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WORK ETHICS
Training Interventions in Job Skills
Sir Saqib Rehman
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Introduction
Ethics in life and work
Knowing work ethics will help
you develop your ability to
recognize and promote ethical
decisions and actions in the
workplace.
WORK ETHICS
Being a professional means acting
ethically, demonstrating integrity,
treating everyone with dignity and
respect, and owning up to
mistakes. A strong work ethic
suggests that the person places a
high value on doing a good job, as
well as respecting others and
functioning with integrity.
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Build Ethical Habits
Identifying and adapting the ethical habits.
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Learning Objectives
Enhance Ethical Decision Making
Define Ethics at Work
Identifying the 10 characteristics of work
ethics.
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What is our right to do and what is right to
do.
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Identify the Need of Ethics
The benefits of workplace ethics.
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Introduction
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Work Ethic
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Characteristics of Work Ethics
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Unethical Work Behaviors
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Common Practices of Work Ethics
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Tips For Work Ethics
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Self Assessment
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Presentation Outline
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Work Ethics
“Work ethics is a set of moral
principles or values that an
employee abides by and uses in
their job performance. It covers
an employee's behavior and
attitude
towards
their
job,
career, and the workplace.”
Good work ethics leads to success
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Work Ethics
A belief that work and diligence have a
moral benefit and an inherent ability.
Value to strengthen character and
individual abilities.
Set of values centered on importance of
work and manifested by determination
or desire to work hard.
The belief that hard work is
intrinsically virtuous or worthy of
reward.
An attitude that combines hard work.
A positive work ethic is the collection
of all the values and actions that people
feel are appropriate in the work place.
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Work Ethics
Work ethic is an
attitude
of
determination and
dedication toward
one’s job.
Employees with a
strong work ethic
exhibit a particular
set of values and
behaviors.
Strong work ethic
place a high value on
an
individual’s
professional success.
These characteristics
make them stand out
as highly coveted team
members and praiseworthy employees.
Know the importance
of your job and
typically feel that hard
work is essential to
maintaining a strong
character.
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WORK ETHICS
“ If you work hard enough
and assert yourself and use
your mind and imagination,
you can shape the world to
your desires.
~ Malcolm Gladwell
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Characteristics of Ethical Work Behavior
Consistently acting with good values.
Demonstrating respect through dignity, diversity, and equality.
Guiding your actions with principles of confidentiality,
honesty.
Transparency in workplace and in conduct toward others.
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Unethical Behavior
Time theft
Violating the
organization’s
internet,
computer
usage policy
Chronic
tardiness,
absenteeism.
Conducting
personal
business on
company
time.
Abusive
behavior;
bullying;
coercion
Dishonesty
Threatening
an employee
for
complaining
about working
conditions.
Gossiping,
spreading
rumors; using
false
advertising.
Ignoring
safety
mandates
Attendance
Ignoring a
potentially
harmful
problem at
work
Withholding
information.
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Causes of Unethical Behavior
 Pressure to meet unrealistic goals and
deadlines
 Increase in market competition
 Economic greed
 Pressure to earn profits from
Stakeholders
 Lack of management support
 Poor leadership
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WORK ETHICS
“
Ethics is knowing the
difference between what you
have a right to do and what is
right to do.
~ Potter Stewart
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Work Ethics Practices
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Time Management And Being Punctual
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Not Afraid Of Failure and Owning Mistakes
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Prioritization And Productivity
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Professionalism
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Showing Initiative And Self-Discipline
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Being Cooperative And A Team Player
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Having Clear Goals
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Avoiding Distractions
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Showing Dedication
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Maintaining A Positive State Of Mind
“ Time is not the main
thing. It’s the only thing.
~ Miles Davis
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Time Management & Punctuality
Punctuality and
attendance are
important in the
workplace
because they uphold
productivity.
Time management
will help to devoted
time to ensure you
meet deadlines as
arranged, know
exactly when a
meeting is taking
place and can shape
your working day
accordingly.
Being punctual with
your work will not
only increase your
effectiveness but
will also help you
earn a good
reputation at work.
Time Management Techniques
Technique #1
The Do It Now Rule
Technique #2
Eat The Frog
Technique #3
The 1 3 5 Method
Technique #4
Time Blocking
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“
Productivity is being able to do
things that you were never able to
do before.
