...Personal Ethics Development Paper PHL / 323 Ethics In Management 12/13/2014 Personal ethics are extremely important in business decisions, life and any other endeavors. Personal ethics are a set of attributes, morals or skills one possesses throughout his/her lifetime, and they are needed in the workforce and your personal learning process. Personal ethics are the things I’ve learned from my parents, my grandparents, and siblings as I grew up. My mother always tells me to treat others, the one I want to be treated, and as I grew up I understand more and more the values of that phrase. According to our class notes at University of Phoenix our personal ethics need to be in harmony with the ethics of our organization, meaning the guidelines of the organization ethics. Its Vision, Mission statement, Values, Goals, and Code of Ethics those guidelines need to be respected and followed. And here at the UOP it is recommended that your personal ethics come in harmony with the University’s Ethics. My plan and goal is upheld the University’s vision, mission statement and respect it’s code of ethics. In the process of doing so, I will follow and control the following: • Personal conduct • Personal commitments • Time management • Self-direction • Values • Critical thinking • Respect for others/diversity With online courses your personal conduct and commitment have to be intact. Online classes required a different type of...
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...Paper on Burnout Matthew Bradley BSHS 462 January 9, 2012 Patti Williams Paper on Burnout Professional burnout is defined as “the state of physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion caused by long-term involvement in emotionally demanding situations” (James, 2008, p. 531). The service provider may have a variety of physical, mental, and emotional signs and symptoms signaling the onset of burnout. The physical symptoms may include feelings of depletion and exhaustion without underlying illness, lowered immune responses, and increased episodes of headaches and minor illnesses. Emotionally the provider may have feelings of hopelessness and helplessness, poor self-efficacy and self-image, and overall pessimism that were not present before. James (2008) reports 6 main individual, cultural, organizational, supervisory and social support factors that set service providers on the course for burnout: role ambiguity, role conflict, role overload, inconsequentiality, isolation, and autonomy. Providers, supervisors, and organizations may create role ambiguity by not clearly establishing the providers’ rights, responsibilities, procedures, goals, status, and accountability measures. Cultural expectations may blur these lines for individuals, as well. Cultural and moral upbringing may also cause role conflicts when the expectations of supervisors, organizations, or society conflict with the provider’s values and ethics. When providers have excessive service demands in the areas of...
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...countries and not in collaboration with each other. Many did not realize how big of an opportunity the lumber industry in the 19th century was, whereas Booth and Weyerhaeuser made sure to take advantage it. While these two influential individuals were raised differently and experienced incomparable life events, they both attain similar characteristics that helped them achieve their success. Firstly, John R. Booth and Frederick Weyerhaeuser were both raised in an environment where the importance of work was stressed which evidently led to the introduction of their careers at a young age. Both living in religious households, Weyerhaeuser was Protestant his entire life while Booth was Presbyterian. Even though Weyerhaeuser was born and raised in Germany and Booth lived in Canada, they both grew up working around farms as their family was heavily involved with the agrarian lifestyle. Their fundamental experience within farming and agriculture may have influenced their decision to work at a saw mill as one of their first jobs. While Weyerhaeuser and Booth ventured through a series of different careers, it seems as if their main passion was lumbering...
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...clubs/organizations. Interviews are questions that the interviewees ask about a person’s skills, abilities, and work ethic. They may ask you to tell them a little information about yourself such as basic background information, age, where you graduated, last job, likes and dislikes about your job, why you leave, or how many years you worked at your last job. Paper and pencil test can be used to assess job related knowledge and ability or skill qualifications. This can be assessed using paper and pencil test. Paper and pencil gives knowledge of office procedures ability to follow directions, to the ability to solve numerical problems. A physical Ability test is an important part of getting a job. It matches workers to the physical demands and essential function. Such as lifting strength, rope climbing is requiring for jobs such as firefighters. Performance test is the ability to do the job. Electronics repairman may undergo a job performance test to ensure he or she can properly repair items for a company. A medical assist may undergo a job performance test to ensure that he or she can set appointments, handle invertory, and even assist the doctor with basic medical needs. A reference is person who is willing to talk to a potential employer about your job skills, abilities, background, and general character. 2. The source of differences in ethics between people, companies and nations. People have a certain level of responsibility, but companies have more. People...
