Human Resources
Human Resources
Week 7 Summary
Incarnate Word University
There are ethical barriers that serve as challenges for all employees in the workplace. Many different personalities exist in the world, and an organization brings them together. People must learn to work with each other effectively by first accepting each other’s differences and moving forward. In order to understand other people, one must understand them self. Each individual’s background and culture may play a part in their ethics. For example, if you put people from different races and different countries in a room and asked them the same questions, you would get different answers however, people that share the most demographic information will more than likely share the same ethics and values.
When you have business that needs to be done, you have to realize that there are people that will put different priorities first. The main priority should be the future of the organization. This is often not the case. There are many instances where individuals may have their own interest in mind. For example, in my organization; we have an annual survey that is conducted. Often times this survey is conducted and nothing changes no matter what the results are. The staff at my organization think that the survey is only conducted as a check in the box in order for the leadership to say “that they are doing everything in their power to improve,” even though nothing is getting done. Either way, an audit or survey is just data, there still has to be action to follow.
Once the data is collected, then what? There should be a learning curve if there are going to be any changes made. The management must be able to evaluate the learning process of their employees. It is very important to follow up with the staff to ensure that they understood the training and whether or not they can apply what they have learned to their job. Some employees may have a
Week 7 Summary
Incarnate Word University
There are ethical barriers that serve as challenges for all employees in the workplace. Many different personalities exist in the world, and an organization brings them together. People must learn to work with each other effectively by first accepting each other’s differences and moving forward. In order to understand other people, one must understand them self. Each individual’s background and culture may play a part in their ethics. For example, if you put people from different races and different countries in a room and asked them the same questions, you would get different answers however, people that share the most demographic information will more than likely share the same ethics and values.
When you have business that needs to be done, you have to realize that there are people that will put different priorities first. The main priority should be the future of the organization. This is often not the case. There are many instances where individuals may have their own interest in mind. For example, in my organization; we have an annual survey that is conducted. Often times this survey is conducted and nothing changes no matter what the results are. The staff at my organization think that the survey is only conducted as a check in the box in order for the leadership to say “that they are doing everything in their power to improve,” even though nothing is getting done. Either way, an audit or survey is just data, there still has to be action to follow.
Once the data is collected, then what? There should be a learning curve if there are going to be any changes made. The management must be able to evaluate the learning process of their employees. It is very important to follow up with the staff to ensure that they understood the training and whether or not they can apply what they have learned to their job. Some employees may have a
References: Pershing, J. (2006). Handbook of Human Performance Technology. San Francisco: Pfeiffer.