...today's senior executives will tell you. But by making deliberate choices about which opportunities they'll pursue and which they'll decline, rather than simply reacting to emergencies, leaders can and do engage meaningfully with work, family, and community. They've discovered through hard experience that prospering in the senior ranks is a matter of carefully combining work and home so as not to lose themselves, their loved ones, or their foothold on success. Those who do this most effectively involve their families in work decisions and activities. They also vigilantly manage their own human capital, endeavoring to give both work and home their due over a period of years, not weeks or days. That's how the 21st century business leaders in our research said they reconcile their professional and personal lives. In this article we draw on five years’ worth of interviews with almost 4,000 executives worldwide, conducted by students at Harvard Business School, and a survey of 82 executives in an HBS leadership course. Deliberate choices don't guarantee complete control. Life sometimes takes over, whether it's a parent's dementia or a teenager's car accident. But many of the executives we've studied men and women alike have sustained their momentum during such challenges while staying connected to their families. Their stories and advice reflect five main themes: defining success for yourself, managing technology, building support networks at...
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...Lakisha Bush HCS/335 Beryl Keegan 04/04/2016 Ethical Decisions Ethical decision is the action or procedure of analyzing and evaluating other methods and techniques making sure it is aligned with ethical principles. When making ethical decisions and choices there is an obligation to become aware and discard unethical option and choose what’s best and what’s ethical. It’s not hard to practice good behavior. Ethics, a moral philosophy that involve a system of organizing, securing and recommending ideas of right and wrong behavior. In my line of work ethical choices and decisions has to be made every day, every hour, every minute, and every second. Making an ethical decision not only reflects you as a worker, but also reflects your people skills, you as a team member, wife, husband, part of the organization working for, and I feel it just reflects us as a whole and not just one thing. There is a saying that your attitude or personality can make the ugliest person beautiful or the most beautiful ugly. I tend to think this has a lot to do with ethics; the way we behave and whether or not there have been standards set and aligned with ethic principles and choices. I have been working in healthcare for over eight years and every minute of my life down to the last second I have to make ethical choices that will indicate and have a positive outcome on myself and the company I work for. In identifying two ethical theories I feel that support my above example in the work place...
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...Paper on Personal Values and Ethical Standards In this paper, I will present the development of my personal values, ground rules and ethics. • I will focus on the developmental aspect by defining what my values are, the sources that helped shaped my values and the criteria and decision-making factors I currently use today. Next, I will the follow three aspects; Discuss the implications of your values for your work as a human services profession • Discuss a specific ethical dilemma in relation to the ethical standards of human service profession. • Discuss the ethical standards of the following general principles; the use of psychological tests in the court room, the lie detector, boundaries of competence, Integrity, sexual harassment, human differences and the legal definition of insanity. My values were shaped based on the teachings of Christian values. My parents demonstrated those teachings in their parenting style as well as in their relationships towards one another as husband and wife. For example; my father was the financial provider for our family and my mother was the home make. While, growing up my father always worked second or third shift which did not allow him to spend as much time with my two siblings and I. Nevertheless my mother reverenced my father and kept his presents active in the home. For example, my father would write my siblings and I encouraging notes and place them on our refrigerator every day. My father would write; happy...
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...Professional Values and Ethics Professional values and ethics is a multi step process. From the time one is born till the day that one dies one is always learning new values and applying ethical thought in their personal or professional lives. Many of the ideas and thoughts that one applies in their daily life can be easily applied to their professional life as well. If one has a strong will to learn and to excel this only enhances one’s goal in life to be the best in whatever they are doing, whether it be personal or professional growth. Ethics is defined as a set of ideals or disciplines that define a person’s character as good or bad, right or wrong, or by one’s moral duty (ThinkQuest). One’s personal moral principles or ethics can also be defined by one’s religious views or group codes. The ideals of a person’s character can be cultivated and enriched by one’s race and cultural rituals. All of these are pieces of our character and create who we are as individuals. Values are closely related to a person’s behavior and attitudes and are based on concepts and beliefs based on rules that we decide between right and wrong, should haves and should not’s (Changing Minds). High values can be described as having qualities that are worthwhile and desirable, with a unique quality. Values as well as personal ethics can define a person’s character. By being trustworthy, honest, and hardworking, one is displaying a strong character. People possessing these strong...