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...Workforce Article Kimberly McHenry English 3000 Paper 1 Changes throughout the years specifically in the workforce have caused major concern to employers. In particular, the skills and knowledge that people are taking to the workforce after graduation are just not enough. This is the current debate between employers, are people really ready to go out into the workforce and work. It is imperative that our young people attain the basic skills and knowledge necessary to join this modern workforce. Without these skills and knowledge, employers have no choice but to hire less than average employees. Steve Gavatorta explains that one of the common issues he experiences in the workforce is the difference between three generations; Baby Boomers, Generation X’ers, and the Generation Y’ers. The three generation has a particular work ethic that eventually ends up being a challenge for all. In order to understand the differences between these generations one has to comprehend the characteristics each one demonstrates. Baby Boomers are born between 1946 and 1964. They have a very strong work ethic, goal oriented, highly competitive and independent. Generations X’ers are born between 1965 and 1980. They are considered to be proficient in technology, individualistic and value a work-life balance. The Generation Y’ers are born after 1980 and are very tech savvy, crave attention, team oriented and family-centric (Gavatorta, 2012, p.60) At this time, the retirement of the baby-boomers...
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...Proverbs 31:10-31 sets the tone for God's expectation of women for all time. While there is much to be said about a man and his duties in the home this paper examines the wife and mother. The housewife is depicted here as she ought to be; the poet shows how she governs and increases the wealth of the house, and thereby also advances the position of her husband in the common estimation, and he refers all these, her virtues and her prudence, to the fear of God as their root. The worthy woman is a rare person among humanity because she aids the man in every aspect of the home. Not many women have the desire, grit, health, physical strength, and stamina to do what this woman does. To examine the worthy woman of God in the scriptures is to embark upon a journey that leaves a man at awe in relationship to this person's faith, work ethic, love, devotion, and trustworthiness. The woman who meets the identity of "worthy" has the trust of her husband. The husband will trust this woman's marital fidelity and her genuine love for their children's spiritual well being. The "worthy woman" gives no cause for the man to be concerned of adultery, ruinous behavior around children, or the home period. Her desire for the overall well fare of her home is well known. The worthy woman is a "crown of her husband" in that he trust her and is not ashamed of her ways (Proverbs 12:4 / 7:17-20). The woman who lacks discretion, lacks kindness, flirtatious with other men, lazy, and odious is an embarrassment...
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...AbstractA theory is presented to the reader that there are not any successful self-made people, which is contrary to popular beliefs. The theory is presented in the book, Outliers: The Story of Success (2008), authored by Malcolm Gladwell. The theory is further defined by the premise that holds that success is enabled by a person’s culture, environment, when and where they were born, and a strong work ethic. These theories and examples of success are analyzed using the textbook, Leadership: Research Findings, Practice, and Skills (2013) by Andrew DuBrin. Several examples are provided in this paper that illustrate and support Gladwell’s thoughts on opportunity and cultural legacy. Keywords: cultural legacy, success, leadership, Leader Member Exchange Model, in-group, out-group, cognitive factors, behaviors, task-related attitudesAn Analysis of Outliers: The Story of Success The author of the book Outliers: The Story of Success, (2008) Malcolm Gladwell, leads us through several compelling chapters of discussion regarding selected individuals who are extremely intelligent, driven, some famous and ambitious. These are the characteristics of individuals that are perceived as being the highly successful members of our society. Successful individuals are termed as “outliers”, people who fall outside the normal acumen of human experience. Gladwell (2008) maintains that the way in which success is measured is wrong. Further, he argues that people are more a product...
