that being honest was the most important value. It’s the one value that everyone looks at the most. If a person isn’t honest then what kind of person are they. As I have gotten older I now see the importance of a person’s integrity. People can see what kind of person a person really is within minutes of meeting them. Even if it’s nothing…
My autobiography is important because it can help me find my identity, and it will direct me to recognize what different aspects of my life have influenced my personality. My autobiography contains experiences and observations that I have documented and possibly learned from. Many elements of my past shape my identity, but sometimes I would not notice them if I have not recorded it. Three distinct factors from my past have shaped and influenced who I am today; they are: my family, my Nigerian…
Patagonia provides a work environment and values that enhances the lives of their employees by offering family friendly benefits and encouraging participation in environmentally friendly activities. Patagonia takes pride in offering a one of a kind work environment. The company takes pride in establishing a healthy work life balance. Chouinard understands that there is no time frame for which life happens. Therefore, Patagonia employees work on flextime and are trusted to maintain their hours…
own values include Respect, Trust & Equality. Firstly I was brought up to respect my elders & this is something I have always followed, I was brought up to never talk back to my elders, this I believe comes from Primary Socialization (the way in which our family teach us to act, mannerisms & behaviour towards others). I also believe that you should treat people the way you would like to be treated, if you respect yourself then you can shows others respect in return. This is an essential value…
Introduction Values are an important part of life. They shape the way a person acts in any given situation. Values influence human behavior. The influence that values have on behavior can be both positive and negative. Below are five important values that guide my critical thinking. Sometimes these values aid my critical thinking, but sometimes these values can be a hinderance to critical thinking. The five values that are most important that guide me in some compelling way are leadership,…
morally-affective, positive and inclusive learning environment, where they can be fostered and encouraged to freely and actively explore, discover, learn and construct their knowledge, reasonings and skill sets. This goal aligns with the Melbourne Declaration values and its ensuing educational goals for all young Australians and the AITSL standard (ACARA, 2012; AITSL, 2016). My…
practiced how to go about a good job interview, have a good impression on others, how taxes and bank accounts, and many more valuable life lessons that I could use for the rest of my time. But the best thing I learned in that class, was to know my values. A list was handed to each of us, and my instructor told us to check everything we considered an important value to us. Things such as money, religion, having a job, getting married, and going to college were options, and for some of the…
I am writing to you on the eve of my 45th birthday. I have been struggling with my values and spirituality lately. Maybe it has something to do with this milestone birthday. Ironically, I have a homework assignment to write my ethical will. A document to pass along key morals, values and life lessons. Grandma always told me that God hears the prayers that live in your heart, both the joys and struggles. And He answers them, you just have to listen. She also told me that struggles are…
Cultural Values In Work Abroad Every country has a different set of cultural values district to that country and it’s unique culture. Culture can be defined in many ways but the one that I think sums up culture the best is Merriam-Websters version stating that culture is, “the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon the capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations” (Merriam-Websters, 2017). Culture can be determined by countries…
The battery is an essential component to any device offered by Apple and is a feature of Apple products that are highly valued (long battery life). Having Samsung as a battery provider especially after the Note 7 Incident (Samsung phones catching on fire due to battery issues), is both an environmental and economic risk from a SEERS perspective. If Apple would have to recall all of its phones…