It is a pleasure indeed to talk on this historic day‚ a day we have dedicated nationally to bring about awareness of human values into the society. First of all I like to acknowledge and humbly appreciate the guidance I have received from the Chancellor of the Sathya Sai University in India on the importance of human values in education. I am sure most of you are aware of the global and national problems we are facing at present. I would put deterioration of human values on top of the ladder
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Issue: Integrity This article was truly reflectable. We hear of people losing their items so often‚ some of which are more unlucky‚ misplacing their valuables. How many of us can honestly raise our hands up straight without even a moment’s hesitation when asked if they would return a brand new iPhone 5S that is without a pass code found on the floor of a changing room or had the thought of picking the ripe mangoes grown outside your flat? Quoting C.S. Lewis ‘Integrity is doing the right thing
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1. What are the work styles of Thomas Green and Frank Davis? Frank Davis is a micromanager wanting to know the exact details of his employees whereas Thomas Green is more liberal and believes in doing his work efficiently and effectively. 2. How do Thomas Green’s actions Thomas Green differ from Frank Davis’ expectations? Thomas Green does not agree with his boss Frank Davis and his expectation of double digit growth which he expresses openly in a meeting. This take in Davis for a surprise
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Servant Leadership means acting as a leader and not as the typical boss. This is done through trying to help people grow by teaching them and encouraging them to become the best them they can possibly become. The concepts and principles learned in this class can be applied in both my personal and professional life. Servant leadership is a philosophy defined by Robert K. Greenleaf. Servant-leaders strive for success in a way that gives priority to more than simply the bottom line. They give attention
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The preliminary results of the 2000 "Report Card on the Ethics of American Youth" are in and the results aren’t encouraging. The survey is conducted every two years by the Josephson Instituteas part of it’s "Character Counts" campaign. It boasts a small margin of error‚ only +/- 3 %. In 1998‚ 20‚829 students (10‚760 high school and 10‚069 middle school students) answered the survey which asked questions about everything from relationships‚ to school habits‚ to theft and violence. The results then
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Integrity is a quality we all should have‚ but often many people lack. It can be defined as being honest and having strong moral principles. It’s a difficult trait to possess‚ for it means to do the right thing‚ regardless of others and their thoughts and actions. It means to be honest‚ to be truthful. It means to be loyal to yourself and your beliefs‚ and not compromise your loyalty of either for another person. Your integrity grows as you mature and come to a realization on the rights and wrongs
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Arrogance is an emotion which almost all cultures love to hate. Even from antiquity‚ this most human of emotions‚ sometimes given names such as “pride”‚ “hubris”‚ “elitism”‚ and “pretentiousness”‚ has appeared as a force of undoing‚ evil‚ and destruction in drama‚ mythology‚ scripture‚ poetry‚ art‚ and literature. Historical examples abound‚ from the view of hubris as the principal crime one could commit in ancient Greece (and therefore its use as the principal flaw by which the protagonist is undone
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Indian Ethos & Values in Modern Management “Certainly we should take care not to make intellect our God. Intellect has‚ of course‚ powerful muscles but no personality. It cannot lead. It can only serve. It is not fastidious about its choice of leaders (Mind or Soul). The intellect has a sharp eye for tools and methods but is blind to Ends and Values”. – Albert Einstein “It is already becoming clear that a chapter which had a western beginning in business management will have to have an Indian
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The topic of prayer in school has been heavily debated since the early 1960’s‚ when standard prayer was removed from all public schools. Many believe that having prayer would prove to be very beneficial to the students. Those favoring the concept of the recital of prayers in school think that a school should not only train its students academically but should also cultivate the minds of the children. Prayers can help the school authorities to instill fundamental moral values in the students’ minds
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Ones values and principles are a vital part of communication. Some of those values we consider to be more important than others and the importance of those values are frequently put up to the test. There are times when we encounter circumstances where those values are challenged and we are required to make a decision which values override others. Such as situation where two or more of ones values diverge is known as a ‘value conflict’ and the resolution to such a conflict differs from one individual
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