Navigating Ethical Dilemmas Effectively

·Navigating Ethical Dilemmas Effectively How would you manage a situation where you believed that something was not aligned with your personal ethics?

· What commitments serve as the basis for shaping your relationships?

· What personal approach do you take to help you answer and deal with ethical questions?

· What would you do if you saw a friend behaving in what you thought was an unethical manner?

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· How do you avoid your ethical blind spots?

· How do you assure that you build ethical awareness?,

· How do you work to assure consistency in your ethical values?

· If you asked a friend to describe you, what would they say?,

The last paragraph will be your own personal code of ethics, where you describe the values that are the most important to you and the specific behaviors that flow from those values.

Navigating Ethical Dilemmas Effectively

Tips for writing your personal code of ethics:

· Keep the statement simple and clear. Make sure you use words that you understand and have meaning for you.

· Keep you statement positive. Focus on your strengths and aspirations.

· Your statement should touch upon who you are (your character) and the values that have a significant positive impact on your life

· Include behaviors and character traits that you consider particularly important or ones you want to develop further.

· Be creative and come up with your own words so that your statement reflects who you are.

For example:

[Choose two to four values] serve as the foundation for my life. To bring these alive I [cite specific behaviors that show how you live by these values] to live out my core ethical principles.

I choose to live my life applying [choose two to four values] and I express these values by [cite specific behaviors that show how you live by these values] to build a strong ethical character.

I value [choose two to four values] because [cite reasons why these values are important to you]. Accordingly, I will [cite what you can do to live by these values] to build strong, fair relationships.

Navigating Ethical Dilemmas Effectively

I live each day with [choose two to four values] so that [state what living these values will give you] so that [state what living these values will give you]. I will do this by [cite specific behaviors you will use to live by these values] to achieve my ethical goals.

After writing your Personal Ethics Statement:

1. Once you finish writing your statement share it with someone close to you and see if they agree with what you wrote.

2. Look back at the information about your primary lens; does the statement reflect that lens?

Remember your personal ethics continue to grow and develop over time and are influenced by many circumstances and events. Your Personal Ethics Statement will continue to change and evolve as you gain insights about yourself and as you keep on choosing what you want to be, do, and have during this lifetime.