Learning Journal Unit 8. Consider Your Own Personal Top

My Ethic statement I shall always be conscious in maintenance of my personal integrity, thirst for excellence and learning, moral values and concern for good of society, acceptance and discharge of responsibility, pursuit and achievement of ambitions. The following code of conduct would guide my actions - 1) I will treat people as I want them to treat me 2) I will seek continuous learning and improvement 3) I will honour my

The values are the principles or standards which could include rules of conduct, respect, honesty, kindness, sharing and appreciation.

Professional values and ethics are the template in which we will follow as employees to carry ourselves within the expectations of

• To live every day for the betterment of my life and the lives of those around me.

Values and ethics are essential in the workplace. It establishes how a company is run and remains profitable. Leaders are the key to demonstrating and creating the organization’s culture, ethics and values. It has to start at the top of the organization including the Chief Executive officer, board and owners. Leaders’ internalization and manifestation of the values in how they operate have a great influence on the employees. Every organization must start with a foundation, a code of conduct, code of ethics and a statement of values ( Ferrell, O.C., John Fraedrich, and Linda Ferrell).

To encourage, inspire, and to help others along with myself to achieve inner peace and to be able to settle differences peacefully among family, friends, and the community.

Question # 1: Why did you include each specific element? Discuss the elements you believe set the foundation for ethical behavior.

Values and morals are an integral part of life; values define who we are on a personal and professional level. My personal and professional values are similar but are used differently on a personal and professional level. In this code of ethics I have identified my core values as respect, honesty, loyalty, integrity, professionalism, and responsibility. Developing a code of ethics has provided me with an opportunity to reflect on my values and evaluate how I turn those values into action.

3. Provide 5 values in the code of ethics that

My goal is to become a person that people can look up to as a role model and also a person that my mentors can be proud of. The wish of becoming a person with good morals has become one of the foundation of my goals. I aspire to influence the lives around me in a positive way. I want to show others that it is possible to live a fulfilling life and be a good character.

in life is to pursue happiness and well being. And that if they would give there freedom up

What comes to mind when you think of ethics? When I think of ethics, several words come to mind (a) beliefs, (b) conduct, (c) integrity, (d) morals, (e) standards, and (f) principles.

My personal Code of Ethics includes Respect, Integrity, Fairness and Caring. Some situations in life may be subjective, but what matters is making sure the results are fair for all parties. Through the years I have found identifying and setting personal values to be increasingly difficult since the right decisions aren’t always appeasing to all that are involved. Every decision made or not made is definitive of myself, and in believing so removing the need to conform to standards imposed by society.

Promote core ethical values such as caring, honesty, fairness, responsibility and respect for self and others (Lickona, T). Children follow examples. By displaying these values to them early on in their development they will develop the characteristics with unspoken words.

Global business standards codex captures eight major underlying principles in which ethical behavior can be interpreted and evaluated. The eight ethical principles are fiduciary, property, reliability, transparency, dignity. fairness, citizenship and responsiveness.