College students are very impressionable when it comes to how to act in the workplace. In high school we develop habits, like how to study and how to write properly, but we are not fully prepared to go into the working field. The self-assessments, provided by Professor Whitten, gave students a chance to know what they need to improve or maintain. Also, it allowed us to explore our values, opportunities, and strengths, something that I have never done before. Although some of my self-assessments gave me results that I expected, they revealed many things about myself that were surprising.
Based on my self-assessments I am an ethical person that enjoys a diversified workplace. I have many strengths such as internal locus control and handling facts, however, I have opportunities such as time management Ethics in the workplace is “to behave in a manner consistent with what is right or moral (O ‘Brien 1).” Morality changes over time to support current events. For example, the United States was once a country that allowed slavery and only allowed men to vote. Now we live in a country where women can vote and open their own businesses; something that other countries would frown upon. My Individual Ethics self-assessment gave me a high ethics rating.
As a supervisor for Best Buy, I always have to ensure that I am making the right decisions and behaving ethically in order to cultivate a positive work environment. It has been seen across businesses that having an ethical work environment leads to “less observed misconduct at work; greater overall satisfaction with their organizations; and a greater likelihood of feeling valued (Joseph 2).” Therefore, representing a good example of an ethical behavior is personally important because I know . .2014)” while being ethical and having empowering employees by giving them the proper training to do their job. Currently I enjoy teaching my line-level associates how to do different tasks in order to prepare them for better positions.
It is a great feeling taking part in someone ‘s career path and seeing a positive outcome. My self-assessments taught me many things about myself, such as the importance of ethics in the workplace and my time management skills. When I started going to college I knew very little of how to behave in a business setting as a manager. Personal experiences have given me a lot of knowledge. However, after going through this course and really speaking about different situations that can occur, I feel as though I have a lot of things to learn and bad habits to dispose of in order to be a better management and to guarantee success in my future.
