Professional Documents
Culture Documents
IN THE
WORKPLACE
Gerri Warden
Fleet and Family Support Center
Pascagoula, MS
STORYTIME
AccepttheDeal
ThankyoubutNo
Refuseandexpress
irritationatdishonesty
Refuse,expressirritation
&reporttoinsurance
company
WHAT IS
oETHICS?
Standardsofdutyandvirtuethat
indicatehowweshouldbehave.
oEthicsisaboutrightandwrong
andhowanhonorablepersonshould
behave.
oEthicsisaboutbeingagood
person.
oIsvs.Ought
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WHY BE ETHICAL?
Itsjustgoodbusiness
Itsthesmartthingtodo
CARING
TRUSTWORTHINESS
RESPONSIBILITY
CITIZENSHIP
RESPECT
FAIRNESS
Aspen Declaration
In 1992 an eminent and diverse group
of educators, youth leaders, and
ethicists from 30 segments of our
nation issued the Aspen Declaration, a
document asserting the primacy of six
core ethical values that transcend
cultural, religious and socioeconomic
differences.
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OUR WORKPLACE
SYSTEM
CHARACTER
SKILLS
TRUSTWORTHY
INTEGRITY
HONESTY
PROMISEKEEPING
LOYALTY
RESPECT
ITISOURDUTYTOTREAT
EVERYONEWITHRESPECT
Courtesy
Politeness
Dignity
Valuethedifferencestheybringintoour
workplace
Tolerance(Thiscanbehard)
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RESPONSIBILITY
Dontmakeexcuses
Acceptresponsibilityfordecisions
Fulfillallobligations
DONOToverpromise
Lifeisfullofchoiceswhatyoudoanddontdo
matters
Choosingnottochooseisachoice.
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FAIRNESS
Listen
Makedecisionsbasedoncarefuland
appropriateconsideration
Whodoweletgo?
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CARING
Compassionandconcernforothers
Kindnessandconsideration
Mercyandforgiveness
Empathy
GratitudeandExpressedThanks
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CITIZENSHIP
Playbytherules
Respectauthority
Doyourshare
Withintheworkplacekeepproperrecords
Followofficeprocedures
Beagoodofficeneighborandpursuethe
commongood
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Takingittowork.
WhatCantheBusiness
CommunityDo?
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Expectallemployeestomaintain
theseethics
Trustworthiness
Respect
Responsibility
Fairness
Caring
Citizenship
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Trustworthiness
Trytobehonestandethicalinall
businessdealings.
Neverrevealproprietaryinformation.
Donottoleratelying,stealingor
deception.
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Respect
Treateveryonewithcourtesy,politeness
anddignity,valuingindividualand
culturaldifferencesinourworkplace
andamongthoseweserve.
Listentoandcommunicateopenlywith
eachotherandwiththecustomersin
ordertobuildmutualrespectandlong
termworkingrelationships.
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Responsibility
Donotmakeexcuses.
Acceptresponsibilityforour
workplacedecisions.
Fulfillallobligations.
Donotoverpromiseourcustomers.
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Fairness
Listenintentlytotheconcernsofthe
customers,employeesandvendors.
Listentotheemployeesandmake
decisionsthataffectthemonlyafter
carefulandappropriate
consideration.
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Caring
Trulycareabouteachandevery
customer,employeeandvendor.
Committobuildlonglasting
relationshipstomutualbenefit.
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Citizenship
Playbytherules.
Keepproperrecordsandfollow
financialreportingprocedures.
Followalllawsandregulations
tothetee.
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IdentifytheProblems
Fillthegaps!
Closegapsdeliberately!
Mostofusoverestimate
Thecostofdoingtheright
Thingandunderestimatethe
Costoffailingtodoso.
GAP
GAP
GAP
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