...Ethical Decision Making Throughout the course of this term, I was introduced to a plethora of new Information. Initially, we were taught that there are a series of different ethical lenses that can be used in decision making. There are four different Lenses, they are: 1. Rights Lens. In this Lens, the core point for decision making is “An action is ethical if I fulfill my duties and do the right thing as I claim my individual rights.” – (Ethical Lens Inventory.) 2. Relationship Lens. In this Lens, the core point for decision making is “An action is ethical if it supports a framework for continuous systemic ethical improvement for both the organization and the institutions supporting it.”- (Ethical Lens Inventory.) 3. Results Lens. In this Lens, the core decision making point is “An action is ethical if good ends – good results – come from the action.” – (Ethical Lens Inventory.) 4. Reputation Lens. In this Lens, the core decision making point is “An action is ethical if it is consistent with the habitual development of sound character traits including habits of thoughtful reflection, good intentions and noble human virtues.” – (Ethical Lens Inventory.) After completing different ethical scenarios using the different lenses, my preferred lens is the right and responsibility lens. What is interesting about this is the fact that it was predicted that this was indeed my preferred lens after completing the Ethical Lens Inventory. Throughout my working career, I’ve found that...
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...Ethical Lenses and Ethical Theories April Mallari ETH / 316 02/09/2012 Evelyn Moorman The purpose of this paper is to compare the similarities and differences between virtue theory, utilitarianism, and deontological ethics. The differences in how each theory addresses ethics and morality along with a personal experience will be addressed to help explain the relationship between virtue, values, and moral concepts as they relate to one of the three theories. A personal experience would be my character results from the University of Phoenix web based Ethics Game called the Ethical Lens Inventory. I was assigned to play the Ethics Game-Ethical Lens Inventory for class to determine which ethical perspective best categorized me. The results were surprisingly quite accurate in describing my character especially after reading the definitions of each lens and found that I fell into the Rights and Responsibilities Lens. There are four lenses in the ethics game, the Rights and Responsibilities Lens, Relationship Lens, Results Lens and Reputation Lens. Three of the four lenses will be covered in the paper as the Rights and Responsibilities Lens and Reputation lens are both categorized into two different views of the deontological theory. The Rights and Responsibilities Lens classifies me as a “person who uses my reasoning skills and (rationality) to determine your duties as well as the universal rules that each person should follow (autonomy)”...
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...Personal Ethical Statement Jessica L. Hayes GEN 200 July 16, 2013 F. Francis Personal Ethical Statement I learned a lot by doing the ethical lens inventory. For example, I learned that in order to make clear choices my head and heart have to be in the same place. My preferred ethical lenses are the result lens and reputation lens. People see me as a respectable leader because I am very sensible, and I determine the greater good for each individual. I equally value autonomy and equality, which is why I have two preferred ethical lenses. My ethical lenses also say that I use reasoning to figure out the rules of life, which I consider to be true. I use reasoning to figure out a lot of things that do not necessarily make sense. To be honest I never thought about how I made choices or decisions until I reflected upon the results of my ethical lens inventory. It really put things into perspective. My blind spot is that I am satisfied with too little good or unrealistic role expectations. I tend not to hold people accountable for what they are responsible for, which could be why I settle for too little good. My strengths include experience, tradition, prudence, fortitude, autonomy, optimism, and equality. I think these attributes contribute greatly to my decision-making process. I think it also helps me to be a better person. My strengths help me reason better and make clear choices. My strengths also help me determine what is good for a group setting because I tend to assume...
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...Ethical Lens Inventory The Ethical Lens Inventory game evaluates the value system and the principles that we live by throughout our lifetime. There are four main ethical lenses categories, which through the answering of 36 questions a person’s viewpoint is represented. Two classifications are within the four ethical lenses. One category represents the use of rationality and critical thinking, and the second category represents the use of emotions, intuition, and sensibility to define what behavior is moral and right in one’s life. The Rights and Responsibility and Results Lens, were the identified results for my Ethical Lenses game. Basically, through using reasoning and intuition, equally, I fulfill my responsibilities around decision-making in finding the best solution for others. This result is supportive of how I use my intellect and instinct every day in making decisions. A blind spot identified the need to be cognizant of my free-will could result in failure of responsibility to others. In my younger years, I may have fallen short in fulfilling my obligations when allowing free will to enter my life, but through the years, I have become aware of that fault. I will say that I struggle with taking on too many responsibilities, leaving myself with no time to relax or have fun. Perhaps I may have corrected too far to the right, resulting in not being able to enjoy my personal life. This revealed through one of my weakness a strong sense of ‘Self Responsibility’...
