Ethical Filter Worksheet
Jennifer Brauss
University of Phoenix
Ethical Filter Worksheet
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|Value |Personal Source |Justify the Value’s Position in the List. Include any |
| | |challenges to employing these values consistently when |
| | |making personal and organizational decisions. |
|Integrity |My Grandfather constantly told me how |Integrity is “Doing the right thing even when nobody is| …show more content…
| |important it was to make decisions based |watching,”--as various people I knew in the military |
| |on what I felt was right and not what |used to quote, and something my husband loves to |
| |others thought of me.
In the military |repeat. This is extremely important to avoid a |
| |could not teach me integrity, but they |groupthink of “It’s ok because everyone else seems to |
| |spent much time showing me that not having|be ok with it.” Consider Enron, where a possible two |
| |integrity leads to extreme consequences. |thirds of the employees were aware, at some point, of
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| |My Husband encourages me to make decisions|the fraud happening, but none did anything about it. |
| |based on what is right, even if it |(Brewer, 2007) The company could have potentially |
| |disadvantages us. |avoided many complications if only one employee had |
| | |come forward at the onset of the situation. Integrity |
| | |is sticking to one’s values and applying them at all |
| | |times. I consider this more important than any other |
| | |value a person can have. It leads to “sticking to your|
| | |guns” and keeps people from doing the unethical thing |
| | |for themselves or their organization. |
|Loyalty |My Husband and I married young and have |Loyalty is faithfulness to commitments or obligations. |
| |seen many of our friends divorced and |(Dictionary) Staying committed and taking care of your|
| |remarried several times. It has taken |obligations is a necessity in making a decision. It |
| |commitment and understanding from both of |cannot work if you unable to rely on those involved |
| |us to make it this far. The military also|implementing their part of a solution to a problem. I |
| |taught me loyalty. It is an instilled |don’t consider loyalty as staying with an organization |
| |value that your commitment and fulfillment|forever. I consider loyalty doing all you can for your|
| |of obligations means more to your |organization while you are a part of it. |
| |countrymen than it will ever mean to you. | |
|Sincerity |My Husband has proven to me that no matter|Being honest and avoiding hypocrisy is such an |
| |how much you may not agree, knowing that |important attribute. (WordNet) Everyone needs to know |
| |someone is sincere makes it much easier to|that what they hear from me is what I mean. This |
| |understand the position that person has |doesn’t necessarily mean I will be honest at all times.|
| |taken in his or her decisions and outlooks|There are situations when this is not appropriate. |
| |on life. |However, it is important that you are truthful when it |
| | |matters and you don’t contradict what you believe. |
|Knowledge |The military, in particular, has shown me |It is important to me that each person involved in a |
| |that knowledge is important in the big |decision has the knowledge it takes to make the right |
| |picture. Making decisions that affect the|decision. This includes asking questions, looking for |
| |lives of many people can be made poorly if|the right sources of information, and sharing what you |
| |the leadership does not have all the |have learned with everyone else. This is important in |
| |knowledge. All the schools I’ve attended |not just an organization but in personal life, too. |
| |from kindergarten to graduate have |The more knowledge you have about the subject, the more|
| |stressed the importance of knowledge and |likely you are to make an ethical and correct decision.|
| |it’s affect on my life. | |
|Personal Growth |My Mother always strived to be a better |Personal growth is vital to each decision I make. |
| |person, from recovering from addiction to |Wanting to make yourself better leads you in the |
| |family counseling, she helped me be able |direction of wanting to make all those around you |
| |to take a step back and see that there is |better and more successful. It helps in the aspect of |
| |always room for improvement on a personal |decision making where you must consider the affects |
| |level. |your decision will have for others. It is important |
| | |that I consider if my decisions will make someone’s |
| | |situation better or worse. Including that of my |
| | |organization. |
Reference
Brewer, L. (2007, Spring). Is There a Little Bit of Enron in All of Us?. Journal for Quality & Participation, 30, pp. 26-28. Retrieved November 25, 2007, from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.apollolibrary.com/ehost/detail?vid=15&hid=12&sid=ebafa17b-5e4f-4ea1-a3f3-9a28b2d9bbe4%40sessionmgr8 loyalty. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved November 25, 2007, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/loyalty sincerity. (n.d.). WordNet® 3.0. Retrieved November 25, 2007, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sincerity