Work-Life Balance “In recent time, there has been an upsurge in the consideration of the pressures that work has on family as well as life of employees.” (Nwagbara, 2012) The theory of having a work-life balance can be considered an oxymoron. As Bell (2011) stated, it is an odd phrase; implying that work is different from life. Even with today’s technological advances, there is no real balance because “Every leader wants workers who are like warriors -- passionate, committed, focused, and go
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otherwise known as patients. I believe there is a relationship between effective study habits and techniques and being successful in work cultures. My preferred ethical lens is none. I listen to my intuition and determine what character traits and virtues will best serve the community. The equality of a community is important to ensure a fair and balanced society for all. All people should contribute and develop a voice in a community by actively participating and finding common ground thru diversity
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Understanding – Understand and accept others Support- Support others during good and bad times Thank -Thank others for being in your life Final Project Summary Statement * Address the following: What are my core personal values, those virtues and elements of character that make me who I am? My core personal values consist of honesty, trust, and being the best person you can be. Nobody is perfect and we don’t need to be perfect, however, always putting your best foot forward and doing
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The Scrutiny of Virtue Virtue is a mean condition which falls between the extremes of excess and deficiency which are both subject to vices. Either of those two vices, or the practices of base behaviors, happen to rely on the virtue that one aims for. For instance, courage is a virtue of which cowardice and rashness are the deficiency and excess of respectively. Evidence of this is seen in Book II, Chapter 9 of Nichomachean Ethics where Aristotle mentions “…virtue of character is a mean condition
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Ethical Lens Inventory Alvin Short GEN/200 17 April 2012 Adrian Woods By completing the Ethical Lens Inventory, I have discovered many interesting things about myself. Some of the things I already knew and others I just really haven’t given any thought. When it comes to addressing personal ethics, I think they are morals that every individual should have. Personal ethics defines the character in people, it tells many things about a person, whether or not he or she can be trusted, reliable
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different types of friendship, how the friendships form, and how long they last depending on the reasons for the friendship. This paper will focus on the types of friendship as advanced by Aristotle, illustrate what he meant by saying friendship based on virtue and my views towards this subject. Aristotle differentiates between three types of friendship. First, he singles out mutual, recognized love among people with respect for one another. Their friendship is for mutual benefit. They love each other
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HONOR, TRUST, INTEGRITY, OBEDIENCE TO ORDERS. Honor starts with being honest with oneself and being truthful and sincere in all our actions. An honorable individual does not delude, confuse, or deny himself the truth. People describe heroes as "being with honor" or "honorable." A hero is merely one way of gaining that high respect. By showing courage and wisdom where others faltered, a person gains a sense of respect among others. Slowly, as good deeds accumulate, that respect turns into something
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Career Plan Building Activity: Reasoning Aptitude Scott S. Smith BCOM/275 Version 2 26 May 2014 Ms. Linda Burr Career Plan Building Activity: Reasoning Aptitude Cooperating was my strongest selection from my Reasoning Aptitude. In working for one of the largest businesses in the world, respect for other co-workers views is critical in day to day operations. My individual thinking style has morphed many times in my career and still changes at times depending on the event or situation.
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English 1A Paper #1 3 June 2014 Understanding Virtues Virtues are important traits and morals for each person to learn. It means a behavior showing high moral standards. The essay by Kwame Anthony Appiah approaches the topic of ethical behavior with this sentence “Does the virtuous act make the agent virtuous or does the virtuous agent make the act virtuous?” He points out it is difficult to evaluate a situation and decide if it was the individual or the action that improved the circumstances
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Christian Values Enhancing Business Ethics. In today’s business world it seems that profit is the driving force behind the company as a whole. Good stewardship seems to take a back seat in every aspect of business in the modern world. When is the last time that you read an article, or saw a news story of a CEO giving their time or money to help out the community in which they operate their business? Sometimes it seems like this is a phenomena in the business community today. I believe that these
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