How would you define “ethics”
How would you define “ethics” and how have you integrated or failed to integrate an ethical mindset in previous conflicts you have experienced?
Ethics is a set of moral principles that govern a person's or group's behavior. It is about what is right and wrong, and how we should treat each other. Ethics can be integrated into conflict resolution in a number of ways. For example, we can:
- Be honest and transparent. This means being truthful about our intentions and actions, and not trying to deceive or manipulate the other party.
- Be respectful of the other party's rights and dignity. This means listening to their concerns, and not trying to impose our own views on them.
- Seek to find a mutually agreeable solution. This means being willing to compromise, and not just trying to get our own way.
- Listening to the other party's perspective. This helped me to understand their point of view, and to see the conflict from their perspective.
- Being open to compromise. I was willing to give a little in order to reach a mutually agreeable solution.
- Being honest and transparent. I told the other party what I was thinking and feeling, and I didn't try to deceive them.
- Been too quick to judge the other party. I have made assumptions about their motives, without really trying to understand their point of view.
- Been too focused on winning. I have been unwilling to compromise, and I have tried to get my own way at all costs.
- Been dishonest or manipulative. I have lied to the other party, or tried to take advantage of them.
- American Psychological Association. (2020). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct. American Psychological Association. https://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index.aspx