...Clarifying Personal Values Alan D. Kero XMGT/216 September 18, 2014 Mitch Swanda Clarifying Personal Values List of Five Important Values | 1. | Loyalty | 2. | Trust | 3. | Teamwork | 4. | Success | 5. | Service | In my list of personal values I find that loyalty, trust, and teamwork all go hand in hand. A couple of these values I have personally struggled with in my past. I was always great at teamwork, but I lacked in trust and loyalty. This lead to my being sent to prison at an early age and why to this day I find it hard to get people to trust me. I have in recent years found that being trustworthy and loyal to a team effort plays a large role in the success of a business or in general. Having someone trust you in business and in life can become the biggest motivator to succeed, but when this trust is broken you find that success is limited and generally not in your future. The biggest conflict that I see is to service. When there is no trust among staff or employers the service that is given to customers is lacking in quality due to the employee no caring about their work. This can also push a good employee to not be loyal to the job and eventually leave for a better job with a better atmosphere. Finding a conflict point in any part of your personal or business ethics can become a dilemma that many do not know how to deal with. In recent years when I have found my trust in conflict with my loyalty and teamwork I have went to others outside of my...
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...Clarifying Personal Values XMGT/216 When trying to figure out my top five values I had a harder time just picking five that I thought were the most important. I feel like morals and values are very important when it comes to yourself as well as how well you do in business. The five I narrowed it down to are creativity, dependability, equality, honesty, and teamwork. I am not sure any of these values have anything in common but I do feel like they all are great qualities for a company to want to instill in their employees and they are important to me. These five values help me to make ethical decisions because I am thinking of how my decisions are effecting other people and I want my work to be original and creative. I also want to be able to relate and reach out to people from different backgrounds than myself and I feel like that helps me to make any decision based upon equality. Dependability is one of the most important values to me because I believe if you cannot be dependable you cannot be trusted. Being on time, doing what you say you are going to do, or just being there is very important in life as much as it is in business. I am currently working a retail job and I do believe that almost all of the values that I have on my top five list are important to the company that I am working for. We are a company that likes to be creative in our work and make sure that each person that we help is themselves. I think this also fits in with equality because it shows that...
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...Business Ethics Paper #1 Clarifying Your Values Christopher E. Craft This paper dives into the explanations of certain values that are deeply important to myself, as well as, how some of those values may conflict one another in the work place. While doing some research on clarifying my values, I came across a few interesting articles that directly correlate with the issues coming in this paper. First, an article titled, “How to deal with Conflicting Values,” gives us a powerful example of how to handle ethical dilemmas when they come to work. Second, an article titled, “Building Tone at the Top: The role of the CEO, Board, and COO,” talks about setting the standard for ethical decision making at the very top of the company. The goal of this paper is to achieve a better understanding of what values are most important to me, as well as, develop a better understanding of what values companies possess while looking for jobs in the near future. After reading over the list of values, five jumped off of the page: Competence, Diversity, Helpfulness, Success, and Wealth. First, I chose competence, because I believe that becoming competent in your field of study or even in every- day activities will allow you to succeed in life. Second, I decided to choose Diversity. The reason why we live in the most powerful country in the world comes from having the most diverse population. Third, is helpfulness, I chose this value because I simply enjoy helping people on an everyday basis....
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...the populace informed of issues and events through the news. The Concise Oxford Dictionary describes the journalist as “one whose business it is to edit, or write for a journal, especially a newspaper.” Catherine Dean, Lecturer at Strathmore University states “journalism is understood in broader terms, to refer to the art of communicating, transmitting facts, events, information,opinions and so on to the general public, using any of the wide variety of means for communication that exist in our society today.” (Dean, 2006, p. 3) News should be “new, interesting and relevant.” (Maxwell, 2000, p. 36) . It should therefore have objectivity in its presentation. To be objective is defined by the Oxford Online Dictionary as “not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in representing facts.” However since this cannot be done, as we all have our biases and perceptions, a journalist in his pursuit of professionalism must be present a balanced and fair presentation of the news. To be fair as defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is to be “consonant with merit and importance.” This means that one must show consistency in his or her presentation of work. Former Curator of The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, Bill Kovach defines of fairness in journalism as “… more than objectivity. It includes honest and balanced judgments in reporting, writing, editing and presentation of news.” So in order to be seen as not being overly influenced or too subjective, journalists must...
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... | | | | |Tailoring messages to different audiences | | | | |Selecting the most effective medium (channel) | | | | |Developing a complete communication strategy | | | | |Written Communication | | | | |Deciding on communication purpose | | | | |Clarifying your purpose...
