informed choices
O Reflects tolerance and acceptance
Responsibility
O Being in charge of your choices and your
life
O Being accountable for what you do and who
you are
O Doing your best, being diligent, reliable,
careful, prepared, and informed
O Finishing what you start
O Looking for ways to do your work better
O Exercising self-restraint
Fairness
O Involves issues of equality, impartiality,
openness, and due process. It implies
following a balanced standard of justice
without letting one’s feelings interfere. A fair
person gets all the information and looks at all
sides before making a decision. A fair person
makes decisions without favoritism or
prejudice. A fair person corrects mistakes
promptly and voluntarily.
Caring
O Caring is the heart of ethics and ethical
decision-making
O Ethics is ultimately about good relations
with other people
O Caring is being concerned about the
welfare of others.
Citizenship
O Includes the attitudes and things we do that define
how we should behave as part of a larger community
in which you live.
O It can also be the business community in which you
work. A good citizen does more than his/her “fair”
share to make the community work.
Work Ethic
O How does a person like
Will Smith and you find
success through a strong
work ethic?
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Workplace
Ethic:
What is it and how do I
get some?