Refective Essay Ass 1
Reflective Essay: My values, their foundations & Salience
Nicola Andrews
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Utas
Managerial Ethics
Rob Macklin
20 April, 2015Title of assignment
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MY VALUES, THEIR FOUNDATION & SALIENCE
Values to me are the fundamental principles that underlie human personality. How you behave, communicate, interact, apply yourself, the standards, rules and self-regulation that you live by are all a reflection of your values. I do believe that perception is your reality, and with this in mind, others perception of their reality, ethics and morals will differ from mine. This is ok, if I am true to my perception of my beliefs and act in accordance with my personal ethics, then I come from a place of authenticity, having strong values, good character and a sense of my own morality. I’m able to show respect and tolerance to others values and ethics and in the process I stay true to my own.
Abraham Lincoln described character as the tree and reputation as the shadow. Your character is what you really are; your reputation is what people think of you. Thus, your reputation is purely a function of perceptions (i.e., do people think your intentions and actions are honorable and ethical), while your character is determined and defined by your actions (Joesphson, 2013, par 5)
Our ethics have come to us without much thought as to how they got there. One assumes our values, ethics or our moral code of conduct have originated from our familiar history, our society, education, the culture we live in, the era we are born into or our spiritual beliefs’. I believe your morals become more valued as we evolve with age and wisdom. Although values will fundamentally stay the same they are shaped by the people we come into contact with, the Organisatons we work in, the amount of spiritual growth we engage in, and the perception we hold our realty in. In examining my ethical morality I
Nicola Andrews
Nicolaa0
Utas
Managerial Ethics
Rob Macklin
20 April, 2015Title of assignment
Your name
Student ID number
Name of School
Unit name
Lecturer 's name
Due date
Date of submission
MY VALUES, THEIR FOUNDATION & SALIENCE
Values to me are the fundamental principles that underlie human personality. How you behave, communicate, interact, apply yourself, the standards, rules and self-regulation that you live by are all a reflection of your values. I do believe that perception is your reality, and with this in mind, others perception of their reality, ethics and morals will differ from mine. This is ok, if I am true to my perception of my beliefs and act in accordance with my personal ethics, then I come from a place of authenticity, having strong values, good character and a sense of my own morality. I’m able to show respect and tolerance to others values and ethics and in the process I stay true to my own.
Abraham Lincoln described character as the tree and reputation as the shadow. Your character is what you really are; your reputation is what people think of you. Thus, your reputation is purely a function of perceptions (i.e., do people think your intentions and actions are honorable and ethical), while your character is determined and defined by your actions (Joesphson, 2013, par 5)
Our ethics have come to us without much thought as to how they got there. One assumes our values, ethics or our moral code of conduct have originated from our familiar history, our society, education, the culture we live in, the era we are born into or our spiritual beliefs’. I believe your morals become more valued as we evolve with age and wisdom. Although values will fundamentally stay the same they are shaped by the people we come into contact with, the Organisatons we work in, the amount of spiritual growth we engage in, and the perception we hold our realty in. In examining my ethical morality I
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