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...Associate Level Material Appendix C Clarifying Personal Values Each of you will be faced with numerous moral and ethical dilemmas throughout your career. To be prepared to make these ethical decisions, it is helpful to clarify your personal values, and morals before you are faced with an ethical dilemma. Review the following list of values and create a list of the five values most important to you in making decisions. acceptance accomplishment adventure ambition assertiveness beauty bravery compassion competence conformity creativity customer satisfaction discipline diversity equality fairness flexibility freedom honor humility loyalty obedience order power promise keeping respect responsibility risk taking service success teamwork tradition trust understanding winning List of Five Important Values 1. Customer Satisfaction 2. Resposibility 3. Loyality 4. Trust 5. Respect 1. What commonalities do you see in the values you have chosen? These values that I have chosen have some common in them. I have chosen loyality, customer satisfaction, responsibility, trust, and respect. To me these values have a good personality in a person that likes to serve others. In order to have a good job you will definitely need good values like the ones I have choosen. 2. How do these values affect your ethical discision making? I have chose these five values to help me to make good ethical decisions. For example...
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...I. Personal responsibility is realizing that we all are accountable for our thoughts, choices, and reactions. Personal responsibility means to finish what you start, value yourself as well as your education. II. When applied to education, personal responsibility means that as a student you are accepting the responsibility to work hard and to learn as much as you can in courses that pushes against the limits of your learning ability. A. Priorities by giving yourself plenty of time to study B. Get plenty of rest the day before C. Never study the day before or on the same day you have a test 1. Your clarifying which goals is most important to you 2. This helps with maintaining your future grades 3. You are also birthing new habits and new college ideas III. The most important reason personal responsibility means to finish what you start, value yourself as well as your education is because when applied to education, personal responsibility means that as a student you are accepting the responsibility to work hard and to learn as much as you can in courses that pushes against the limits of your learning ability A. You’re modeling new successes in your life 1. Your challenging your academic needs while attending college 2. Your moving forward, gaining new strengths 3. You’re exposing yourself to new ideas, cultures, and concepts 4. A lot of us will start college but never finish IV. In conclusion, without personal...
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...Clarifying Leadership Principles Amy Hy Capella University Clarifying Leadership Principles Leadership, though often talked about, didn’t seem to connote a clear and distinct definition. History views leadership as an innate ability, hierarchy, controlling and aggressive philosophy. Leadership had been used interchangeably with the term management. (Hopen, 2010, p.4) Evidently, management enforces control and administration based on organization values and goals. To manage is to maintain orders, with a focus on structural systems and administer efficiency in routine tasks. However, the view of leadership and management has evolved as technology and the economy advances. I see leadership as the art of mastering social influence by building personal values through self-awareness with an enduring personal humility that constantly seeks courage despite of failures and daringly inspires teamwork through care, sincerity and originality. The manager’s view is more near-sited and is likely to accept the status quo and while the leader challenges the impossible, but nevertheless, with the rise of acknowledged workforce, leadership and management goes hand in hand. The leader inspires teamwork by promoting shared values, while the manager guides and reinforces organizational goal and structure efficiency. An example of a dual leadership and management is often found in City Managers. A City Manager is hired by the City Council to serve as the...
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...Associate Level Material Appendix C Clarifying Personal Values Each of you will be faced with numerous moral and ethical dilemmas throughout your career. To be prepared to make these ethical decisions, it is helpful to clarify your personal values, and morals before you are faced with an ethical dilemma. Review the following list of values and create a list of the five values most important to you in making decisions. acceptance accomplishment adventure ambition assertiveness beauty bravery compassion competence conformity creativity customer satisfaction discipline diversity equality fairness flexibility freedom honor humility loyalty obedience order power promise keeping respect responsibility risk taking service success teamwork tradition trust understanding winning |List of Five Important Values | |1. | | | |Trust | |2. | | | |Assertiveness | |3. | | | ...
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...My core values reflect a balance between self and others. I like to work autonomous, getting things accomplish on my own designated time. I set personal goals and business goals with realistic expectations. I value my involvement in my community to make life meaningful for individuals and encourage others that there is hope in a hopeless world. I love to work with the elderly and disabled individuals and showing my passion for living a fruitful life in their aging lives. My classical virtues is prudence and fortitude, I put myself in others “shoes”. I like to assess the challenges of life of others in which I will brainstorm on ways that I could help that individual. I pray for wisdom to deal with everyday life and to continue to develop leadership skills. I try to look at the positive in every situation and give encouragement even when facing...
