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Personal Code for Ethics

"I agree to:

• Maintain the highest level of professional standards as an employee of my company and conduct myself with honesty and integrity at all times towards all people.
• Show respect for my work and contribution to my company and offer my best efforts every day by presenting pertinent, accurate, and objective information.
• Keep confidences about my company's business; I will avoid gossip and harsh criticism of others and consistently offer an attitude of understanding toward all people.
• Listen carefully and allow people to give me information without interrupting them or arguing with them.
• Honor my company and its resources and not squander, steal, or damage its assets; and be punctual and honor the value of time.
• Accept responsibility for the duties that have been assigned to me each day and collaborate with others in a spirit of teamwork to accomplish defined goals.
• Continually improve my skills as a person and as an employee through educational enhancement programs to perform my job in a timely way at a high level of excellence.
• Exhibit high moral character as an individual and not engage in any illegal behaviors that might reduce my value to the company in the eyes of my employer.
• Offer praise and encouragement to my co-workers when appropriate and be pleasant to people in my business dealings.

• Show respect to all people in the workplace and honor diversity in all areas including age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, ethnic background, nationality, and religion (Davis, 2003, p. 221-222)."

Reference:  Davis, P.  (2003).  E2 using the power of ethics and etiquette in american business.  Canada: Entrepreneur Press.

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Created: 2008-04-02, Updated: 2008-11-12