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... Instructor: Doris Savron Introduction Ethics, morals, and values have become a topic of interest in recent years. These principles are discussed and addressed in different aspects in life – personal, social, and professional. Even with the recent focus many of these principles are taught in the earliest stages of learning. In recent years, people have realized that ethics, morals, and values are delicately intertwined and effect every situation and have no boundaries. This has led to the recent demand to educate individuals on ethics, morals, and values. In this paper the first discussion will be the meanings of ethic and morals and what they are. Then, what is my underlying ethical system and primary principles, the sources that shaped my ethical views, and any decision–making factors that may have participated in revising any of my original ethical beliefs. Other topics to be discussed will include ethics and the potential effects it has on my performance in the workplace and why ethics are important to have in any organization. The need for every successful organization to have an integrated ethical system in place and how apply these guidelines will affect the individuals, organizations, and society associated with it. Defining Ethics and Morals According to Trevino and Nelson, ethics is the principles, norms, and standards of conduct governing and individual or organization (Trevino & Nelson, 2007, p. 13). The concept of ethics is something...
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...firm in one country will share various aspects of her or his working culture with someone working for the same firm halfway around the world. 2. Corporate culture shapes, and is shaped, by the people who are members of the organization. TRUE While culture shapes the people who are members of the organization, it is also shaped by the people who comprise it. 3. Differing individual perception of culture makes it easier to define the specific culture within an organization. FALSE Defining the specific culture within an organization is not an easy task since it is partially based on each participant's perception of the culture. 4. In situations where an organization lacks strong leadership for ethical decision making despite the clarity of law, the business culture is likely to be the determining factor in the decision. FALSE In situations where the law provides an incomplete answer for ethical decision making, the business culture is likely to be the determining factor in the decision. 5. Organizations with similar missions, rules, and legal regulations, can have significantly different cultures. TRUE According to the examples of FEMA and the Coast Guard provided in the text, it is fair to say that FEMA and the Coast Guard are two very similar organizations with similar missions, rules, and legal regulations; but they have significantly different cultures. 6. Organizations that have a traditional...
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...Responding to Ethical and Legal Issues Angenette Ferrette COUN5217 Ethical Legal Issues in Professional Counseling 4517 Brinker Drive Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462 Telephone: 757 636-6188 Email: aferrette@capellauniversity.edu Instructor: Dr. Dee Hann-Morrison This paper will examine key legal and ethical issues as they relate to a family referred for couples and family counseling by Child Protective Services (CPS) following a recent allegation of neglect. It will also outline an ethical decision-making model and strategies developed to address the influence that counselor personal values and beliefs may have on ethical decision making with clients. This case involves two children ages 8 and 11 that were reported to CPS by the parents of another student. The parents that reported the children suspect neglect when they observed the children walking home from school on a cold winter day. The parents of the children have only been in the United States for four years and have a limited understanding of English. They were shocked to be contacted by CPS and are angry at the allegations of neglect. They express their concerns regarding their immigration status and the potential negative impact that the allegations may have on their records. Attending regular counseling sessions is impacted by both the parents late work schedules which also results in the children providing their own care in the evenings. They report that a neighbor...
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...Chapter 1 Introduction to the Management of Information Security Chapter Overview The opening chapter establishes the foundation for understanding the field of Information Security. This is accomplished by explaining the importance of information technology and defining who is responsible for protecting an organization’s information assets. In this chapter the student will come to know and understand the definition and key characteristics of information security as well as the come to recognize the characteristics that differentiate information security management from general management. Chapter Objectives When you complete this chapter, you will be able to: • Recognize the importance of information technology and understand who is responsible for protecting an organization’s information assets • Know and understand the definition and key characteristics of information security • Know and understand the definition and key characteristics of leadership and management • Recognize the characteristics that differentiate information security management from general management INTRODUCTION Information technology is the vehicle that stores and transports information—a company’s most valuable resource—from one business unit to another. But what happens if the vehicle breaks down, even for a little while? As businesses have become more fluid, the concept of computer security has been replaced by the concept of information security. Because this...
