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Chapter 21 Practicing and Promoting Ethical Conduct

Chapter 21 Practicing and Promoting Ethical Conduct. Ethics. Ethics deals with questions of right and wrong, of moral and immoral behavior. Developing Personal Ethics. A personal “ethics check” Is it legal? Is it balanced? How does it make me feel about myself?. The 5 P’s of Ethical Power.

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Chapter 21 Practicing and Promoting Ethical Conduct

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  1. Chapter 21Practicing and Promoting Ethical Conduct

  2. Ethics • Ethics deals with questions of right and wrong, of moral and immoral behavior.

  3. Developing Personal Ethics • A personal “ethics check” • Is it legal? • Is it balanced? • How does it make me feel about myself?

  4. The 5 P’s of Ethical Power • Purpose: What is my purpose in life? • Pride: Too much or too little pride is dangerous. • Patience: Live by principles knowing that all will work out in the end. Don’t be greedy. • Persistence: Stick to your purpose, even when inconvenient. • Perspective: Focus on the purpose.

  5. Organizational Ethics Check • Three organizational ethics check questions are: • (1) Are we delivering what we promise in terms of quality and customer service? • (2) Are we selling a product or service that is harmful to society? • (3) Are we honest in the way we do business?

  6. Codes of Ethics • A code of ethics sets forth self-enforcing moral and professional guidelines for behavior in a given field.

  7. Organizational Promotion of Ethics • Ethics can be promoted throughout the organization by the security manager serving as a role model. • By having a clear vision statement. • By having a code of ethics. • Prescreening potential employees and having ongoing inservice training can help promote ethical behavior as well.

  8. Ethical Problem Solving • Values and a strong sense of ethics should be the core of the decision-making/problem-solving process.

  9. Summary Questions • What does ‘ethics” mean? • Identify and explain the 3 personal ethics check questions. • Identify and explain the 5 P’s of Ethical Power. • Identify and explain the 3 organizational ethics check questions.

  10. Summary Questions • What purpose is served by a code of ethics for security professionals? • How can an ethical organization be promoted? • How does ethics relate to problem solving?

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