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...they developed the Solantic healthcare model. Derived from "South on the Atlantic," the Solantic name has become synonymous with convenient, fairly priced healthcare in Florida. From day one, Solantic has offered complete pricing transparency with all prices set forth on a Starbucks-style menu board for all to see. Since opening its first four centers in 2002 in North Florida, Solantic is now one of the fastest-growing healthcare providers in Florida, with more than 30 centers located throughout the state. As one of the fastest-growing healthcare providers in Florida, Solantic offers unparalleled job opportunities for those who believe in innovation, taking risks, embracing change and providing legendary customer service. They embrace hard work, being passionate and having fun. Take responsibility for their actions and strive to be fair and honest in all dealings. Also...
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...Individual Responsibility Rebecca Quick GEN/200 March 2, 2014 Darline Claus Individual Responsibility Essay No one else is responsible for the students’ actions but the student themselves! All student's have their own beliefs, morals, and ideas to reach their goals of academic success. However, to succeed personally, academically, and financially they must make every effort to work hard to obtain their life’s goal. Individual responsibility is the ability to make a decision and be able to accept the consequences for that decision whether it was right or wrong. Colby and Sullivan (2009), state that there are five dimensions of responsibility which include doing your best, having integrity, contributions, consideration of others, and being both ethical and moral. Striving for excellence by developing a strong work ethic and doing the very best in all aspects, including time management. In order for students to do this, they must be conscientious of what they are doing at all times. As students’ our sense of integrity, stems from our sense of self, honor, and trustworthiness by doing what we set out to do and in a timely manner. If students’ would contribute to a larger community ranging from an educational, national, or even a global community, this would allow them to have a sense purpose. Students’ should be open minded when looking at situations from an others’ point of view, and their perspectives must be taken seriously. An individual must develop competence...
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...Proposal: What is your main argument or working thesis? My main argument in my midterm paper will be that it is important to know why your nursing major that you have chosen is worthwhile before committing yourself to it and all that it contains. While having to be intelligent, patient, and driven, nurses must also have a compassionate heart and strong work ethic. I will have three supporting ideas for my argument. _______ Why is this an important topic? What does it mean to you? Not too long ago, I was just another student at Lee County High School where labels, cliques, and social statuses meant everything. When I think back to that, I cannot help but fall on my personal life philosophy that leadership is everything- leadership is service. Nursing is so important to me because I think nurses can and should be tomorrow’s leaders in healthcare. So let me backtrack and clarify my personal life philosophy by saying it is all about giving back. It is me taking the knowledge, experience, and skills that were rightfully gained and applying them to helping others, to lead, to teach, and to inspire. My future nursing career is not about how much money I make or about who works “under” me, it is about serving others and putting people before you regardless of status, cliques, and labels. Nursing means the world to me. \What are some strategies and ideas you plan to use to argue your topic? I plan to show that nursing offers stable careers which change lives...
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...from getting over a breakup, the stress of work/school, or the death of a close loved one. For the most part, I think I am an outgoing person with a strong work ethic and try to be positive to reach my long term goals and not let the little bumps in the road get me off track. In this week’s assignment, we were assigned to go through and fill out the “life styles inventory which focuses on constructive, passive/defensive, and aggressive/defensive styles. At first, I was a little apprehensive about going through a self-assessment because I feel that I know myself pretty well, but after getting the results, some of the scores are different than what I initially expected. The three different styles I would like to focus on in this paper have to deal with interaction of people, accomplishing tasks, and task related activities. After taking the LSI survey and examining the circumplex slices, oppositional was the highest on the percentile scoring scale and falls under the defensive/aggressive scale. Oppositional style, which I scored an 84 on, is characterized by a detachment from your close friends and family, having a negative outlook on life, and having a sarcastic sense of humor. This is not how I have always been, but lately I have been in a funk after a few close family members had passed away and just being depressed from work and not being able to talk to my Grandma. This mood has started to take over my overall motivation from work, interacting with friends, and having no...
