Tasked with crafting a personal moral philosophy, I ultimately started with one question to energize my efforts and frame the problem: what is a moral philosophy? Moral philosophy as defined by Merriam Webster dictionary is the study of human conduct and values. Conduct and values are words that I can easily identify with and thus the metacognition phase began. It is often naturally assumed that everyone can rattle off in a sentence or two, a philosophy that guides them however, I struggled with coalescing defined and abstract ideas into a coherent set of principals that represent the values, that have been shaped, modified, or changed by my life experiences. I have been conditioned, much like many organizational leaders to have an appreciation for acronyms. The acronym defines my moral philosophy is ABCD:
Always treat everyone with dignity and respect
Be competent
Candor is expected
Do what is right
Although initially hard to put on paper, innately I know that my beliefs have guided how I have lived my life. I strive to treat everyone with dignity and respect. I pride myself on being competent. I have learned being the importance of being up front with others and myself. Lastly, I know that when all else fails if you are doing the right thing you are generally headed in the right direction although the path maybe difficult. …show more content…
Ultimately, I would hope that over the course of time and repetition ABCD will become internalized and will be an automatic though that everyone would do/use/strive for prior to any decision or actions is made. Built into my philosophy is consistency. Those in my organization who know and understand my philosophy will know how I will react to situations based on my consistency. Consistency is especially important when adjudicating punishment and
Always treat everyone with dignity and respect
Be competent
Candor is expected
Do what is right
Although initially hard to put on paper, innately I know that my beliefs have guided how I have lived my life. I strive to treat everyone with dignity and respect. I pride myself on being competent. I have learned being the importance of being up front with others and myself. Lastly, I know that when all else fails if you are doing the right thing you are generally headed in the right direction although the path maybe difficult. …show more content…
Ultimately, I would hope that over the course of time and repetition ABCD will become internalized and will be an automatic though that everyone would do/use/strive for prior to any decision or actions is made. Built into my philosophy is consistency. Those in my organization who know and understand my philosophy will know how I will react to situations based on my consistency. Consistency is especially important when adjudicating punishment and