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...to make a rational decision or come to a logical conclusion. These characteristics helped them achieve and rise to the pinnacles of success. The ability to apply critical thinking to your everyday life and in turn your professional life is one of the cornerstones for achieving success. The critical thinking process has a set of defined steps that are part of the Levels of Thinking. These levels help explain the process of how critical thinking is achieved. The first steps are used to remember, understand and apply information that we are learning. The first three steps in the Levels of Thinking include gathering data on a topic, comprehending the key terms, facts or events of that topic. Then defining that information in your words and then finally applying that to a situation in your life. In its simplest form, this could be like the time your parent taught you or you taught yourself to change a tire. As you progress higher into the Levels of Thinking, critical tasks are done to further breakdown information coupled with an assessment of all the data. These levels culminate in our ability to think critically about this topic and create your thoughts on the topic and use them to produce a new or desired result. An example of the phrases that come out of the critical thinking process would be What changes would you make …? How could you improve …? Can you think of another way to …? What would happen if …? One of the keys to making sound decisions once you’ve reached...
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...difference between killing and allowing to die? * Killing is an act of commission, the performing of an action to cause death. * Allowing to die is an act of omission, withholding potential life sustaining treatments to bring about death. 3. What is passive euthanasia? * The act of allowing a patient to die primarily by not administering life saving treatments or procedures. * Does not require active participation by health care providers. 4. What is voluntary euthanasia? * The rational decision of a terminally ill person to end their life. * Requires a comprehension of the consequences of their decision. * A person must be able to make competent decisions about their own health care. 5. What is non-voluntary euthanasia? * The decision of someone other than the patient to end that patient’s life. * Usually as a result of the patient’s inability to speak for themselves. * May not be competent to make the decision, (i.e.) Alzheimer’s disease. 6. What is the difference between ordinary treatment and extraordinary treatment? * Ordinary treatment is the application of established and standard medical procedures to sustain life. * Usually offers hope of a cure. * Not typically very expensive. * Treatments should be available to everyone. * Extraordinary treatment is the use of experimental medications and procedures to cure or extend the life of terminally ill patients. *...
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...nursing, how personal and societal values can influence ethical decision-making and how the ANA’s Code of Nursing Ethics would influence the final decisions. Legal Responsibilities of Nurses Nursing boards are governmental state agencies responsible for regulating the nursing practice. A nursing license obtained through state nursing boards validates that nurses have met standards for providing high quality care. Nurses are legally held accountable for administering medications accurately, educating patients and public on health issues, advocating for the patient regarding health care, and serving as a liaison between the patient and the physician. Professional standards are determined by Standards of Practice Acts and the American Nurses Association’s Code of Ethics. As professionals, nurses must also be familiar with ethical responsibilities and protect the rights of their patients and families. As the definition of liability has continued to expand through the judicial system, courts of laws have placed higher standards on the profession of nursing. Many times professional nurses are faced with litigations against facilities or have become defendants in civil and criminal cases. For example, some nurses have found themselves in front of criminal charges and even jail terms because of medication errors that have led to patient death (aerialacer, 2010). Professional nurses must be familiar with the standards of practice as...
