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• Whether they are aware or not,
workers have a philosophy of
doing work, towards work and of
dealing with people at work.
• Philosophy – a collection of
beliefs and values an individual
acquires with regard to doing work
and dealing with people.
• And this philosophy influences
how they look and do their work
and deal with people.
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A crucial point is reached when a
person begins to raise questions
about what he or she does, why he
or she does it, and how his or her
dealing with work and people should
be.
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Why should a worker develop a
working philosophy or at least be
aware of his working philosophy?
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While a working philosophy
doesn’t answer every dilemma
workers face in their daily
practice, a philosophy can help
in understanding the basis for
our action and decision making.
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Becoming Aware of One’s
Philosophy:
Becoming aware of one’s philosophy
is a matter of examining what we do
and why we do it in the first place.
The beliefs, values, and attitudes
expressed during this examination
are critical in the formulation of a
working philosophy.
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Benefits of Clarifying our Values
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Although ideally our choices should be
made on the basis of firm values,
frequently we are not clear about what
these values are. They change, shift
and sometimes become vague.
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Task:
1. Accomplish the Personal
Values Clarification Exercise.
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Second, become familiar with the beliefs of
established philosophies…such as the carrot
and stick, modeling and others.
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3. Consider the strength of your beliefs.
Are you firmly committed to each part of
your philosophy? Because of your own
reflection, from talking to others and
attending workshops, are you beginning
to question some aspects of your
philosophy?
Are you actively testing your beliefs to
see if these beliefs really result in good
practice?
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4. Consider the organizational setting in
which you are working. How does the
organizational philosophy affect the
extent to which you can act?
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The beliefs embodied in a working
philosophy should be congruent to
practice (walk your talk). An observer
can discern a person’s philosophy from
observing his or her actuations,
decisions and dealings.