Xmgt Appendix C

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Appendix C

Clarifying Personal Values

Each of you will be faced with numerous moral and ethical dilemmas throughout your career. To be prepared to make these ethical decisions, it is helpful to clarify your personal values, and morals before you are faced with an ethical dilemma. Review the following list of values and create a list of the five values most important to you in making decisions.

acceptance accomplishment adventure ambition assertiveness beauty bravery compassion competence conformity creativity customer satisfaction discipline diversity equality fairness flexibility freedom honor humility loyalty obedience order power promise keeping respect responsibility risk taking service success teamwork tradition trust understanding winning |List of Five Important Values |
|1. |Respect |
|2. |Fairness |
|3. |Teamwork |
|4. |Understanding |
|5. |Success |

The commonalities that are in the values that I have chosen are that they try to make decisions in a way that is not selfish. I just believe in treating others the way that I would want to be treated. Even when making decisions in my personal life or in business I try to understand where the other party is coming from. These values make me think over what I say and do before I speak of act. They help to keep me from making irrational decisions. If one or more of my values that I’ve listed conflict with my decision making, I have to take time to think if the decision is one that I really wanted to make. I believe in being a great employee but if a position takes me away from what is ethical and fair in my value system, I could not keep that position for long. I feel that the values of my organization are very different from my personal values because the company that I work for is not understanding or about teamwork they are more so about making money and that is why the turnover rate at my job is very high.