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...of leadership dimensions measured. Another factor is the methodology used for each technique. Among the different techniques one can identify the Leadership Steps Assessment (LSA) developed by (Clawson, et al., 2000)Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), 360 assessment and many more. LSA will be considered as a sample in this paper. Leadership Steps Assessment (LSA) LSA models the leadership using six dimensions, which defines the components of leadership which, as (Clawson, et al., 2000:4) proposed were: 1. Clarifying one’s center. 2. Clarifying what is possible. 3. Clarifying what others have to contribute. 4. Supporting others so they can contribute. 5. Relentless assertion. 6. Celebrating progress. Clarifying one’s center measures how one is aware of his values and how strong they are. This involves ethical and moral aspects affecting one’s decisions; it determines to which extent one is confident about them. On the other hand, leaders who are clear about their strong values can stand crucibles with high levels of...
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...religious and personal belief. Before we start to reflect on above scenario it’s necessary to reflect on what’s reflective thinking is according to “Dewey “contends that the purpose of this type of thinking is to achieve a goal and that the thought process is active and purposeful. Gardner’s (2001) research also found that reflective writing is indeed effective to students, increasing their ability to recognize and articulate their own values and attitudes and exposing them to new ideas, new knowledge, new avenues of critical thought, and new ways to critically problem solve. Firstly my feeling and perceptions regarding above scenario is ,Maria was in trouble as her value are destroying which she was learn from her child hood and she was passing from pain full process its very difficult to crush your value . According to Besjes-de, et al, (2011) values are derived from one’s personal life experiences and as a result they end up affecting an individual either in a positive or negative way. Moreover, Christie (2005) argues that ethics is an important engagement since it helps one understand the complexities of life and relate to life’s experiences. Further if u looks up above scenario, if she overwhelms her value and went for the job because her need is very important at that time she turn up in negative way. Maria will go to be unhappy with her job if she joins because it didn't gratify her values .It is not easy to make that decision. When you know that your values are destroy ...
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...Reflection 5: Grobman (Pg. 121-127; 145-154; 189-207; 215-220) Main Points: 1. There are four major concern areas that have emerged, including work environment concerns, supervisory concerns, client treatment concerns, and personal awareness issues. 2. Think of the four R’s: React, Realistic, Recreate, and Re-energize, when trying to embrace changes and challenges. 3. Sometimes social work students don’t think they have the right to say “no.” it is important to consider what the outcome would be of doing something halfheartedly, with resentment, and doing it poorly. Sometimes no may be the best answer. It may be a challenge for you to speak candidly with the field instructor, and it may be difficult for you to say no, but the cost just may...
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...leadership separate personal issues, and codify practices through formal policies to allow the leadership group to focus on business issues without personal complications. At the end of RDA's engagement, the client was well-positioned to begin developing a transition plan. Bob, founder, CEO, and owner of a 20-year-old, closely-held business, hoped to groom his 30-year-old son, Jack to take over the business in the next five years. The firm was currently co-run by Betty, the COO and Operations Manager. She was a longtime employee of the firm, and also had been Bob's life partner for most of that time. Both Jack and the firm were at a critical juncture, if Jack and the firm did not make a mutual commitment to each other in the next year or so, Jack would likely pursue alternative career options, closing a window of opportunity. And yet Jack was not privy to many of the decisions and financials underlying the company information that would allow him to make an objective decision about his future role in the firm and no plan existed to manage the transition. Jack and Bob's personal relationship had grown estranged, and both prone to intense emotional responses to work and personal issues. In addition, Betty felt that Jack did not accord her appropriate respect in her role as COO, and was therefore concerned about her professional future as COO under Jack's leadership; she was also anxious that any transition be smooth to enable her continued personal relationship with Bob...
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...1. Summarize the life circumstances and the values of each of the four interviewees in chapter 1. 2. Explain Bellah’s common criticism of what is lacking within the values of those four people. a common assumption held by the four individuals interviewed is that the values and goals of a good life are indeed arbitrary. They constitute a moral framework that is individually created in order to effectively achieve personal interests and pursuits concerning a private vision of the good life. Therefore, these people have in common the difficulty of defining and justifying exactly what a good life entails. Include specific references to the text (i.e., quotes). Beginning with his section on "Private Life," Bellah and his associates reflect upon the means by which Americans fashion independent and autonomous selves. The first step of "finding oneself" is to separate from family by leaving home. Another avenue is pulling away from the traditional religious community to follow one's own private faith. At work, the ancient ideal of a "calling" is replaced by the modern concept of a profession where impersonal standards of excellence are emphasized. The closest these individuals come to community are in "lifestyle enclaves" bringing together like-minded people of the same socio-economic class. The focus of the second part of Habits of the Heart is "Public Life." The authors note that Tocqueville's belief that citizens active in civic organizations would be the best hope for sustaining...
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