WORKPLACE ETHICSConcept #8

ESSENTIAL QUESTION JOURNAL ENTRY #8(A)

How do you think your employer will expect you to behave?

DESIRABLE EMPLOYEE QUALITIESTopic #8.1

TOPIC OBJECTIVES

Identify the skills and personal qualities employers look for in employees.

Describe ways to demonstrate desirable personal qualities on the job.

WHAT DO EMPLOYERS WANT? Cooperativeness:

A willingness to work well with others to reach a common goal.

Willingness to Follow Directions Willingness to Learn Initiative:

Doing what needs to be done without being told.

Willingness to Take Responsibility: Responsibility:

The willingness to accept an obligation and to be accountable for an action or situation.

SELF-MANAGEMENT

Self-Management: Doing the things necessary to built the

career you want. Self-Management Tips:

Set career goals and develop a plan for reaching them.

Monitor your work habits and performance. Ask your supervisors for feedback.

ETHICAL BEHAVIORTopic #8.2:

TOPIC OBJECTIVES

Explain the importance of ethics in the workplace.

Identify ethical principles and ways to apply them in a work setting.

Describe strategies for handling unethical practices.

WHAT ARE ETHICS? Ethics:

The principles of conduct that govern a group or society.

Having a code of ethics and a personal sense of what is right and wrong will help you choose the right course of action at work.

HONESTY

Dishonesty is the root of most ethics problems in the workplace.

Be honest about work hours and money.

Respect employer’s property. As an honest worker, you will have a

better chance of being successful in a career.

INTERACTING WITH OTHERS

Confidentiality: Not talking about company business with

other people. Treat People with Fair:

Prejudice: A negative attitude toward a person or group.

HANDLING UNETHICAL PRACTICES

Keep a written record. Check your observations with others

you trust. Get advice from people you trust. Check your motives. Collect any evidence you can. Decide whether you want to remain

anonymous or to speak up openly. Report only facts and obeservations.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION JOURNAL ENTRY #8(B)

How will my employer expect me to behave?

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Kimbrell, G. (2012). “Succeeding in the world of work.” McGraw-Hill; NewYork.