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Dan M. Gibson Executive Director, MASI

Dan M. Gibson Executive Director, MASI. Ethics In the Workplace… Keeping It Honest!. Why bother with ethics?. Why bother with ethics?. All you have is your good name. Why bother with ethics?. All you have is your good name. People love to file lawsuits. Why bother with ethics?.

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Dan M. Gibson Executive Director, MASI

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  1. Dan M. Gibson Executive Director, MASI

  2. Ethics In the Workplace…Keeping It Honest!

  3. Why bother with ethics?

  4. Why bother with ethics? • All you have is your good name.

  5. Why bother with ethics? • All you have is your good name. • People love to file lawsuits.

  6. Why bother with ethics? • All you have is your good name. • People love to file lawsuits. • Good intentions aren’t enough.

  7. Why bother with ethics? • All you have is your good name. • People love to file lawsuits. • Good intentions aren’t enough. • Professional people finish first – usually.

  8. Why bother with ethics? • All you have is your good name. • People love to file lawsuits. • Good intentions aren’t enough. • Professional people finish first – usually. • You want to do the right thing – hopefully!

  9. So what are we going to talk about?

  10. Ethics In the Workplace… • Ethics Defined.

  11. Ethics In the Workplace… • Ethics Defined. • Being Ethical to Others.

  12. Ethics In the Workplace… • Ethics Defined. • Being Ethical to Others. • Being Ethical to Yourself.

  13. Ethics In the Workplace… • Ethics Defined. • Being Ethical to Others. • Being Ethical to Yourself. • Amateur vs. Professional.

  14. Ethics In the Workplace… • Ethics Defined. • Being Ethical to Others. • Being Ethical to Yourself. • Amateur vs. Professional. • Best Business Practices.

  15. Ethics In the Workplace… • Ethics Defined. • Being Ethical to Others. • Being Ethical to Yourself. • Amateur vs. Professional. • Best Business Practices. • Questions and Answers.

  16. Ethics Defined • Various definitions exist for “Ethics” – most involving the moral decisions we all make, and how they affect the world around us.

  17. Ethics Defined • Various definitions exist for “Ethics” – most involving the moral decisions we all make, and how they affect the world around us. • Ethics can be relative to the person, depending on a person’s “moral compass”.

  18. Ethics Defined • Various definitions exist for “Ethics” – most involving the moral decisions we all make, and how they affect the world around us. • Ethics can be relative to the person, depending on a person’s “moral compass”. • What are your ethics?

  19. Ethics Defined • Various definitions exist for “Ethics” – most involving the moral decisions we all make, and how they affect the world around us. • Ethics can be relative to the person, depending on a person’s “moral compass”. • What are your ethics? • The most simple definition is this: knowing the difference between right and wrong and choosing to do what is right.

  20. Being Ethical to Others… • We have a duty to treat others as we ourselves would want to be treated… this includes…

  21. Being Ethical to Others… • We have a duty to treat others as we ourselves would want to be treated… this includes… • Our Clients.

  22. Being Ethical to Others… • We have a duty to treat others as we ourselves would want to be treated… this includes… • Our Clients. • Our Associates.

  23. Being Ethical to Others… • We have a duty to treat others as we ourselves would want to be treated… this includes… • Our Clients. • Our Associates. Even Our Competitors.

  24. Being Ethical to Others… • We have a duty to treat others as we ourselves would want to be treated… this includes… • Our Clients. • Our Associates. Even Our Competitors. • Our Companies.

  25. Being Ethical to Others… • We have a duty to treat others as we ourselves would want to be treated… this includes… • Our Clients. • Our Associates. Even Our Competitors. • Our Companies. • Our Profession.

  26. Being Ethical to Others… • We have a duty to treat others as we ourselves would want to be treated… this includes… • Our Clients. • Our Associates. Even Our Competitors. • Our Companies. • Our Profession. • The Rules of Our Trade and Laws of our Land.

  27. Being Ethical to Yourself This above all; to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.  William Shakespeare

  28. Amateur vs. Professional

  29. Amateur vs. Professional

  30. Amateur vs. Professional

  31. Amateur vs. Professional

  32. Amateur vs. Professional

  33. Amateur vs. Professional

  34. Amateur Defined… • A person who engages in an art, science, study, or athletic activity as a pastime rather than as a profession.

  35. Amateur Defined… • A person who engages in an art, science, study, or athletic activity as a pastime rather than as a profession. • An amateur is an individual who is new to, or not yet skilled in, a particular skill or sport.

  36. Amateur Defined… • A person who engages in an art, science, study, or athletic activity as a pastime rather than as a profession. • An amateur is an individual who is new to, or not yet skilled in, a particular skill or sport. • A person with no experience whatsoever in an activity or situation. Various Sources, Definitions…

  37. Professional Defined… • A person formally certified by a professional body or belonging to a specific profession by virtue of having completed a required course.

  38. Professional Defined… • A person formally certified by a professional body or belonging to a specific profession by virtue of having completed a required course. • A person typically regulated by statute, with the responsibilities of enforcement delegated to respective professional bodies.

  39. Professional Defined… • A person formally certified by a professional body or belonging to a specific profession by virtue of having completed a required course. • A person typically regulated by statute, with the responsibilities of enforcement delegated to respective professional bodies. • The main criteria for professional include the following: Expert and specialized knowledge in field which one is practicing

  40. Professional Defined… • A person formally certified by a professional body or belonging to a specific profession by virtue of having completed a required course. • A person typically regulated by statute, with the responsibilities of enforcement delegated to respective professional bodies. • The main criteria for professional include the following: Expert and specialized knowledge in field which one is practicing • Adjective… of, engaged in, or worthy of the high standards of a profession Various Sources, Definitions…

  41. To Be A Professional,You must follow some“Best Business Practices”

  42. Best Business Practices • Stay current on the laws and regulations that govern your profession.

  43. Best Business Practices • Stay current on the laws and regulations that govern your profession. • Continually seek education and ways to improve yourself.

  44. Best Business Practices • Stay current on the laws and regulations that govern your profession. • Continually seek education and ways to improve yourself. • Stay informed of the changing industry around you.

  45. Best Business Practices • Stay current on the laws and regulations that govern your profession. • Continually seek education and ways to improve yourself. • Stay informed of the changing industry around you. • Document, Document, Document – “in writing” should not be an antiquated phrase!

  46. Best Business Practices • Stay current on the laws and regulations that govern your profession. • Continually seek education and ways to improve yourself. • Stay informed of the changing industry around you. • Document, Document, Document – “in writing” should not be an antiquated phrase! • Use “tools of the trade”… client discovery forms, conversation diaries, communication and correspondence logs, etc.

  47. Best Business Practices Never assume that your client would never sue you!

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