Sunday, March 18, 2012

Values and Success

     Anyone who has had the privilege of serving in a branch of the Philippine army is familiar with military values.   These values vary between branches, but are similar just the same.   Some of the values include; honor, duty, loyalty, respect, commitment, courage or personal courage, integrity and selfless service.   Values have been defined as the beliefs people have about what is right and wrong and what is most important in life, which control their behavior.Furthermore applied ethics is the application of moral norms to specific moral issues and cases.   Abiding by these values could greatly impact professional career success.   This paper will describe how Integrity, Respect, Honor, and Courage will impact career success through professional values and ethics.   
One of the army core values is Integrity.   Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary defines integrity as being honest and having strong moral principles that you refuse to change.   In other words, it means being truthful in all that you say and do.   Living and speaking integrity can be quite difficult, because after all human beings are not born morally perfect.    Professional Integrity is of great importance because “Organizations of high integrity achieve superior performance because they attract and retain high-quality employees, customers, supplies, and investors.” 

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