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...Ethical Lens Results Team D The Ethical lens Inventory was a very interesting assignment to take part in over the last five weeks. We can all agree it was a very educating and it helped us learn about ourselves as well as each other. It also was a great reference for other team assignments and required reading throughout the course. It was very helpful to respond back and forth about our differences and how alike we were regarding the Ethical Lenses! When comparing lenses, Sherri and Rachel seemed to have many similarities. Rachel is results and reputation lenses. Sherri is the Results and Responsibility Lenses. They both share the results Lens which has makes them alike in many ways. They both act on wisdom and prudence in sensible matters. Their definition of Ethical Matters is ‘creating good’ whether it is virtuous or responsible. Now Sherri and Rachel also have some differences of course. Sherri has the responsibility lens, while Rachel has the reputation Lens. Their blind spots seemed to be the biggest differences. Rachel’s’ blind spot is that she is satisfied with little good and she can become complacent; thinking of her own needs. Sherri’s blind spot is that motive justifies her method. She can become focused on a good motive but not see the flaws in the method. Now Michael did not have a specific lens like Rachel or Sherri. His Lens was called Periscope or Paralysis. He sees the pros and cons of each lens and uses them according to the situation...
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...Personal Ethical Statement your name GEN/200 10/18/13 teachers name Personal Ethical Statement Developing your ethical values and acting upon your developed value is hard to master but over time you begin to see how to use it to your advantage. To master all four ethical lenses is a ongoing process which was hard to think of that way, never an end to it, always improving it, and drawing from others ideas and viewpoints is great way to start developing your own ethical lenses. My personal ethical viewpoint on this simulation was it all boiled down to maturity, the maturity to tell mark he copied my research paper and turned it in for credits risking both our credentials in school and risking his getting expelled, basically not thinking ahead of his actions and not using his own ethical lenses thus throwing us both in a bad spot legally, personally and ethically. I just found it highly childish and risky of a friend to copy your homework and risk both your reputations like that, very irresponsible. In this simulation I swayed towards, rationality, but not excluding equality for mark and Lisa's situation. I can use most lenses to my advantage moving fluidly among them to adapt to certain situations. My blind spot, well I don't really have one according my ethical lenses inventory, I'm balanced, I see both the strengths and weaknesses of each lens and I actually agree with that, my ethical lens actually does feel like its explaining who I am as a person and how I react...
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...Ethical Lens and Dilemmas Ethical Leadership C206 April 4th, 2015 Ethical Lens and Dilemmas Ethics is the guiding force in any respectable organization. With a moral compass, especially in the leadership of organization, a company can become compromised and fall into a quagmire of legal issues, a tarnished reputation, and devaluation of company stock if it is a publically traded company. In pursuit of examine my own ethical lens I will analyze the ethical traits of an admired leader, my own traits as exhibited in the Ethical Lens Inventory, and how I make a decision concerning a particular ethical dilemma. Ethical Traits of President Obama My chosen leader for this ethics review is President Barack Obama. President Obama’s two leading exhibited ethical traits are respect and fairness. According to article Obama's Leadership & Character Traits Obama showed the first trait, respect, when he shared his views concerning diplomacy with Iran before he took office. He believed that we should recommence peace talks with Iran rather than pass a bill that would seek to label a group within their borders a terrorist threat which would lead us to locate troops near the Iranian border and escalate already heated tensions with Iran. Obama showed respect in this instance by believing that the past of an organization does not inherently infer that the organization should be disrespected by using force first rather than diplomacy. (Obama's Leadership & Character Traits...