~ Franz Kafka
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Prioritization And Productivity
When it comes to productivity, two
elements
are
king:
energy
and
prioritization. Improving your energy
levels will improve your productivity
because you can last longer, work
longer,
stay
Mindmapping
focused,
helps
to
etc.
enhance
productivity. If you don’t prioritize
effectively, you’ll waste so much of
your valuable time, energy, and
attention on tasks that aren’t super
important or that drain you too much
or that aren’t as urgent as others.
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Mind Mapping
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Manage and organize
ideas
• Mind
maps
productivity
boost
by
Easy Visualization
• Mind maps present
ideas
and
their
Simultaneously working
left & right brain
• While
reading
making
mind
and
maps,
allowing free flow of
interconnection in the
both sides of your brain
ideas in a controlled
form of images, and
are functioning at the
setting.
hence allow you to
same time, allowing you
reach
to come up with well
decisions
quickly.
rounded decisions.
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Showing Initiative And Self-Discipline
Clarifying your expectations of
yourself and others can focus
your efforts, making selfdiscipline more achievable.
Setting SMART goals that are
achievable and measurable can
help you build self-discipline
over time by accomplishing
specific related tasks.
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Setting Goals
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M
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T
SPECIFIC
In order for a goal to be effective, it needs to be specific.
 What needs to be accomplished?
 What steps need to be taken to achieve it?
MEASURABLE
It's important to have measurable goals, so that you can
track your progress and stay motivated.
ATTAINABLE
Your goal also needs to be realistic and attainable to be
successful. In other words, it should stretch your abilities
but still remain possible.
RELEVANT
This step is about ensuring that your goal matters to you,
and that it also aligns with other relevant goals.
TIMELY
Every goal needs a target date. This part of the SMART
goal criteria helps to prevent everyday tasks from taking
priority over your longer-term goals.
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“
The price of success is hard work,
dedication to the job at hand, and the
determination that whether we win or lose, we
have applied the best of ourselves to the task at
hand.
~ Vince Lombardi
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Professionalism
Competence & Knowledge
Conscientiousness
Professionalism is skill or behavior
Integrity
that goes beyond what an ordinary
person would have or behaving in a
Respect
more formal or business-like
manner.
Emotional Intelligence
Appropriateness
Confidence
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“
In looking for people to hire,
you
look
for
three
qualities:
integrity, intelligence, and energy.
And, if they don't have the first, the
other two will kill you.
~Warren Buffett
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Being Cooperative And A Team Player
Teamwork and Cooperation is
the ability to work cooperatively
within diverse teams, work
groups
and
across
the
organization to achieve group
and organizational goals. It
includes the desire and ability to
understand
and
respond
effectively to other people from
diverse
backgrounds
with
diverse views.
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Avoiding Distractions
Tips
Getting away from distractions can allow
you to think more clearly, to quieten your
inner thoughts so you can really listen to
your intuition and authentic thoughts.
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Stay Focused
Start With a To-Do List
Break Down Your Work
into Smaller
Stop Multitasking
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“ A positive attitude is
something everyone can
work on, and everyone
can learn how to employ
it
~ Joan Lunden
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Positive Attitude
Positive attitude is a state of mind that
expects things to turn out well, and
focuses on solutions and improvement.
This frame of mind helps you in your
work,
in
relationships,
and
in
accomplishing goals. Positive thinking
just
means
that
you
approach
unpleasantness in a more positive and
productive way
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Tips to Get Positive State of Mind
Focus on the
good things
Practice
gratitude
Spend time
with positive
people
Practice positive
self-talk
Identify your areas
of negativity
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Importance of Work Ethics
Workplace ethics promotes teamwork and cooperation
Workplace ethics protect company assets
Workplace ethics fosters a positive public image
Workplace ethics provides emotional security
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Work Ethics and Professionalism
WORK ETHICS
A strong work ethic suggests that
the person places a high value on
doing a good job, as well as
respecting others and functioning
with integrity. Professionalism is a
component of the concept of work
ethic, which describes how a
person comes to work and
conducts himself on the job.
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Tips for Work Ethics
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Practice punctuality
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Develop professionalism
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Cultivate self-discipline
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Use time wisely
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Stay balanced
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THANK YOU!
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