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...Charles Kettering, the famed US electrical engineer and inventor said “A problem well-stated is half-solved.” One of the key capabilities in Consulting is to develop a good understanding of the problem situation from a number of different perspectives. This stage in the consulting process is known as ‘problem structuring’. The capabilities in Consulting have no limits with extraordinary growth in which is capable to handle and bring solutions for all business problems. Consulting is currently not well defined; however, it may refer to as giving advice to companies provided by trained professionals who help managers solve operational and strategic problems through the use of their knowledge and systematic analysis of facts and experience. Many specialised practitioners from all industry sectors often refer to themselves as ‘consultants’, in which roles they share knowledge and proffer advice to clients. The teaching of consulting begins its teaching by introducing the art and science of consulting. The reason being is that when coming up with any problems within a business, everything can be approached scientifically and everything can become art (Vidal R. 2006). The message given here believes to indicate that in complex situations to problem solving, it is advisable to use both the scientific and artistic attitudes for a more satisfying result to achieve with the risk of failure been minimized, all the participants been empowered and everybody to have given the chance...
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...Imagine your 12-year-old daughter awakening in the middle of the night complaining of having a stuffy nose, a sore throat and a cough that just will not go away. You search through the family medicine cabinet to find a recently purchased bottle of Extra Strength Tylenol to relieve her symptoms so that she can rest. After putting her to bed and falling back to sleep yourself, you awake the next morning to find her lying on the bathroom floor barely alive. Not only do you panic but you rush her to the nearest Emergency Room for treatment and the hospital staff pronounces her dead in a matter of hours. This is what happened to the parents of little Mary Kellerman of Illinois just a few days before similar cases began to spread over neighboring cities. Mary’s parents soon learned what happened to their little girl, after two off-duty firefighters alerted health officials of the connection of the sudden deaths and Tylenol (Weiss, 2006). In this paper, the author will discuss the affect “The Tylenol Crisis had on Johnson & Johnson and the company’s stakeholders using the six-step ethics issue resolution process. Defining the Issue In the fall of 1982, McNeil Consumer Products, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, faced a crisis that claimed the lives of seven individuals in Chicago, Illinois. After two local firefighters who were home listening to his or her police radio, discovered that the information retrieved from each incident involved the consumption of Tylenol. After testing...
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...bit different but somewhat the same. Coming from similar backgrounds and sharing the same culture helped them to agree with what they had in mind my behavior should be like. According to my parents I was to behave like a good moral character. One who does not blurt out her opinions but shares it when asked, always in a respectful way taking into consideration every person in the room. It was kind of hard growing up not knowing when I had to be discreet. One organization in particular that helped me a lot was my local church. The people there gave me great examples to follow and not to follow. The teachings our pastor gave were helpful as well. The stories that old book kept were great and gave me a perspective on so many things. When making decisions on what examples to follow, I always looked to my parents. No one else was ready, as they were, to explain why they did the things they did; a child always needs explanations. In my line of work, I am responsible in keeping many confidential documents and information from release or misuse. I am a bank teller, and not doing my job correctly can bring many repercussions against my person and the bank I am employed at. The effect of my performance gives trust to the customers and members of this financial institution or vice versa. Trust is not something so easily achieved but grows with...
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...Guide to Making Better Life Decisions Notes by Frumi Rachel Barr, MBA, Ph.D. Author: John S. Hammond, Ralph L. Keeney, Howard Raiffa Publisher: Broadway Books Copyright year: 2002 ISBN: 0-7679-0886-4 Authors’ Bio: John S. Hammond is a management consultant based in Lincoln, Massachusetts and is known for helping his clients make tough choices. Ralph L. Keeney is a professor at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business and is especially known for his work on making difficult tradeoffs. Dr. Howard Raiffa has been a professor at Harvard and is a pioneer in the development of decision analysis, negotiation analysis and the theory of games. Authors’ big thought: Decisions shape our experiences, from choosing which job to accept, to having the right car, to selecting a good accountant. How do we know which is the smart one? How can we be consistent and confident in our decisions? In this award-wining bestseller, readers learn how to approach all types of decisions with a simple set of skills developed from professors from Harvard, MIT, and the University of Southern California. 1. Making Smart Choices How to think about your whole decision problem: a proactive approach Our decisions shape our lives. Made consciously or unconsciously, with good or bad consequences, they represent the fundamental tool we use in facing the opportunities, the challenges and the uncertainties of life. Making decisions is a fundamental life skill. Making good decisions is one...
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