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...2Personal Ethical StatementEthics are values that are nurtured in an individual by society and personal experience. Ilike to believe that I have grown up in an upstanding society where respect, honesty and fairnessare valued above all, and my experience has taught me to cherish these values just as much. Bynature, I am a very reflective individual, and I usually spend a lot of time thinking about theconsequences of my actions before I make a move. I always try to encompass the good of thewhole in whatever I do, and I was surprised to find that this was exactly what the ethical lensexercise says about my ethical code of conduct.According to the ethical lens inventory, my preferred ethical lenses are the results lensand the reputation lens. I tend to believe that an action is ethical if the results that come from itare good and create the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people. To me, and ethicalact is one which is consistent with good character. I prioritize efficiency, civility, integritycourage and loyalty; and I believe that people should strive to maximize the satisfaction of thosewho are depending on them while avoid conflicts of interest at all times (University of Phoenix,2011).From the material in the Ethics Game, it seems that I also value sensibility to a certaindegree, and that I occasionally follow my heart to make choices. I tend to use reason a lot as wellin trying to find the rules of life. The Ethical lens inventory results say that I have the gift...
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... which are nurtured by an individual and are influenced by both society standards and personal experiences. I found the information provided by my Ethical Lens Inventory to be very informative. According to the Ethical Lens Inventory, it states that my preferred ethical lens is the Results Lens. That means I tend to listen to my intuition to determine the greatest good for each individual. My definition of an ethical person is one who makes responsible choices that benefit everyone involved at the same time. I have a tendency to seek “win-win” results for everyone, even in complex situations. My blind spot is being satisfied with too little good, which means that sometimes I fail to be accountable to those who are depending on me when I exercise my free will. If I have satisfied my own needs I have a tendency to become complacent and leaving problems unresolved in the long run. For me, this is completely true. Meanwhile, everyone else is left to fend for him or herself. My strengths are I prioritize the value of autonomy over equality, which I believe is the best way to ensure everyone is treated fairly and I value sensibility over rationality because I believe examining each situation in its own context rather than treating all situations with the same solution achieves results. My weakness according to the Ethical Lens Inventory is becoming too greedy. That means if I fail to exercise free will responsibly, my healthy pursuit of good for all can change into an excuse for taking...
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...Ethical Lens Inventory Reflection Regina Howard US/101 May 26, 2013 Ruthann Vaughan Ethical Lens Inventory Reflection The results of my Ethical Lens Inventory Reflection said that I can see the values and weaknesses of each lens. I am able to move through each lens fluidly and adapt the right tools to each situation to get the best outcome. According to my Core Values of Autonomy and Equality, I understand the value of protecting individual rights. I also understand the well-being of a community working together. I know how to combine the two in order to get the best outcome. The Core Values of Rationality and Sensibility allows me to see the uniqueness of each situation. I know that sometimes there are exceptions to the rules or guidelines. I use my reasoning and sensibility skills to determine the greatest good for everyone. The Ethical Lens Inventory Reflection went on to describe that I do not make assumptions on how or why a person may act the way they do or how things need to be done. It stated that I define an ethical person as one who does the right thing. I hold a high standard for myself, but do not judge others who fall short as long as their intentions were honorable. I am comfortable using my critical thinking skills to come up with a solution. In knowing the results of my Ethical Lens Inventory Reflection, I can draw from my strengths academically and professionally. Academically, it shows what type of learning is best suited for me. Professionally...
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...Juanita Johnson GEN/200 March 4, 2012 Personal Ethical Statement My preferred ethical lens is Rights and Responsibility lens centering toward rationality. I have the ability to identify my obligations, my duties, as well as, rights in the situation. This ethical lens taught me not to comfort anyone with a problem without going to the head first. Saying, if I was to see a co-worker stealing I should go to the boss or supervisor before confronting the person. The blind spots I have with the inventory are the Relationship and Reputation lens. From the evaluation I learned that I’m more focused on the Rights and Responsibility lens as well as the Results lens, that I am not allowing myself to see and evaluate the bigger picture of a situation. It teaches me that I’m willing to forgive a person for wrong doing whether approving the situation for results. I also learned to focus on the process and the system needed for an ethical organization. The Relationship lens give me the right to voice, notice, and have contracts honored. The strength I gained from this inventory I have the ability to make people happy. According to the Results lens, I tend to be a realist and acknowledge the very human frailties that we all have. I consider my weakness to be in the Reputation lens. The ethical coach thinks I need more understanding with the four core virtues in this lens. These virtues include: (a) Integrity, (b) Contributory Justice, (c) Retributive Justice, and (d) moral...