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...NASW definition for both social work and the social work profession with such veracity that it makes it easy to ethically and empathically respond when questioned. We know those with wealth and power try to hold on to it by any means possible, but primarily by suppressing the poor and powerless. Therefore, I would carefully listen to all the concerns expressed by the Board Chair and then I would respond that prior to approving the acquisition and distribution of contraceptives that I met with our legal team, as well as most of the girl’s parents either formally or informally an asked them for their input regarding the increase in teen pregnancy. Based on the responses I received from the girl’s parents, as well as the approval from our legal...
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...Human Resource Management Term Paper Tata Case 1) Are they ethical? Can they be trusted? There are many myths about Gen Y that they are lazy, casual and lack work ethics but in reality it is not so. We cannot generalize the statement. In order to understand whether Gen-Y are ethical and they can be trusted or not, it is important to know Gen-Y and its characteristics. It refers to the generation of people born between the early 1980s and the early 1990. It is also known as The Millennial. Gen-Y is hard driven, tech savvy, ambitious, and well aware of the social context of their life and their work. Sure, they want money and stuff, but they also value the communal and social aspects of their lives. Everyone would agree that talent is the lifeblood of any organisation. Without young, aggressive, dynamic people no company can thrive because these people bring new ideas. Other positives adjectives to describe them include confident, self-expressive, liberal, upbeat and receptive to new ideas and ways of living. Gen-Y has a strong work ethic though they don't want traditional schedule from 9 to 5. Gen-Y wants work to be fun and flexible because the line between work and life is seamless. Gen-Y believes in the mantra of working smarter, not harder. The employers must offer flexible working schedule to provide effective work culture that is pleasant and positive. Gen-Y population has a sense of belonging to communities .They are joiners. They want to be with other people who...
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...Topic An example of morality and decision-making 07:26 PM 10/3/2011 An example of decision making is making money and what to do with it. Money is the driving force of American society; we thrive on capitalism (an ideology that the free market and entrepreneurship will set us free). Money is what we use to pay for electricity to power our houses and apartments. We pay for the use of water, sewage disposal, garbage disposal, clothing, and of course food. Without money life would be bleak. But the real question becomes what to do when you have money? How much money is enough? Both are very good questions. I believe during this particular time in our history, that money is doing more harm than good; I spend my money faster than I can make it, just like many Americans do. The morality part of this topic is that money is not the answer to the privileged people’s problems (though we think it is). However, money in the right hands can literally save lives. All that I have to do is give money to charity. Do I sacrifice that new television to give a little to the extremely poor? Or do I buy the latest one (even though I already own three good working televisions)? The answer is simple, spend less, save more, and give as much as I can to the less fortunate. Topic My definition of happiness 07:43 PM 10/3/2011 Happiness means a lot of different things to a lot of people in my time. Many people consider happiness ...
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...grow unlike the medical field you’re only going to go so far. It also gives me the ability to give my family a little more stability financially and more time to spend with them. Primary Heading 1 (positions that fall within my major) There are many positions that fall within the network security field. Some of these position are Network Security Engineer, Cyber Interactive On – Net Operator, Network Engineer. These are just a few jobs that are offer in Network Security. (Homelane Security, United States Department of, 2013) Secondary Heading 1 (Network Security Engineer) This position requires that an IT person would assist with network design. This includes network switches, routing, and firewalls solutions. It also requires you to work with all common network security products. (Tulloch, 2003) As a Network Engineer you also required a person to design and implement a network solutions and security compliance guideline. Primary Heading 2 (My Dream Job) My dream is one of many but the company that I have been looking at it is bases out of Charlotte, NC. And the position is Network Engineer it will require me to know about the router to router IPSEC and MPLS configuration and troubleshooting as well as day to day support. My salary range from $55.00 to $65.00 an hour. (Tek Partners IT Workforce Solutions, 2013) Primary Heading 3 (What Skills I Need) There are many different types of technical skills that are related to network security. The first skill set that I feel...
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