Personal & Professional Ethics

When there is a good fit between organization and employee the relation between personal and professional ethics should be consistent and identical. The personal ethics of an individual are the motivations and basis for how they interact with and relate to others on a daily basis. When an individual works within a team or organization they look for like minded people of whom they have a connection and can work with on a daily basis. To work in an organization of which the business ethics are not in line with personal ethics is a challenging and sometimes overwhelming task that can lead to poor work habits and lower productivity.

I currently work in an organization of which the ethics of the organization are directly in line with my personal ethics. This makes for a pleasant and productive work environment, if not for one minor detail...other people work there too. Although the organizations ethics are in line with mine that is not the case for all the management of the organization and in turn the organizations ethics are not reflected in the leadership of the organization. An organization can have the best business ethics and intentions but we, as individuals, join these organizations and taint or alter the ethics of the organization.

Personal and profession ethics feed off each other and can lead to a positive or negative alteration of those ethics.