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...Personal Ethical Viewpoint Most people have some sense of ethical values and the way in which people view the topic of ethics can vary dramatically from person to person. I believe that I have a great sense of ethics due to my upbringing, convictions and morals. Through life, I have always felt that I am a strong relationship builder and restorer. I have always tried to be objective and well-grounded when connecting with others. I have always maintained a sense of tradition and compassion. My foremost downfall is that I can be arrogant or overconfident at times. The following essay will reveal more about my sunny disposition in life as well as the demons inside me. Personal Preferred Ethical Lens I am lucky to be torn between two very good lenses. The first that will be covered is the Relationship Lens. Let’s define the relationship lens. My understanding is a group of people reflect upon the relationship between deciding what needs to be accomplished and the ethical plan in which to complete it while keeping in mind their duties. The second preferred ethical lens is the Reputation Lens. My interpretation of this lens is simple. People make decisions based on two items. What is ethical and how their reputation or role will come into play with the decision that is made. These two lenses uncannily describe me very well. When there are decisions to be made in my life, I always attempt to look at the big picture and then break it down into segments before making...
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...Personal Ethical Statement Joseane M. Quintana Rojas GEN/200 Dr. Virginia Santiago November 19, 2012 5, 2012tStatement Personal Ethical Statement As I read my Ethical Lens Inventory, I get really surprise on how answering some simple questions shows me the way I unconsciously think in terms of personal ethics and values. I did respond the questions in a serious matter and that’s why I agree with most of the things resulting from the test. I did so because not often you have the opportunity to make introspection and see what you really think and believe in. My preferred ethical lenses are: Rights and responsibilities and the Relationship one. This means according to the ethical lens inventory that I use my reasoning skills to determine what universal rules each person should follow and how the methods should be fair and just for everybody involved. I’ve always been the kind of person that tries to do everything the correct way. For example if the instructions are given by the instructor they must be followed the way it was intended. There might be a better or easier way to do it, but the thing has to be done the way the instructor said so. Many times I have been criticized by family, co-workers and friends by this situation. And sometimes this has kept me from doing business and earns more money on deals and sales. I’ve been a salesperson almost all my working years and people have made a lot of money around me, but sometimes they do some things incorrect in order...
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...between 1981 and 1991. Achieving double-digit annual growth was CEO Dan Gill's over riding goal. Things started to unravel in the early 1990s as growth slowed in the United States and Europe, competition intensified, and Gill's strategy of diversification failed. But the unyielding growth targets remained. And the key to financial rewards was straightforward: making the numbers. How did the operating managers cope? With practices that resulted in a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation and a shareholder class-action suit, among other things. Only after the SEC investigation began did Gill and his top executives order the company to follow more conservative practices, eliminate quarter-end wheeling and dealing, reduce distributor inventories, and change bonus guidelines to incorporate broader, longer-term goals. Bausch & Lomb and S.E.C. Settle Dispute on '93 Profits Bausch & Lomb Inc., the optical company, and four former managers of the company settled allegations by the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday that they had violated securities laws by overstating profits in 1993. The company, which is based in Rochester, said it had also reached a preliminary agreement to pay $42 million to settle a lawsuit brought by shareholders over the matter. While neither admitting nor denying the allegations, Bausch & Lomb accepted an order by the S.E.C. to cease and desist from future violations of the securities laws. One former manager, John Logan, who had...
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... My personal preferred ethical lens has shown me that I adapt to any situation. I found that I do not have a set ethical lens, but instead am on the middle of being able to adapt to all four lenses. Ethically I view autonomy and equality equally along with rationality and sensibility equally. My lens taught me that because I am able to adapt to each that I do not have a blind spot, but instead an ethical risk. Being that I am so open to everyone’s point of view, I run the risk of being too scared to take action in the situation. At times I have to remember that not everyone has the same ethics as me and I should not try to make everyone’s ethical point of view match mine. We all have our strengths and weaknesses, based on what I have learned from the Ethical Lens Inventory I found that one of my strengths is my gift of balance. Because I see the benefits of each lens, I make decisions based on all four. I believe in using self-knowledge and compassion while making strong decisions and helping people in a beneficial manner. My personal ethics lens shows that I have two major weaknesses. I tend to become the expert of ethics since knowing that I have this well balance of understanding. My personality switches from being at a balance between the four to being superior in the course of all things ethical. With being able to see everyone’s point of views I sometimes lose sight in what I feel is most ethical. We all need to keep sight on what is ethical and stay driven to...
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